Following the retirement of Joachim Geisler from the Board of Management of Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlengesellschaft mbH (MIBRAG) in Zeitz, Germany, on 31st January 2016, his responsibilities have been shared out amongst the rest of the Board. As Commercial Director, Bernd-Uwe Haase is now also responsible for the entire technical division. Heinz Junge, HR/Labour Director, is additionally responsible for the Communications and corporate development, Marketing and Internal auditing divisions.