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Additionally, the Supervisory Board shall support the Executive Board in its efforts to increase
diversity within the company.
The Supervisory Board shall have at least four members with in-depth knowledge and experience
in fields that are important to the company, including at least one expert in pharmaceuticals
and one in chemicals.
The Supervisory Board shall have at least three members who have experience in managing or
supervising a medium- or large-sized company.
The Supervisory Board shall have at least one member who has experience in managing
medium- or large-sized family-owned companies.
The Supervisory Board shall have at least three members with business experience in the main
sales markets of Merck KGaA. Currently, the main sales markets of Merck KGaA are Europe, North
and Latin America and Asia-Pacific.
Four women are currently members of the Supervisory Board of Merck KGaA. This corresponds
to 25% of the Supervisory Board. When nominating candidates for election to the Supervisory
Board or making proposals for delegations, the Supervisory Board shall examine whether the
percentage of women can be increased by suitable candidates.
No one who is likely to have a lasting conflict of interest shall serve as a member of the Super-
visory Board. Therefore, no one shall be proposed for election or delegation to the Supervisory
Board who simultaneously serves on a body of or advises a major competitor of the company, or
owing to another function, e.g. advisor to major contract partners of the company, could poten-
tially become involved in a conflict of interest. Moreover, the Supervisory Board complies with the
requirements of the German Corporate Governance Code with respect to conflicts of interest.
An age limit for Supervisory Board members is not specified, since age is not a criterion for
qualifications and expertise. Moreover, we do not wish to forgo the many years of experience
of Supervisory Board members.
The achievement of the aforementioned objectives shall be pursued initially until 2015, taking
into account applicable law within the scope of elections and reelections, delegations as well
as court appointments of replacement members if these become necessary. All Supervisory
Board members will correspondingly influence those eligible to elect or delegate. Taking into
consideration the aforementioned criteria and in accordance with its duties under German
stock corporation law, the Supervisory Board will also propose to the General Meeting the
candidates it believes to be best suited in each case. The Supervisory Board will provide infor-
mation on the status of implementing its objectives every year in the Annual Report.
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