Annual Report 2019

Remuneration of the Supervisory Board

The remuneration of the Supervisory Board is determined by the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting and is regulated in Article 13 of the Articles of Association of Vonovia.

The current Supervisory Board remuneration system is based on the resolution passed by the Annual General Meeting on June 9, 2013.

Each member of the Supervisory Board receives annual fixed basic remuneration of € 100,000. The Chairman of the Supervisory Board receives double this amount and a Deputy Chairman receives one-and-a-half times this amount.

The members of the Audit Committee receive additional annual fixed remuneration of € 40,000; the Audit Committee Chairman receives double this amount. Supervisory Board members who are members of one or more other Supervisory Board committees that have acted at least once a year receive additional annual remuneration of € 20,000 per committee; in the case of the Committee Chairman € 40,000.

The sum total of all aforementioned remuneration plus remuneration for membership of Supervisory Boards and comparable supervisory bodies of Group companies must not exceed an amount of € 300,000 per calendar year and Supervisory Board member.

The company reimburses the Supervisory Board members for appropriate expenses incurred due to the exercising of their office. VAT is reimbursed by the company to the extent that the Supervisory Board members are eligible to separately invoice VAT and have exercised such right.

The remuneration of the Supervisory Board of Vonovia breaks down as follows for each member – on a pro rata basis according to the length of service on the Supervisory Board:

 

Fixed remuneration

Remuneration for committee work

Total remuneration

in €

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

2019

(1) Chairman of the Audit Committee

(2) Member of the Audit Committee

(3) Chairman of the Executive and Nomination Committee

(4) Member of the Executive and Nomination Committee

(5) Chairman of the Finance Committee

(6) Member of the Finance Committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supervisory Board members in office as of December 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jürgen Fitschen 3, 6 (since May 9, 2018) Chairman since May 9, 2018

133,333

200,000

 

60,000

133,333

260,000

Prof. Dr. Edgar Ernst 1 (since June 18, 2013) Deputy Chairman since May 9, 2018

170,833

150,000

105,000

80,000

275,833

230,000

Burkhard Ulrich Drescher 2 (since December 12, 2014)

100,000

100,000

40,000

40,000

140,000

140,000

Vitus Eckert 2 (since May 9, 2018)

66,667

100,000

26,667

40,000

93,334

140,000

Dr. Florian Funck 2 (since August 21, 2014)

100,000

100,000

40,000

40,000

140,000

140,000

Dr. Ute Geipel-Faber 6 (since November 1, 2015)

100,000

100,000

20,000

20,000

120,000

120,000

Daniel Just 6 (since June 2, 2015)

100,000

100,000

20,000

20,000

120,000

120,000

Hildegard Müller 4 (since June 18, 2013)

100,000

100,000

20,000

20,000

120,000

120,000

Prof. Dr. Klaus Rauscher 4 (since August 1, 2008)

120,833

100,000

20,000

20,000

140,833

120,000

Dr. Ariane Reinhart 4 (since May 13, 2016)

100,000

100,000

20,000

20,000

120,000

120,000

Clara-Christina Streit 4, 5 (since June 18, 2013)

100,000

100,000

60,000

60,000

160,000

160,000

Christian Ulbrich 6 (since August 21, 2014)

100,000

100,000

20,000

20,000

120,000

120,000

Former Supervisory Board members

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hendrik Jellema 2 (until May 9, 2018)

41,667

16,667

58,334

Total

 

 

 

 

1,741,667

1,790,000

All remuneration is payable after the expiry of each fiscal year. Supervisory Board members who are Supervisory Board members or members of a committee of the Supervisory Board for only part of a fiscal year receive corresponding pro rata remuneration rounded up to the full month.

Furthermore, Vonovia has taken out a liability insurance (D&O insurance) for the members of the Supervisory Board. Vonovia follows the statutory requirements, which provide for a deductible of 10% of any claim up to an amount of one-and-a-half times the fixed annual remuneration for all claims in one fiscal year.