- All motions pass as proposed by the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board
- Annual General Meeting votes for a dividend of EUR 1.90 per share, representing a payout of approx. EUR 274 million
- Claudine Mollenkopf and Guus Dekkers are elected as new members of the Brenntag Supervisory Board
Brenntag (ISIN DE000A1DAHH0), the global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution, today held its Annual General Meeting. The meeting took place as a virtual event.
The Chairs of Supervisory Board and Board of Management presented an overview of the general developments, highlights and performance of the financial year 2025, underlining the company’s resilience despite geopolitical uncertainties and a challenging economic environment. The Management also provided information on the current strategic priorities as well as the business implications of the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.
The newly elected Supervisory Board members are Claudine Mollenkopf, Chief Operating Officer (COO) Advanced Technologies at Evonik Industries AG, and Guus Dekkers, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Tesco PLC. Furthermore, current member Ulrich Harnacke was re-elected for a term of one year. Sujatha Chandrasekaran and Wijnand Donkers did not stand for re-election.
Richard Ridinger, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Brenntag SE, commented: “I want to thank Sujatha Chandrasekaran and Wijnand Donkers for their service. Sujatha has supported us over the past three years with her expertise and experience. Wijnand has been a member of the Supervisory Board since 2017, and during his tenure provided consistent and constructive expertise to our board, for which I am very grateful. I am also delighted to welcome our new members to our company. Their extensive experience and insights as well as their expert knowledge will be a valuable extension and complementation of our board. I look forward to working together.”
With an attendance rate of 68.45%, the Annual General Meeting voted in favor of a dividend of 1.90 EUR per share. More than 274 million EUR will be paid in total.
The Annual General Meeting also approved all other motions proposed by the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board.
The detailed voting results on all the proposals can be found at:
https://corporate.brenntag.com/en/investor-relations/annual-general-meeting/
https://corporate.brenntag.com/en/investor-relations/annual-general-meeting/
