Governance Information • Nov 21, 2014
Governance Information
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Section 5.4.6 of the Code recommends that performance-related compensation of the members of the Supervisory Board shall be oriented toward sustainable growth of the enterprise. The similarity in terminology to the requirements contained in the German Stock Corporation Act with respect to compensation of members of the Management Board seems to imply that performance-related compensation should also be based on a "multi-year assessment" for members of the Supervisory Board.
Members of the Supervisory Board of Infineon Technologies AG receive both fixed and performance-related compensation, the latter only being paid if earnings per share exceed a predefined amount.
Both the Management Board and the Supervisory Board have deliberated on this topic on several occasions. They concluded in each case that the compensation system currently in place for the Supervisory Board is already oriented toward sustainable growth of the enterprise even without a multi-year assessment, since the minimum amount required to trigger the compensation payment increases year-on-year, thus setting an incentive for improving earnings each year. As a consequence, neither of the boards saw any requirement to change the Supervisory Board compensation system approved with a large majority at the Annual General Meeting. The Management Board and the Supervisory Board have not changed their assessment of the situation.
Neubiberg, November 2014
Supervisory Board of Infineon Technologies AG:
Wolfgang Mayrhuber (Chairman of the Supervisory Board)
Management Board of Infineon Technologies AG:
Dr. Reinhard Ploss Dominik Asam Arunjai Mittal (CEO)
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