The compensation of the Supervisory Board is in line with the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, which were approved by the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on April 21, 2022 with a majority of 99.30%.
The members of the Supervisory Board each receive fixed annual compensation of €120 thousand plus reimbursement of their expenses.
In accordance with the recommendations of the GCGC, additional compensation is paid to the Supervisory Board Chair and Vice Chair, and for chairing and membership in committees. The Supervisory Board Chair receives fixed compensation of €360 thousand, while €240 thousand is paid to the Vice Chair. This compensation includes chairmanship of and membership in committees. The other members of the Supervisory Board are entitled to additional compensation for membership in or chairmanship of committees. The Chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional €90 thousand, the other members of the Audit Committee €45 thousand each. The Chairs of the Presidial and Nominations Committees receive €30 thousand each, while members of these two committees receive €15 thousand each. Additional compensation of €60 thousand is paid to the chairs of other committees and of €30 thousand to all other committee members. Work on committees is eligible for compensation for no more than three committees. If this cap is exceeded, compensation is paid for the three highest paid positions. If changes are made to the Supervisory Board and/or its committees during the year, members receive compensation on a prorated basis. The members of the Supervisory Board also receive an attendance fee of €1 thousand each time they attend a meeting of the Supervisory Board or a committee. Attendance at a meeting is also considered to be participation by telephone or video conference or using other comparable customary means of telecommunication. The attendance fee is limited to €1 thousand per day.
For further information, please refer to “Report of the Supervisory Board” in Capital Market.
The following table outlines the components of each Covestro AG Supervisory Board member’s compensation for the reporting period 2025 and the prior-year period:
| Compensation of the members of the Supervisory Board of Covestro AG | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed compensation | Attendance fee | Total | ||||
| 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| € thousand | € thousand | € thousand | € thousand | € thousand | € thousand | |
| Mercedes Alonso Benito (since December 2025) | 1 | – | 1 | |||
| Dr. Christine Bortenlänger | 165 | 184 | 14 | 10 | 179 | 194 |
| Dr. Christoph Gürtler | 180 | 180 | 16 | 10 | 196 | 190 |
| Oliver Heinrich (since May 2024) | 80 | 145 | 7 | 9 | 87 | 154 |
| Guy Janssens (since December 2025) | 1 | – | 1 | |||
| Lise Kingo (until December 2025) | 180 | 174 | 14 | 8 | 194 | 182 |
| Petra Kronen (Vice Chair) until December 2024 |
240 | – | 20 | – | 260 | – |
| Irena Küstner | 165 | 178 | 14 | 9 | 179 | 187 |
| Frank Löllgen (Vice Chair) |
161 | 231 | 16 | 10 | 177 | 241 |
| Dr. Richard Pott (until December 2025) (Chair) |
360 | 348 | 18 | 7 | 378 | 355 |
| Petra Reinbold-Knape (until April 2024) | 53 | – | 7 | – | 60 | – |
| Khaled Salmeen (since December 2025) | 1 | – | 1 | |||
| Dr. Sven Schneider (until September 2025) | 210 | 141 | 13 | 6 | 223 | 147 |
| Dr. Rainer Seele (since December 2025) | 15 | 1 | 16 | |||
| Kerstin Spendel (since February 2025) | 141 | 9 | 150 | |||
| Regine Stachelhaus (until December 2025) | 180 | 174 | 18 | 6 | 198 | 180 |
| Marc Stothfang | 150 | 150 | 15 | 6 | 165 | 156 |
| Patrick Thomas | 210 | 210 | 17 | 13 | 227 | 223 |
| Total | 2,334 | 2,274 | 189 | 104 | 2,523 | 2,378 |
In addition to their compensation as members of the Supervisory Board, those employee representatives who are employees of Covestro Group companies receive compensation unrelated to their service on the Supervisory Board. The total amount of such compensation paid to the employee representatives was €653 thousand in the year 2025 (previous year: €671 thousand).
No compensation was paid or benefits granted to members of the Supervisory Board for personally performed services such as consulting or agency services. The company has purchased insurance for the members of the Supervisory Board to cover their personal liability arising from their service on the Supervisory Board. The recommendation for a deductible has been eliminated from the version of the GCGC dated December 16, 2019, so the Supervisory Board’s rules of procedure were amended accordingly in the subsequent year. No deductible for liability insurance has applied since then.