Corporate Governance

Board of Directors  

 

At the Annual General Meeting of May 3, 2022, Klaus-Michael Kuehne, Dr. Joerg Wolle, Karl Gernandt, Dominik Buergy, Dr. Renato Fassbind, David Kamenetzky, Tobias B. Staehelin, Hauke Stars and Dr. Martin C. Wittig were re-elected to the Board of Directors for a one-year term. Dr. Joerg Wolle was re-elected Chairman of the Board of Directors for a one-year term.

On the closing date, the Board of Directors comprised nine members. Their biographical particulars are as follows:

 

Commercial apprenticeship in banking industry.

Other significant activities: Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Kühne Foundation, Schindellegi (Feusisberg), Member of the Supervisory Board of Kühne Logistics University GmbH (KLU), Hamburg.

Positions within the Kuehne+Nagel Group:

1958:      
Entrance into the family business followed by various management positions

1966–1975:  
Chief Executive Officer of the Group

1975–1992:
Delegate and member of the Board of Directors 

1992–2009: 

  • Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • Chairman of the Nomination and Compensation Committee

2009–2011: 

  • Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • Chairman of the Nomination and Compensation Committee

2010–2011: 
Chairman of the Chairman’s Committee

2011–today:  

  • Honorary Chairman of Kuehne + Nagel International AG
  • Member of the Board of Directors elected until the Annual General Meeting 2023
  • Member of the Chairman’s Committee
  • Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee elected until the Annual General Meeting 2023

 

Holds a PhD in engineering sciences. From March 2017 to March 2019, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of DKSH Holding Ltd, Zurich, Switzerland, where he served as President and CEO since 2000. Since June 6, 2013, Dr. Joerg Wolle is member of the Board of Directors of the Kuehne Holding AG, Schindellegi (Feusisberg), Switzerland. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Kühne Foundation.

Other significant activities: Chairman of the Board of Directors of Klingelnberg AG, Switzerland; Member of the Board of Directors of Olam International Limited, Singapore.

Positions within the Kuehne+Nagel Group:

2010–2012:
Member of the Board of Directors

2011–May 2016:     
Chairman of the Nomination and Compensation Committee

2013–May 2016:     
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors

May 2016–today:     

  • Chairman of the Board of Directors elected until the Annual General Meeting 2023
  • Chairman of the Chairman’s Committee

 

After graduating with a Master in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Karl Gernandt worked for Deutsche Bank AG from 1988 to 1996. There he held positions in corporate and retail banking in Germany, Asia and the USA. From 1997 to 1999, he set his mark on the Financial Institution Group of A.T. Kearney GmbH. In 1999, Karl Gernandt moved to Holcim (Deutschland) AG as CFO, in 2000, he was appointed CEO and at the same time member of the European Board of Holcim Ltd, Switzerland. In 2007, he became CEO of Holcim Western Europe, Brussels. On October 1, 2008, Karl Gernandt was nominated as CEO and since May 2016 has been Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kuehne Holding AG, Schindellegi (Feusisberg). He was Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Kühne Logistics University GmbH (KLU), Hamburg, until November 2022. He is also member of the Board of Trustees of the Kühne Foundation.

Other significant activities: Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hapag-Lloyd AG, Hamburg; Member of the Board of Directors of SIGNA Prime Selection AG, Innsbruck; Member of the Board of Directors of Hochgebirgsklinik Davos AG, Davos.

Positions within the Kuehne+Nagel Group:

2008–2009:
Member of the Board of Directors   

2009–2011:    
Executive Vice Chairman and Delegate of the Board of Directors

2009–today:     
Member of the Audit Committee

May–Aug 2013:
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Group

2011–May 2016:     

  • Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • Chairman of the Chairman’s Committee
  • Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee

May 2016–today:

  • Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors elected until the Annual General Meeting 2023
  • Chairman of the Nomination and Compensation Committee elected until the Annual General Meeting 2023
  • Member of the Chairman’s Committee

 

 

Dominik Buergy holds a degree in Law (lic. iur) from the University of Bern, Switzerland and is a Swiss Certified Tax Expert. Since 2019, Dominik Buergy has been a Partner at the Swiss law firm Wenger Vieli in Zurich. From 2012 to 2018, he was a board member of the Swiss corporate union, economiesuisse, and from 2013 to 2018 of the Swiss Employer’s Association. From 2011 to 2018, he was chairman of EXPERTsuisse, the association of certified auditors, tax experts and fiduciary experts in Switzerland.
Previously, from 2002 to 2019, he was as Partner at Ernst & Young (EY), where he was a member of the management board of the Swiss firm from 2008 to 2016, managing partner Tax & Legal from 2009 to 2012, and had held other national and international management positions. From 1993 to 2002, he was at Arthur Andersen, latest as a Partner.

Other significant activities: Member of the Board of Directors of Emmi AG, Luzern.

Positions within the Kuehne+Nagel Group:

2020–today:

  • Member of the Board of Directors elected until the Annual General Meeting 2023
  • Member of the Audit Committee

After graduating from his studies in economics at the University of Zurich, Dr. Renato Fassbind worked as an assistant in the “Institut für Schweizerisches Bankwesen” at the University of Zurich between 1979 and 1982. In 1984, he joined Hoffmann-La Roche AG in Basel and advanced to become Head of Internal Audit. In 1990, he joined ABB AG, ultimately being the Chief Financial Officer from 1997 until 2002; from 2002 until 2004, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Diethelm Keller Group, Zurich. In 2004, Dr. Renato
Fassbind joined the Credit Suisse Group as the Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Executive Board until October 2010.

Other significant activities: Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swiss Re Ltd., Zurich; Member of the Board of Directors of Nestlé S.A., Vevey.

Positions within the Kuehne+Nagel Group:
    
2011–today:
Member of the Board of Directors elected until the Annual General Meeting 2023

2011–today:
Member of the Audit Committee

 

David Kamenetzky holds a degree in Accounting and Finance (lic. oec. HSG) from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and a Master of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, USA. From 2019 to 2020, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Joh. A. Benckiser and non-executive Chairman of JAB Investors. Between 2016 and 2019, David Kamenetzky was the Chief Strategy & External Affairs Officer and a Member of the Executive Board of Management of the Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA / NV (AB InBev), a globally leading consumer goods company. From 2006 to 2016, he served as Member of the Executive Board of MARS Inc., a leading company in confectionery products and veterinary health services and one of the largest family owned companies globally. Previously, from 2000 to 2006, he acted as Vice President at Goldman Sachs in London and Frankfurt, and from 1993 to 1998, he was Chief of Staff in the Office of Ignatz Bubis, President of the Central Council of the Jews in Germany.

Position within the Kuehne+Nagel Group:

2019–today:
Member of the Board of Directors elected until the Annual General Meeting 2023

 

Tobias B. Staehelin is admitted to the bar and specialises in corporate law. He graduated from the University of St. Gallen with a lic. iur. degree. In addition, he holds a CEMS Master in International Management, an LL.M. from Northwestern University, USA, and the Instituto de Empresa, Spain. Tobias B. Staehelin has operational experience in Asia and Europe, most recently as Chairman of the Management Board of C. Haushahn GmbH & Co. KG in Stuttgart and as a member of the management of Schindler Deutschland AG & Co. KG in Berlin. He is currently member of the Board of Directors of Schindler Holding AG and Schindler Aufzüge AG, and since 2021 member of the Group Executive Committee of the Schindler Group, responsible for Corporate Human Resources.

Position within the Kuehne+Nagel Group:

May 2021–today:  
Member of the Board of Directors elected until the Annual General Meeting 2023

After graduating in computer science and engineering from Otto-von-Guericke University in Magdeburg, and obtaining a MSc by research in Engineering from University of Warwick, Coventry, Hauke Stars started her professional career in 1992 at Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, Guetersloh, working in various fields of information technology. In 1998, she joined ThyssenKrupp AG and became a Member of the Management Board of the technology company Triaton GmbH in 2000. With the sale of Triaton GmbH to Hewlett Packard in 2004, she continued her career there. In 2004, she joined Hewlett Packard Netherlands B.V., Utrecht, as a member of the Country Management Board. From 2007 to 2012, she led Hewlett Packard Switzerland GmbH, Zurich, as CEO and Managing Director. From 2012 to 2020, she was a member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Börse AG, Frankfurt, where she was responsible for technology, the cash market business and HR (Labour Director). Since February 2022 she is member of the Executive Board of Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, where she is responsible for information technology and organisation. During her career, Hauke Stars has been working on various supervisory boards. Among others, she was a member of the supervisory boards of GfK SE from 2009 to 2016, Klöckner & Co SE from 2011 to 2016, Eurex Exchange from 2013 to 2020, Clearstream from 2013 to 2020 and Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA from 2016 to 2022.

Other significant activities: Member of the Board of Directors of Audi AG, Porsche AG, Cariad SE, PowerCO SE (all Group companies of Volkswagen AG); Member of the Board of Directors of RWE AG.

Positions within the Kuehne+Nagel Group:

May 2016–today:  
Member of the Board of Directors elected until the Annual General Meeting 2023

May 2019–today:  
Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee elected until the Annual General Meeting 2023

 

Studies in mining engineering and business administration at RWTH Aachen followed by a Ph.D. in engineering at the Technical University of Berlin. After his studies, he worked as a lecturer at the Technical University of Berlin and in project finance for the mining industry. In 1995, he joined Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and was elected Partner in 1999. In 2001, he became Managing Partner and Head of Roland Berger’s office in Zurich and was elected to the global Executive Committee in 2003, where he held the position as CFO. From 2010 to 2013, he was Global Managing Partner and CEO of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. Currently he advises CEOs of leading international companies.

Other significant activities: Adjunct lecturer at the University of St. Gallen, elected to the HSG Advisory Board in 2011; Honorary Consul of Germany in Switzerland; he was Chairman of the Supervisory Board of UBS Europe SE, Frankfurt until May 2022; Chairman of the Audit Committee (Supervisory Board) and Chairman of the Advisory Board, SIGNA Sports United, Berlin.

Positions within the Kuehne+Nagel Group:

 
2014–today:      
Member of the Board of Directors elected until the Annual General Meeting 2023

2016–today:     
Member of the Audit Committee

2020–today:     
Chairman of the Audit Committee

 

 

All members of the Board of Directors are non-executive directors, none of them serves as a member of the Management Board and with the exception of the Honorary Chairman, Klaus-Michael Kuehne, none of them has important business connections with Kuehne+Nagel.

The Articles of Association (AoA) of Kuehne + Nagel International AG limit the number of mandates that members of the Board of Directors may hold outside the Kuehne+Nagel Group. Article 21 of the AoA limits the maximum number of permitted additional mandates of members of the Board of Directors to 25 board memberships, whereof no more than four may be held in stock-listed companies. Mandates in companies, which are controlled by Kuehne+Nagel or which control Kuehne+Nagel, are not subject to this limitation. In addition, members of the Board of Directors may hold no more than 25 mandates at Kuehne+Nagel’s request, and no more than 25 mandates in associations, charitable organisations, foundations, trusts, and employee welfare foundations.


Election and duration of tenure

The General Meeting elects the members of the Board of Directors as well as the members of the Compensation Committee individually. The General Meeting elects one of the members of the Board of Directors as Chairman of the Board of Directors. The duration of tenure of the Chairman, the members of the Board of Directors, and the members of the Compensation Committee ends at the conclusion of the next ordinary General Meeting. Re-election is possible.


Internal organisation, Board committees and meetings in 2022

The Chairman and the members of the Board of Directors, each, as well as the members of the Compensation Committee are elected by the General Meeting. The Board of Directors constitutes itself and appoints the Vice Chairman, the Chairman of the Nomination and Compensation Committee, the members of the Nomination Committee as well as the Chairman and the members of the Audit and the Chairman’s Committee.

The scope of responsibilities of the Board of Directors, the Chairman and the Vice Chairman are stipulated in the Articles of Association, the Organisational Rules, and the Committee Rules, in particular, to the extent not already determined by applicable law. In accordance with the Articles of Association and Swiss corporate law, the main tasks and responsibilities of the Board of Directors, as further defined in the Organisational Rules, comprise the following:

  • ultimate management of the Company;
  • issuance and review of business policies and guidelines especially regarding the strategic direction and management of the Company as well as any changes thereof;
  • establishment of the organisation, determination of the main organisational topics and conduct of the business including the issuance of the Organisational Rules for the Board of Directors and the Management Board;
  • approval and regular monitoring of the main elements of Corporate Governance considering the applicable laws and provisions for listed companies in Switzerland;
  • monitoring, assessment and control of risks;
  • nomination of the external auditors;
  • determination of accounting and financial control structure, as well as the financial planning and dividend policies;
  • approval of budgets, capital commitments and accounts;
  • approval of annual and interim financial statements and the annual report;
  • the ultimate supervision of the Management Board, in particular in view of compliance with the law, Articles of Association, and internal regulations and directives;
  • appointment and dismissal of Management Board members and other senior executives;
  • preparation of the Annual General Meeting including submission of proposals and the implementation of its resolutions;
  • maintainance of the share register.

Dr. Joerg Wolle is the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Klaus-Michael Kuehne is Honorary Chairman of Kuehne + Nagel International AG. The entire Board of Directors, however, is responsible for decisions on such above-mentioned aspects that are of significant importance to the Group.

Certain tasks of the Board of Directors have been delegated to the Chairman and comprise the following:

  • supervision towards the Management Board and the internal audit;
  • supervision of compliance with internal regulations and directives regarding general management, organisation and quality;
  • nomination of external consultants, in case of significant fees;
  • definition of the corporate identity;
  • approval of significant purchases, sales and lendings on securities or similar titles;
  • approval of significant transactions outside the normal course of business;
  • review of the yearly budgets as well as any supplements, consolidated or per country and business field;
  • approval of significant credit limits to customers and other debtors;
  • supervision of management and approval of settlement of significant litigations, legal cases, arbitrations and other administrative proceedings;
  • approval of appointments and dismissals of regional presidents;
  • approval of significant senior management remunerations.

The Board of Directors usually convenes for a two-day meeting quarterly with the Management Board being represented by the CEO and the CFO. The Board of Directors can invite other members of the Management Board to attend these meetings at its discretion. The Board of Directors has appointed a Secretary, who is not (and does not need to be) a member of the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors takes decisions during the meetings or by written circular resolutions. All Committees meet as often as required but usually quarterly.


Audit Committee

The Audit Committee consists of three to five non-executive, predominantly independent members of the Board of Directors elected for a period of one year. Re-election as a member of the Audit Committee is possible. Members of the Management Board cannot be members of the Audit Committee.

As part of the regular contact between the Audit Committee and both the internal and external auditors, the quality and effectiveness of the internal control mechanisms and the risk assessments are reviewed and evaluated continuously on the basis of written reports of the internal audit department as well as of management letters of the external auditors based on their interim audits. Furthermore, a regular contact with the external auditors throughout the year enables the Audit Committee to obtain knowledge of problem areas at an early stage. This allows proposing the timely introduction of any corrective actions to the Management Board.

Dr. Martin C. Wittig was the Chairman of the Audit Committee on the closing date, and Karl Gernandt, Dominik Buergy and Dr. Renato Fassbind were members.

The Audit Committee holds at a minimum four meetings a year, usually quarterly before the publication of the financial results. The Honorary Chairman can take part in the meetings as an advisor. Unless otherwise determined by the Audit Committee, the CEO, the CFO and the auditor in charge take part in all meetings, whilst the Head of Internal Audit, and the Group General Counsel or the Chief Compliance Officer, each, are invited as advisors whenever needed. In 2022, the auditor in charge attended two meetings of the Audit Committee. The Committee’s Chairman informs the other members of the Board of Directors about the topics discussed in detail and decisions to be submitted to the entire Board of Directors for approval.

The main responsibilities of the Audit Committee with regards to the external auditors are:

  • to secure a comprehensive and efficient audit concept for the Kuehne+Nagel Group;
  • to comment on the audit planning and findings, if any;
  • to evaluate the recommendations made by the external auditors and review of actions, if any;
  • to propose to the Board of Directors regarding the nomination of the independent external auditors for approval by the Annual General Meeting;
  • to approve the audit fees invoiced by the external auditors.

With regards to the internal audit function of the Group, the Audit Committee has the following responsibilities:

  • to issue regulations and directives;
  • to review the audit plan and findings, if any;
  • to evaluate recommendations made by the internal auditors and discussion with the Management Board;
  • to propose the nomination of the Head of Internal Audit;
  • to assess the performance of the Group’s internal audit function.

With regards to the tasks of the Management Board the Audit Committee has the following responsibilities:

  • to review and evaluate annual and interim financial statements in respect to compliance with accounting policies and any changes thereof, going concern assumption, adherence to listing regulations, and material risks;
  • to recommend to the Board of Directors the approval of the financial statements;
  • to assess existence and effectiveness of the Group’s internal control system;
  • to assess the fiscal situation of the Group and reporting to the Board of Directors.

Chairman’s Committee

The Chairman’s Committee consists of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman and the Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors for the period of their tenure in the Board of Directors. The Chairman’s Committee advises the Board of Directors on the financial performance of the Group, its economic development and measures of optimisation as well as of any other significant developments within the Group. In its advisory role, the Chairman’s Committee reports to the Board of Directors for decisions.

The Chairman’s Committee has the following responsibilities:

  • to evaluate significant capital expenditures and acquisitions of the Kuehne+Nagel Group which are subject to approval of the Board of Directors;
  • to discuss any matters of significance that require the approval of the Board of Directors subsequently be submitted to the Board of Directors for resolution.

On the closing date, Dr. Joerg Wolle was the Chairman of the Chairman’s Committee and Klaus-Michael Kuehne and Karl Gernandt were members.

On invitation of the Chairman, the Chairman’s Committee convenes as often as business requires but typically four times a year, once each quarter. The Committee invites Members of the Management Board at its discretion, being usually represented by the CEO and the CFO, to attend these meetings.

The Board of Directors is informed by the Chairman of the Chairman’s Committee about all issues discussed, in particular, about all topics that need approval of the Board of Directors.


Nomination and Compensation Committee

The Nomination and Compensation Committee consists of two to six members of the Board of Directors elected at the Annual General Meeting (Compensation Committee) on the one hand and designated by the Board of Directors (Nomination Committee) on the other hand, each for a period of one year and meeting regularly as one joint Committee.

On the closing date December 31, 2022, Karl Gernandt was the Chairman of the Nomination and Compensation Committee; Klaus-Michael Kuehne and Hauke Stars were members.

On invitation of the Chairman, the Nomination and Compensation Committee convenes as often as business requires but at least three times a year, usually quarterly. Members of the Management Board can take part in the Nomination and Compensation Committee meetings by invitation.

The Compensation Committee supports the Board of Directors with the determination and validation of the remuneration policy, defines the remuneration concepts, and the principles of remuneration for the members of the Board of Directors and the Management Board. The principles of remuneration, post-employment benefits and share-based compensations are reviewed annually. The Nomination and Compensation Committee discusses the amounts of compensation for each member of the Board of Directors individually, evaluates the performance of each member of the Management Board and recommends their remuneration. The General Meeting approves the maximum total remuneration of the Boards.

The Nomination and Compensation Committee has the following responsibilities:

  • definition and validation of the remuneration policy and concepts;
  • definition of the principles of remuneration for the members of the Board of Directors and the Management Board;
  • nomination of competent staff of the Management Board;
  • yearly review of the individual performance of members of the Management Board;
  • approval of terms and conditions of employment of the members of the Management Board;
  • determination and approval of pension schemes;
  • approval of mandates outside the Kuehne+Nagel Group by members of the Management Board;
  • determination of the variable and fixed remuneration components of the Management Board;
  • approval of share-based compensation plans for the Management Board and other selected employees;
  • preparation of the remuneration report.

The Nomination and Compensation Committee develops guidelines and criteria for the selection of candidates and reviews new candidates to ensure competent staffing of the Management Board.

The Chairman of the Nomination and Compensation Committee informs the Board of Directors about all issues discussed, in particular, about all topics that need approval by the Board of Directors.

Board and committees: Membership, attendance, number and duration of meetings

Board and committees Board of Directors Audit Committee Chairman's Committee Nomination and Compensation Committee
Number of meetings in 2022 4 5 14 3
Approximate duration of each meeting 5 hours 2 hours 2 hours 1 hour
Klaus-Michael Kuehne 4 4 14 3
Dr. Joerg Wolle 4 4 14 3
Karl Gernandt 4 5 13 3
Dominik Buergy 4 5
Dr. Renato Fassbind 4 5
David Kamenetzky 4
Tobias B. Staehelin 4
Hauke Stars 3 3
Dr. Martin C. Wittig 4 5

Rules of competence between the Board of Directors and the Management Board

The Board of Directors executes the non-transferable and inalienable duties of the ultimate management of the Group. As far as the non-transferable and inalienable duties of the Board of Directors are not concerned, the Chairman of the Board of Directors overlooks the responsibilities of the assigned members of the Management Board of the Kuehne+Nagel Group. As per the Organisational Rules the responsibilities and competences relating to the operational management are transferred to the Management Board. The Management Board is responsible for the development, execution, and supervision of the day-to-day operations of the Group and the Group companies to the extent they are not incumbent on the Annual General Meeting, the Statutory Auditor, the Board of Directors, or the Chairman of the Board of Directors by applicable law, by the Articles of Association, or by the Organisational Rules. The Organisational Rules define which businesses can be approved by the Management Board and which ones require the approval of the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Board of Directors pursuant to approval requirements based on the extent and nature of the respective business.


Information and control system of the Management Board

The Management Board informs the Board of Directors on a regular and timely basis about the course of business primarily by means of a comprehensive financial management information system (MIS) report, which provides monthly worldwide consolidated results by segment and country including comparative actual, budgeted and prior-year figures as well as consolidated Balance Sheet and Cash Flow analysis.

The CEO and the CFO are generally invited to meetings of the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee as well as to the meetings of the Chairman’s Committee. Members of the Management Board can take part in Nomination and Compensation Committee meetings by invitation.


Risk Management

Risk management is a fundamental element of the Group’s business practice at all levels and covers different types of risks. At Group level, risk management is an integral part of the business planning and controlling processes. Material risks are monitored and regularly discussed with the Audit Committee or the Risk and Compliance Committee, the latter of which is consisting of the CEO and the CFO, the Chief Compliance Officer, the Corporate Head of Internal Audit and the Group General Counsel. The risk management system within the Group covers both financial and operational risks.

Risk management is part of the Internal Control System (ICS). Preventive and risk-reducing measures to control risks are pro-actively taken on different levels and are a fundamental part of the management responsibility. The finance and accounting department conducts, in collaboration with regional management and the Management Board, a risk assessment at least once a year. Details on risk management, including identified risks, are provided in the Status Report.


Compliance

Integrity as key element of business behaviour creates trust amongst business partners. Therewith the Group is able to carry the responsibility as a reliable and successful business partner. The Chairman of the Board of Directors and the CEO issued an updated release of the KN Ethics & Compliance Programme in December 2022. This programme provides guidance for legal, regulatory, and other compliance requirements, as well as global communication and training initiatives. Ongoing compliance trainings continue to form key elements to ensure that members of all levels of the Group are and remain adequately knowledgeable and skilled to apply the KN Ethics & Compliance Programme in their day-to-day work. This includes top-down KN Code of Conduct live trainings as well as comprehensive live anti-bribery, anti-corruption, and anti-trust training initiatives. The Group encourages employees to raise concerns of potential violations of the KN Code of Conduct, amongst other channels, to a global 24/7 confidential reporting line enabling reports in a safe, confident and, if desired, anonymous manner.

The Kuehne+Nagel Group applies a risk-based integrity due diligence (IDD) process for evaluating business partners.


Internal Audit

The Internal Audit function reports directly to the Chairman of the Board of Directors about ongoing activities and audit reports and acts under the supervision of the Audit Committee. Kuehne+ Nagel’s Internal Audit is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity that assists the Management to exercise their responsibilities efficiently by assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls.