Important Changes in the Supervisory Board of DLE Group AG

DLE Group AG announces significant changes in the Supervisory Board, resulting from the extraordinary general meeting on May 13, 2024, and the Supervisory Board meeting on May 17, 2024

‍Julien Höfer has been elected as the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Dr. Gertrud Rosa Traud as the Deputy Chairwoman of DLE Group AG. The board will henceforth consist of four members: Julien Höfer, Dr. Gertrud Rosa Traud, Fabian Hansen, and Rainer Schorr.‍

The new Chairman, Julien Höfer, is a lawyer and expert in corporate and capital market law, having worked in major international law firms in London, Frankfurt, and Berlin. Additionally, he brings extensive experience as an investor, particularly in the real estate sector in Germany. Höfer is the Managing Director of Apeiron Investment Group and served several years as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of atai Life Sciences (NASDAQ: ATAI).‍

Dr. Gertrud Rosa Traud, a member of the DLE Supervisory Board since 2021, is the Chief Economist and Head of Research & Advisory at Helaba (Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen).‍

New member Fabian Hansen is the founder and CEO of Presight Capital. He lives in San Francisco and has been successfully working in venture capital since 2013.‍

Rainer Schorr, former Chairman and shareholder of DLE Group AG, remains a member of the Supervisory Board.‍

Dr. Lea Maria Siering and Dr. Thomas Altenbach have resigned from the Supervisory Board. We extend our heartfelt thanks to them for their dedication and valuable contributions.‍

DLE Group CEO Lars Meisinger: “On behalf of the Executive Board and all employees, we welcome and congratulate the new and existing members of the Supervisory Board. We look forward to close and trusting cooperation. With the new composition of the Supervisory Board, another step has been taken to further develop the governance of the DLE Group and position our company for the future.