Changes in the HELLA Shareholders Committee

Lippstadt, 4 April 2022. The Chairman of the Shareholders Committee of HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA, Carl-Peter Forster, has informed the Management Board of HELLA today that he will resign from the Shareholders Committee and its position as Chairman as of the end of the General Meeting on 30 September 2022, allowing him to concentrate on new business activities. Furthermore, Horst Binnig resigns from the HELLA Shareholders Committee as of 30 April 2022 for personal reasons. A replacement process has been launched and will be completed shortly.

„Since taking office in 2019, I have always been fully committed to the company as Chairman of the HELLA Shareholders Committee. In the interest of an orderly transition, I will continue to do so until I step down at the end of September, when I will be able to concentrate on other tasks,” says Carl-Peter Forster. “I would like to express my gratitude for the trust you have placed in me. HELLA is an excellently positioned company with dedicated employees and an excellent technology portfolio. This lays the basis for continued successful development.“

Patrick Koller, Vice Chairman of HELLA’s Shareholders Committee, says: „We respect the decision of Mr. Forster and would like to thank him for his high level of commitment and the trust he has always shown in our cooperation. In his role as Chairman of the Shareholders Committee, Mr. Forster has played a key role in shaping the development of the company in recent years and has further strengthened HELLA’s future orientation.“