- All shareholder representatives on the Supervisory Board now from majority shareholders Rolls-Royce and Daimler
- New appointments are John Paterson, Andrew Heath and Dr. Michael Haidinger from Rolls-Royce and Stefan Buchner from Daimler
- Andreas Renschler elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Friedrichshafen, 27 October 2011. The Supervisory Board of
propulsion and energy systems specialists Tognum has four new
members. All shareholder representatives now come from
majority shareholders Rolls-Royce and Daimler, which hold
98.8% of Tognum's capital through Engine Holding GmbH. The
resulting composition of the Supervisory Board reflects the
changed ownership structure following the takeover by
Rolls-Royce and Daimler.
Ulm Local Court appointed John Paterson, Andrew Heath and Dr.
Michael Haidinger from Rolls-Royce and Stefan Buchner from
Daimler as new members of the Supervisory Board. Andreas
Renschler was elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board, of
which he has been a member since 2008. The term of
appointment of all shareholder representatives of the
Supervisory Board ends at the next Tognum Annual General
Meeting when there is a regular election for all respective
positions.
The new Supervisory Board members from Rolls-Royce bring with
them expertise in marine, energy and power systems as well as
know-how in the German market: John Paterson is President
Marine and Industrial Power Systems at Rolls-Royce. Andrew
Heath is President Energy at Rolls-Royce and Dr. Michael
Haidinger is President Rolls-Royce Deutschland and President
Civil Small & Medium Engines.
With Stefan Buchner, another senior executive of Daimler
Trucks will join the Tognum Supervisory Board. Buchner is
Head of Global Powertrain, Procurement and Manufacturing
Engineering Trucks. He takes his place alongside existing
Supervisory Board members Andreas Renschler, Member of the
Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of the Daimler
Trucks Division, and Dr. Edgar Krökel, Daimler Vice President
Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Real Estate.
The previous Tognum Supervisory Board members Rolf Eckrodt,
Sune Karlsson, Dr. Cletus von Pichler and Axel Arendt have
stepped down from the Supervisory Board.