July 9, 2013

New appointment to Supervisory Board

Barbara Kux joins Henkel Supervisory Board

Düsseldorf – Barbara Kux has been appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA effective July 3, 2013. A member of the Management Board of Siemens AG and its Chief Sustainability Officer, Barbara Kux takes the place of Thierry Paternot who, for personal reasons, resigned his tenure at the beginning of the year. Barbara Kux will be nominated for by-election as a shareholder representative on the Supervisory Board at the next Annual General Meeting in April 2014.

“We are delighted to have Barbara Kux join us as a Supervisory Board member. She brings with her many years of international management experience gained in leading companies operating in both the industrial and the consumer goods sectors. Moreover, we look forward to utilizing her expertise in fields of strategic significance for Henkel, and specifically the sustainability, purchasing and supply chain domains” commented Dr. Simone Bagel-Trah, Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board and the Shareholders’ Committee.

A Swiss national, Barbara Kux has completed degrees in both Switzerland and the USA. She studied for her MBA at the INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France, gaining a distinction. In 2008, she was appointed to the management board of Siemens AG. Under her leadership, both procurement and sustainability underwent successful development. Prior to this she held various senior positions in renowned international corporations, including within the consumer goods industry, and also at McKinsey. Barbara Kux is a member of the board of directors of Total S.A. She is also a member of the advisory boards of INSEAD and of the charitable foundation Max Schmidheiny-Stiftung at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Henkel operates worldwide with leading brands and technologies in three business areas: Laundry & Home Care, Beauty Care and Adhesive Technologies. Founded in 1876, Henkel holds globally leading market positions in both the consumer and industrial businesses with well-known brands such as Persil, Schwarzkopf and Loctite. Henkel employs about 47,000 people and reported sales of 16,510 million euros and adjusted operating profit of 2,335 million euros in fiscal 2012. Henkel’s preferred shares are listed in the German stock index DAX.

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