Rational AG announced its succession plan included several new appointments to the Supervisory Board at the ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on 8 May 2024. As planned, Dr. Maerz, after serving a little over 12 years, did not stand for re-election to the company?s Supervisory Board. The former Chair of the Audit Committee of Rational AG, Dr. Hans Maerz, no longer met this criterion due to his long tenure on the Supervisory Board.

With a term of office exceeding 12 years, he was no longer considered independent according to the Code. The newly elected Supervisory Board member, Clarissa Käfer, is now the Chair of the Audit Committee. Alongside Ms Käfer, Dr. Christoph Lintz and Mr. Moritz Graser, son of Mr. Walter Kurtz, were also newly appointed to the company?s Supervisory Board.

Walter Kurtz, Erich Baumgärtner, Werner Schwind and Dr. Johannes Würbser were confirmed as members of the board. The new composition of the Supervisory Board indicates a clear rejuvenation and an orderly generational shift. It is also the first time that a woman is part of the board.