SGL transformation programme completed +++ Entrepreneur dedicating herself new tasks +++ SKion to propose succession to the Supervisory Board

Susanne Klatten, Shareholder and Managing Director of SKion, will resign offices as Supervisory Board member and Chairman of the Supervisory Board at SGL Carbon with the end of the next shareholder meeting of SGL Carbon SE on 9 May 2023.

“My entrepreneurial and social commitments have multiplied during recent years”, states Susanne Klatten. “In the future I’d like to take new steps and expand existing investments. These personal ambitions collide with the time-consuming office as Chairman of the Supervisory Board at SGL Carbon.”

SKion‘s investment in SGL Carbon is not affected by this decision. The connection between SKion as the largest shareholder and SGL Carbon remains unchanged. Consequently, SKion will trustworthily consult with the corporate committees and propose a successor at the shareholders meeting, who – in case of an election by the shareholders – would also run for office as Chairman of the Supervisory Board.

“It’s a fitting moment for a change”, says Susanne Klatten. “SGL Carbon has successfully finalized its transformation programme by end of 2022. In spite of pandemic and energy crisis, earnings and profitability could be increased significantly. With its dedicated employees and its products carbon and graphite – important for wind power, solar energy and e-mobility – SGL Carbon serves high-growth markets and shapes the societal change which is predetermined by the EU Green Deal. Thus, the company is perfectly set up for the future.”

Press contact: Lorenz Wagner | L_Wagner(at)skion.de| +49 170 766 6273