Bertrandt's long-standing major shareholder Porsche AG has proposed to increase the size of Bertrandt's Supervisory Board from six to nine members and has announced that it will propose two candidates for election to the Supervisory Board at the annual general meeting on February 19, 2025 who, with their personal expertise and experience on the Supervisory Board, can support the strategic development of Bertrandt AG.
In response to a corresponding motion to supplement the agenda of Porsche's Annual General Meeting, Bertrandt's Management Board has extended the agenda. It was published on Friday in the Federal Gazette and on the Company's website.
Bertrandt AG announced: “As a major shareholder and customer, Porsche has been an important strategic partner of Bertrandt for decades. In view of the dynamic transformation of the automotive industry and our company, we welcome Porsche's willingness to contribute further expertise to the strategic work of the Supervisory Board.”
Porsche AG stated: “Bertrandt is an important strategic investment for Porsche. We would therefore like to support the company in its transformation into a leading international, diversified engineering service provider with additional expertise. Of course, Bertrandt's independence will be preserved. It is an important basis for the company's success.”
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Through our development performance, we accelerate technological progress and make a relevant contribution to a sustainable future. We are an independent and international development service provider with many years of automotive expertise. With cross-industry know-how and a holistic understanding of systems and products, we create technological solutions along the entire value chain. We deal with a focus on trend topics such as digitalization, e-mobility and autonomous systems, mainly for the automotive, aviation and mechanical engineering sectors, and consistently facilitate the development of tailored solutions in these areas. We work on this every day – with around 14,000 employees at over 50 sites worldwide.
