1986

First public

Annual General Meeting

Dr. Dr. Helmut Sihler, the then Chairman of the Henkel Management Board, stands at the lectern and opens the first public Annual General Meeting in 1986. Behind him on stage sit the Management Board members and key company leaders of the time, positioned in front of their microphones.

Dr. Dr. Helmut Sihler addressing the first public Annual General Meeting (1986)

Nine months after the IPO, the first public Annual General Meeting of Henkel KGaA takes place in Düsseldorf City Hall on June 16, 1986.