Wacker Chemie AG: Supervisory Board Extends Christian Hartel's Executive Board Contract until 2028

Munich, December 7, 2022 (pta039/07.12.2022/16:35 UTC+1)

Today, Wacker Chemie AG's Supervisory Board re-appointed Christian Hartel (51) for another five years as President and CEO. He has been CEO since 2021 and his current Executive Board contract expires on October 31, 2023.

Dr. Christian Hartel studied chemistry at the University of Constance and did his Ph.D. at the universities of Geneva and Frankfurt am Main. Having joined Wacker Chemie AG in 2003, he initially worked at the Corporate Development department. After various managerial positions in WACKER FINE CHEMICALS and WACKER SILICONES, he became head of Raw Materials Procurement in 2010. In 2012, he became President of WACKER SILICONES. Christian Hartel was appointed to WACKER's Executive Board in 2015 and has been its President and CEO since May 2021.

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Emitter:	Wacker Chemie AG Hanns-Seidel-Platz 4 81737 München Germany
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