Management Board
Working procedures of the Management Board
The Management Boardis the body charged with managing the Group’s operations. In fiscal year 2019, it consisted of two persons. The Management Board conducts operations in accordance with its legal and statutory obligations, as well as the rules of procedure approved by the Supervisory Board, and the corresponding recommendations of the Code – unless deviations are declared pursuant to section 161 AktG.
It is responsible for preparing the Interim and Annual Financial Statements as well as for appointing key managers within the Company.
Decisions of fundamental importance require the approval of the Supervisory Board. The Management Board reports to the Supervisory Board in accordance with the statutory provisions of section 90 AktG and provides the Chairman of the Supervisory Board at least once a month with an oral overview – and at the request of the Chairman of the Supervisory Board also in writing – of the current status of relevant reporting items pursuant to section 90a AktG. The Chairman of the Supervisory Board is thus informed without delay by the Chairman or Speaker of the Management Board, or the Chief Financial Officer, about important events that are essential for assessing the Company’s situation and development, as well as for the management of the Company. Important items also include any substantial deviation from the budget or other forecasts of the Company. The Chairman or Speaker of the Management Board, or Chief Financial Officer, shall also inform the Chairman of the Supervisory Board, in advance where possible otherwise immediately thereafter, about all ad hoc announcements of the Company pursuant to Art. 17 MAR.
There is also an age limit of 70 for members of the Management Board. This requirement is also currently complied with in full.
The Management Board conducts the Company’s business with joint responsibility and according to common objectives, plans, and policies. Irrespective of the joint responsibility of the Management Board, each member bears responsibility for his assigned division, but is required to subordinate the interests of his assigned division to the overall good of the Company.
The full Executive Board regulates the division of responsibilities in a business distribution plan.
The Management Board members inform each other about important events within their divisions. Matters of greater importance which are not approved in the budget must be discussed and decided by at least two Management Board members, whereby one of the two Management Board members must be responsible for the Finance division.
Irrespective of their areas of responsibility, all Management Board members constantly monitor those data which are crucial for the Company’s business development so they are always able to help avert potential disadvantages, or implement desirable improvements and expedient changes by drawing them to the attention of the full Management Board.
The full Management Board resolves on all matters of particular importance and scope for the Company or its subsidiaries and investment companies.
Resolutions are adopted by the full Management Board with a simple majority. Should the vote result in a tie, the Chairman of the Management Board has a casting vote. The resolutions of the Management Board are recorded in the minutes.
The full Management Board meets regularly once a month and otherwise as required.
Each Management Board member immediately discloses any conflict of interest to the Supervisory Board.
Current composition of the Management Board
The Management Board of United Internet AG comprised the following two members in fiscal year 2019:
- Ralph Dommermuth, Company founder and Chief Executive Officer (with the Company since 1988)
- Frank Krause, Chief Financial Officer (with the Company since 2015)