Dusseldorf - redhead hair, big eyes, radiant smile. A dream woman. And successful to do so. Allow Simone Bagel-Trah, future head of the Supervisory Board of Henkel.
The very pretty 39-year-old great-great-granddaughter of Fritz Henkel will be the first woman in more than 130-year history of Düsseldorf-based company, which sits on the levers of power.
This was announced by Albrecht Woeste (72), also a descendant of the founder and at the annual general meeting in the Exhibition-Congress-Center once again re-elected as Chairman of the Board, on the Monday.
But still there is uncertainty as to when the transfer to the PhD biologist who directs a science company will be made. Officially Woeste term runs four years. Insiders, however, assume that after a training period for new Henkel CEO Kasper Rorsted (46) at the head of the Shareholders' Committee and the Board Chair switches then free will for Simone.
This will prevent that, this year held two significant change in the leadership of the group, after Ulrich Lehner on Monday as the company's retired CEO.
"To be the leading handle design and was a fascinating job," Lehner said in his farewell speech.
