Hawesko Holding AG has announced the resignation of Johann Christian Jacobs as the chairman of supervisory board, effective March 26, 2015. At the next supervisory board meeting on the same date Detlev Meyer, long-time member of the supervisory board and the large shareholder of Hawesko, will stand for election as its new chairman. At the request of the supervisory board, Professor Dr. Franz Jurgen Sacker will take over the seat vacated by Dr. Jacobs.

Dr. Sacker belonged to the supervisory board for a long time until 2014. Professor Sacker is the managing director of The Institute for Energy and Regulatory Law Berlin. To clarify the successor of CEO Alexander Margaritoff, who will resign effective 30 June 2015, the supervisory board has initiated a cleanly structured process, during which the supervisory board will draw on the support of external experts as well.