The Supervisory Board of Wacker Chemie AG has 16 members – split evenly between eight stockholder representatives and eight employee representatives, as required by German co determination legislation. Stockholder representatives are elected at the stockholders’ meeting. Employee representatives are elected in accordance with the Co-Determination Act. As well as appointing and advising the Executive Board, the Supervisory Board performs a variety of supervisory duties. The members of Wacker Chemie AG’s Supervisory Board represent a cross section of German business: leading managers from industry, finance and law, as well as trades union representatives and skilled workers.