Executive Board

The Executive Board

Dr. Hagen Duenbostel (born 1970)

Spokesperson of the Executive Board/Executive Board member since 2003
Ressort: Corn China/Asia, Corn North America, Group Strategy
Degree in Business Administration, PhD. Dr. rer. pol.

to vita to vita

Dr. Felix Büchting (born 1974)

Board member from 2019
Ressort: Research, Breeding, Global Human Ressources, Farming
Degree in Agricultural Biology, PhD. Dr. agr.

to vita to vita

Dr. Peter Hofmann (born 1960)

Executive Board member since 2014
Ressort: Sugarbeet, Vegetables, Cereals, Oilseed Rape/Special Crops & Organic Seeds, Global Marketing & Comunications
Degree in Agricultural Sciences, PhD. Dr. agr.

to vita to vita

Eva Kienle (born 1967)

Executive Board member since 2013
Ressort: Global Finance & Procurement, Global Controlling, Global Transaction Center, Global Legal Services & IP, Global Information Technology, Group Compliance Office, Group Governance & Risk Management
Degree in Business Administration, MBA

to vita to vita

Nicolás Wielandt (born 1980)

Executive Board member since 2022
Ressort: Corn Europe and South America

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.