AGM 2024: The most important takeaways

Election of the supervisory board and election committee

As per schedule, the election of two members for the supervisory board took place, with Sven Kirstein, who was already part of the board, and Ender Ulupinar being elected.

Two seats on the election committee were also elected. The members voted for Markus Peick and Astrid Erlebach.

Hall of fame

The Schalke members chose Erwin and Helmut Kremers to join the ‘Ehrenkabine’, the club’s hall of fame. The twin brothers, who were part of the 1972 cup winning side, have played a big role in the Knappen’s history, as Rolf Haselhorst, member of the supervisory board, explained in his speech.

Voting on amendments to the statutes and motions

At the general meeting, three proposed amendments to the statutes were put to a vote. All of them were rejected following a vote using green voting cards. There were also two motions on the agenda – one was approved by the members, the other was rejected.

Reports from the chairman of the supervisory board and the board members

Axel Hefer, chairman of the supervisory board, explained in his speech the reasons for the current situation and responded firmly to criticism of the staff and the club in general. He also discussed the registered cooperative society.

Matthias Tillmann also talked about the registered cooperative society, the sporting strategy and the current situation. The club’s CEO then discussed future plans as well.

Christina Rühl-Hamers gave an update on the club’s finances, going into detail about the most important numbers.

Discharges

The agenda also included discharges. The executive board and the supervisory board were discharged by the general meeting for the 2023 financial year and the short financial year 2024.