The Supervisory Board of K+S Aktiengesellschaft, Kassel, Germany, has mutually agreed with CFO Thorsten Boeckers, 46, to terminate his service agreement at the end of February 2022. Dr. Burkhard Lohr, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, will assume the function of CFO on a transitional basis. Holger Riemensperger, Chief Operating Officer, will simultaneously take over the duties of Labor Director from Dr. Lohr.
“We would like to thank Mr. Boeckers for his work over the past years,” said Dr. Andreas Kreimeyer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board. “During his service on the Board of Executive Directors, he successfully contributed to the reduction of debt and the restructuring of the company. We wish Mr. Boeckers all the best for the future, both in his professional and private life.”
The Board has appointed Dr. Christian H. Meyer, 50, as the new CFO. He will take over the management and further development of the finance area at K+S in spring 2023.
“We are looking forward to working with Dr. Meyer. He is a renowned financial expert with many years of experience as an auditor and tax advisor. We welcome him as a future member of the Board of Executive Directors in the K+S team,” said Dr. Kreimeyer.
Dr. Meyer is a Partner at Deloitte GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft in the field of Audit & Assurance. He also lectures at Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Faculty of Economic Sciences. He holds a doctorate from the same university.