| Chief Executive Officer (CEO) 
 Corporate Audit, Corporate Communications, Corporate Executive Human Resources, Economic and Public Affairs, Investor Relations
 
 09/14/1948 Born in Göttingen (Germany)
 
 1969 - 1976 Studied law in Göttingen (Germany)
 
 bar exam and doctorate degree (1976)
 
 1976 - 1981 Shell AG, Hamburg (Germany)
 
 Corporate Attorney, Legal Department
 
 1981 - 1984 Shell, London (UK)
 
 Business Development Manager, Eastern Europe
 
 1984 - 1989 Shell AG, Hamburg (Germany)
 
 Head of various divisions
 
 1989 - 1992 Shell, Lisbon (Portugal)
 
 General Manager Portugal
 
 1992 - 1995 Shell, London (UK)
 
 Area Coordinator Africa/Coordinator Coal Business Southern Hemisphere
 
 1995 - 1996 Shell, Paris (France)
 
 Member of the Board of Management of Shell France, responsible for downstream activities
 
 1996 - 1998 VEBA OEL AG, Gelsenkirchen (Germany)
 
 Member of the Board of Management, responsible for supply & marketing, refining & distribution and petrochemicals
 
 1998 -2002 Stinnes AG, Mülheim (Germany)
 
 Chairman of the Board of Management
 
 Since 01/2003 E.ON AG, Düsseldorf (Germany)
 
 Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
 
 Additional Mandates:
 
 Chairman/Member of the Supervisory Boards of major Group companies as well as
 
 Allianz SE
 
 Bertelsmann AG
 
 Metro AG
 
 RAG AG
 
 RAG Beteiligungs-AG
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