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Supervisory Boards of OXEA Holding GmbH

In accordance with German legal requirements, OXEA Holding GmbH has established a Supervisory Board consisting of five members. The Supervisory Board is composed of the following individuals, three are appointed by the respective company's shareholder's meeting, whilst the remaining two represent the employees of the german Group companies and are elected in accordance with the German One-Third Participation Act (Drittelbeteiligungsgesetz). The Supervisory Boards elect a Chairman and a Vice Chairman from amongst their members. The Supervisory Boards monitors and advises the Managing Directors on the management of the respective company. The members of the Supervisory Boards meet four times a year.

Members of the Supervisory Board of OXEA Holding GmbH

  • Shareholder's representatives:
  • Dr. Reinhard Gradl (Chairman of the Supervisory Board) - link to CV
  • Dr. Hans Seidl - link to CV
  • Wilhelm Plumpe - link to CV

Dr. Reinhard Gradl

Dr. Gradl has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors since March 2007. At the same time, he has been Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Parent and of the Supervisory Boards of Oxea GmbH and Oxea Holding GmbH as well as in various other positions in companies of our group. In addition, he acts as Director of Opus S.à r.l. as well as being a member of the Supervisory Board of H.C. Starck. Before taking on the current positions in our group, Dr. Gradl was a member of the management board of Celanese where he was responsible for the Celanese group’s Oxo products business. He holds an M.S. in chemistry and a Ph.D. from the Technical University of Munich.

Dr. Hans Seidl

Dr. Seidl joined the Executive Committee in 2007. Dr. Seidl has more than 41 years of experience in the chemicals industry. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Oxea Corporation and also serves as member of the Supervisory Board of Oxea Holding GmbH and Oxea GmbH and is an Operating Partner of Advent International. Since 2000, he has acted as Chairman to the Supervisory Board of Vinnolit GmbH & Co.KG. Prior to these activities he was President of the Bavarian Chemicals Industry Association and a Board Member of HT Troplast from 2004 to 2007, as well as Casa Reha from 2005 to 2008. He holds a degree in chemistry and a Ph.D. in natural sciences from the University of Munich.

Wilhelm Plumpe

Mr. Plumpe joined the Supervisory Boards in 2007. He also serves as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of GFKL Financial Services AG and Nukem Inc. as well as member of the Supervisory Boards of Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG and HC Stark GmbH. Since 2006, he has also acted as Managing Director of several entities of the Nukem group and of several other German companies. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director of Tropon GmbH and Viatris Holding GmbH and E.A.T. Medien GmbH. Mr. Plumpe holds a degree in business administration from the University of Essen.

  • Employees' representatives:
  • Klaus-Dieter Frese (Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board) - link to CV
  • Gerald Mosel - link to CV

Klaus-Dieter Frese

Mr. Frese joined the Supervisory Boards in 2007 and serves as its Deputy Chairman. As the Chairman of the Works Council at the Oberhausen site since 2005 and Deputy Chairman of the General Works Council since 2007, he is one of the two employee representatives on the Supervisory Boards. Mr. Frese serves as Head of Maintenance Department at the OXEA Ruhrchemie Plant. He was trained as an industrial mechanic supervisor and has over forty years of work experience with OXEA, Celanese and the predecessor companies.

Gerald Mosel

Mr. Mosel was elected to the Supervisory Boards in 2007 as the second employee representative. He also acts a member of the Board of the pension fund. Mr. Mosel has also been Chairman of the General Works Council since 2007 as well as Deputy Chairman of the Works Council at the Oberhausen site since 2005. He serves as Head of Personnel Development, Apprenticeship and Idea management. He was trained as chemical supervisor and has over 30 years of work experience with OXEA, Celanese and the predecessor companies.