Ulrich Lehner, Ph.D.

Overview

Ulrich Lehner has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2002. He qualifies as an independent Non-Executive Director. He serves as Vice Chairman, Lead Director and Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nomination Committee. He is also a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee, the Chairman's Committee and the Compensation Committee. The Board of Directors has appointed him as Audit Committee Financial Expert. Other activities. Ulrich Lehner is Chairman of the supervisory board of Deutsche Telekom AG and serves as a member of the supervisory board of E.ON AG, of Thyssen Krupp AG, of HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt KGaA and of Porsche Automobil Holding SE, all in Germany. He is also a member of the shareholders' committee of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA and of Oetker KG, both in Germany. Professional background. Ulrich Lehner graduated in business administration and mechanical engineering from the Darmstadt University of Technology in 1975. From 1975 to 1981, he was an auditor with KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG in Duesseldorf. In 1981, he joined Henkel KGaA. After heading the Controlling Department of Fried. Krupp GmbH in Germany from 1983 to 1986, Ulrich Lehner returned to Henkel as Finance Director. From 1991 to 1994, he headed the Management Holding Henkel Asia-Pacific Ltd. in Hong Kong, and from 1995 to 2000, served as Executive Vice President, Finance/Logistics (CFO), of Henkel KGaA. From 2000 to 2008, Ulrich Lehner served as Chairman of the Management Board of Henkel KGaA.