Executive Board

The Executive Board

Dr. Hagen Duenbostel

Spokesperson of the Executive Board/Executive Board member since 2003
Ressort: Corn North and South America and Corn China, Group Compliance, Group Strategy, Group Governance and Risk Management
Degree in Business Administration, PhD. Dr. rer. pol.

to vita to vita

Dr. Léon Broers

Executive Board member since 2007
Ressort: Research, Breeding and Vegetables
Degree in Plant Breeding, PhD.; Master of Business Administration

to vita to vita

Dr. Felix Büchting

Board member from 2019
Ressort: Cereals, Oilseed Rape / Special Crops & Organic Seeds, Global Human Resources, Farming
Degree in Agricultural Biology, PhD. Dr. agr.

to vita to vita

Dr. Peter Hofmann

Executive Board member since 2014
Ressort: Sugarbeet, Corn Europe, Global Marketing and Communications
Degree in Agricultural Sciences, PhD. Dr. agr.

to vita to vita

Eva Kienle

Executive Board member since 2013
Ressort: Global Finance & Procurement, Global Controlling, Global Transaction Center, Global Legal Services & IP, IT
Degree in Business Administration, MBA

to vita to vita

Information on the work of the Executive Board

Rules of Procedure

The members of the Board constitute a quorum. They conduct the affairs of the company in accordance with the provisions of the law, the statutes and these rules of procedure, under joint responsibility.

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Allocation of responsibilities

The Board’s areas of responsibility are separated into divisions. Their delineation and mutual representation, in the event of a member of the Executive Board being temporarily unable to carry out their duties, arise from the distribution plan, which is available for download here.

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At this year’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, KWS will be initiating a generational change to be implemented in the Supervisory and Executive Board in several steps. You can find more information in our press area.