Audi 2015 Annual Report Download - page 129

after its election. The auditor of the
accounts confirmed the Annual Financial
Statements of AUDI AG, the Consolidat-
ed Financial Statements as well as the
Combined Management Report of the
Audi Group and AUDI AG for the 
fiscal year, and in each case issued
its unqualified certification with an
additional note.
The members of the Audit Committee
and Supervisory Board received the
documentation for the Annual and
Consolidated Financial Statements,
together with the corresponding audit
reports by the auditor, in advance
of their meeting on February , .
The auditing firm’s representatives
explained the key findings of their audit
in detail at the meetings of the Audit
Committee and Supervisory Board, and
then answered queries from members
of both bodies. According to information
supplied by the auditing firm, there
were no circumstances that might give
cause for concern about the auditor’s
partiality.
Following examination of the audit
documents received and in-depth
discussions with the auditing firm’s
representatives, and based on its own
conclusions, the Audit Committee
recommended to the Supervisory Board
at the meeting on February , ,
that the Annual and Consolidated
Financial Statements each be signed
o. After appropriate discussions, the
Supervisory Board accepted this recom-
mendation and signed o the Annual
and Consolidated Financial Statements
prepared by the Board of Management.
The Annual Financial Statements are
thus established.
There were the following changes in the
composition of the Supervisory Board
during the past fiscal year : With eect
from April , , Hon.-Prof. Dr.
techn. h. c. Dipl.-Ing. ETH Ferdinand K.
Piëch and Ursula Piëch surrendered
oce as members of the Supervisory
Board of AUDI AG. The Supervisory
Board would particularly like to thank
Hon.-Prof. Dr. techn. h. c. Dipl.-Ing. ETH
Ferdinand K. Piëch for his work.
Its gratitude extends to Ursula Piëch.
Hon.-Prof. Dr. techn. h. c. Dipl.-Ing. ETH
Ferdinand K. Piëch has played a decisive
and formative role in shaping the auto-
motive industry over several decades.
His influence has been especially great
at Audi. Many innovations and structural
changes at Audi are inseparably linked
to the name of Hon.-Prof. Dr. techn. h. c.
Dipl.-Ing. ETH Ferdinand K. Piëch.
With eect from November , ,
Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Martin Winterkorn
left the Supervisory Board of AUDI AG at
his own request. Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult.
Martin Winterkorn has decisively influ-
enced and advanced many innovations
at Audi over a period of several de-
cades. The Supervisory Board expresses
its sincere thanks and acknowledgment
for this contribution.
With eect from December , ,
Prof. h. c. Dr. rer. pol. Horst Neumann
surrendered oce as a member of the
Supervisory Board of AUDI AG. The Su-
pervisory Board voices its deep gratitude
and recognition to Prof. h. c. Dr. rer. pol.
Horst Neumann for his work at Audi and
other companies of the Volkswagen
Group.
At the respective request of the Board
of Management of AUDI AG, the Local
Court of Ingolstadt appointed Mag. Josef
Ahorner, Mag. Julia Kuhn-Piëch and
Matthias Müller to fill the vacant positions
on the Supervisory Board with eect
from November , , as well as
Dr. Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt with
eect from February , .
At its meeting on December , , the
Supervisory Board elected Matthias
Müller as its Chairman and also to the
Presiding Committee.
There were the following changes in the
composition of the Company’s Board
of Management during the past fiscal
year : Dr. Dietmar Voggenreiter was
appointed Member of the Board of Man-
agement of AUDI AG with responsibility
for the Marketing and Sales division
with eect from November , . His
predecessor, Luca de Meo, surrendered
oce at his own request at the close
of October , , to take over as
Chairman of the Board of Management
of SEAT S.A., Martorell, Barcelona (Spain).
The Supervisory Board would like to
thank him for his successful work at
Audi and extends every good wish to
Luca de Meo in his new role.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Hackenberg stepped
down from the Board of Management of
AUDI AG, on which he was responsible
for the Technical Development division,
by agreement with the Supervisory
Board from the close of December ,
. The Supervisory Board would like
to thank Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Hackenberg
for his  successful years of work at
Audi and other companies of the Volks-
wagen Group. The Supervisory Board
appointed Dr.-Ing. Stefan Knirsch to suc-
ceed him with eect from January , .
The Board of Management has suitably
taken account of the economic environ-
ment as well as future economic chal-
lenges when making its plans. Together
with the entire Audi team, it will work
hard in  and beyond to build on the
outstanding competitive positioning
enjoyed by the brands of the Audi Group.
It will systematically seek to achieve
customer delight through new technolo-
gies, products and services that are
sustainable, digital and connected. The
Supervisory Board will continue to lend
its constructive support to the Board of
Management as the Audi Group pursues
its ambitious goals.
Ingolstadt, February , 
Matthias Müller
Chairman of the Supervisory
Board of AUDI AG
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