In accordance with the German Codetermination Act (Mitbestimmungsgesetz), freenet AG’s Supervisory Board has 12 members and is formed in equal parts by six shareholder representatives and six employee representatives.
The Supervisory Board has constituted a steering committee and four other committees.
As of April 2019
![]() | Prof Dr Helmut Thoma (Chairman) Self-employed media consultant, Strassen (Luxembourg) Curriculum vitae show Curriculum vitae |
![]() | Sabine Christiansen Managing Partner at TV 21 GmbH, Berlin Curriculum vitae show Curriculum vitae |
![]() | Thorsten Kraemer Managing partner of Crocodile Capital GmbH, Vaduz (Liechtenstein) Curriculum vitae show Curriculum vitae |
![]() | Fränzi Kühne Founder and Managing Director of Torben, Lucie und die gelbe Gefahr GmbH, Berlin Curriculum vitae show Curriculum vitae |
![]() | Marc Tüngler Solicitor and Managing Director of the Deutschen Schutzvereinigung für Wertpapierbesitz e.V. (DSW – German Association of Private Shareholders), Düsseldorf Curriculum vitae show Curriculum vitae |
![]() | Robert Weidinger Freelance auditor, tax adviser and Corporate Finance consultant, Valley Curriculum vitae show Curriculum vitae |
![]() | Knut Mackeprang Corporate lawyer of freenet AG, Büdelsdorf Curriculum vitae show Curriculum vitae |
![]() | Claudia Anderleit Head of Human Resources Management and personnel systems, freenet AG, Hamburg Curriculum vitae show Curriculum vitae |
![]() | Bente Brandt Trade Union Secretary Curriculum vitae |
![]() | Theo-Benneke Bretsch Team leader Commerce & ERP at mobilcom-debitel GmbH, Büdelsdorf Curriculum vitae show Curriculum vitae |
![]() | Gerhard Huck Chairman of the Workers' Council, Media Broadcast GmbH, Baden Baden Curriculum vitae show Curriculum vitae |
![]() | Thomas Reimann Division manager "Billing & Backend" at mobilcom debitel GmbH, Büdelsdorf Curriculum vitae show Curriculum vitae |
Steering Committee
Members:
Prof Dr Helmut Thoma (Chairman), Thorsten Kraemer, Knut Mackeprang, Gerhard Huck
The steering committee discusses central themes and prepares Supervisory Board resolutions. It can take the place of the Supervisory Board, with the required approval of the Executive Board in accordance with the latter’s rules of procedure, in deciding on measures and transactions of the Executive Board, insofar as the matter in question cannot be deferred and it is not possible for the Supervisory Board to make an appropriate decision within the time available.
Personnel Committee
Members:
Prof Dr Helmut Thoma (Chairman), Sabine Christiansen, Claudia Anderleit, Knut Mackeprang
The personnel committee prepares the Supervisory Board’s personnel decisions. It submits to the Supervisory Board proposals for decisions on the Executive Board’s remuneration, the remuneration system and regular scrutiny of that system. The committee makes decisions in place of the Supervisory Board – but subject to mandatory responsibilities of the Supervisory Board – on Executive Board members’ business that is relevant for personnel.
Audit Committee
Members:
Robert Weidinger (Chairman), Marc Tüngler, Bente Brandt, Thomas Reimann
The audit committee concerns itself with the monitoring of the accounting process, the effectiveness of the internal control system, the risk management system and the internal auditing system, and financial statements auditing, in the latter case especially with regard to the auditor’s independence and the additional services rendered by the auditor. It also concerns itself with compliance-related issues.
Mediation Committee
Members:
Prof Dr Helmut Thoma (Chairman), Fränzi Kühne, Knut Mackeprang,Theo-Benneke Bretsch
The mediation committee is constituted in accordance with section 27 (3) of the German Co-determination Act (MitbestG) so that it can perform the task described in section 31 (3) sentence 1 MitbestG.
Nomination Committee
Members:
Prof Dr Helmut Thoma (Chairman), Sabine Christiansen, Marc Tüngler
The nomination committee has the task of suggesting suitable candidates to the Supervisory Board for proposal to the Annual General Meeting in the run-up to new elections.
Additional information on the duties and the functioning of the Supervisory Board can be found in the Supervisory Board report of the current Annual Report and the corporate management statement.