Former Financial Director Burkhard Lohr succeeded Norbert Steiner as Chairman of the Executive Board of K + S AG, Kassel/Germany, on 12th May 2017. Thorsten Becker, who used to manage the Investor Relations department, has taken on Lohr’s previous role. At the head of the K + S Supervisory Board, former BASF Chairman Andreas Krei-meyer replaced the long-standing Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Ralf Bethge, on 10th May 2017.