At its meeting 6 May 2024, the Supervisory Board of VARTA AG appointed Michael Ostermann as a member of the Executive Board with effect from 6 May 2024. The Supervisory Board and Dr Markus Hackstein jointly agreed that Dr Hackstein will relinquish his function as Spokesman of the Executive Board as of 6 May 2024. He will remain a member of the Executive Board of VARTA AG.