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The compensation system 2022 for the members of the Supervisory Board was resolved by the Annual General Meeting on June 21, 2022 with a majority of 99.99% of the valid votes cast. Downlaod (PDF, 119 KB)
The compensation system 2021 for the members of the Supervisory Board was resolved by the Annual General Meeting on June 10, 2021 with a majority of 99.98% of the valid votes cast. Download (PDF, 147 KB)
According to the Articles of Association, our Supervisory Board of Medios AG consists of four members. In the following you will find all the essential information
Supervisory Board of Medios AG
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
ESG Expert
Year of birth: 1973
Nationality: German
Member since: End of the Annual General Meeting 2015
Elected until: End of the Annual General Meeting 2026
Membership in statutory supervisory boards and comparable national or foreign supervisory committees of commercial enterprises:
German seats:
- Medios AG, Berlin (Chairman of the Supervisory Board)
- Avemio AG, Düsseldorf (Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board)
Short CV
Dr. Yann Samson studied law at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany, where he also received his doctorate. He began his career in 1999 as a lawyer with Samson & Partner Patentanwälte mbB, Munich.
In the following years, he became a Member of the Executive Board of financial.com AG, Munich (2000) and a Member of the Administrative Board of Derivative Partners Holding AG, Zurich, Switzerland (2004–2015). Subsequently, he held positions in the Management Board of Atacama Capital GmbH, Munich (2004–2015), and Lacuna Vermögen GmbH, Munich (2015–2020). Dr. Samson was also a Member of the Supervisory Board of Equity First AG, Munich, from 2004 to 2006.
He remains a Member of the Executive Board of financial.com AG (since 2000) and a Member of the Supervisory Board of Avemio AG (since 2018). He has been Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Medios AG since 2015.
As an experienced lawyer and member of the management boards of various companies, Dr. Samson has years of expertise in legal matters and in corporate management.
Deputy Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board
Year of birth: 1969
Nationality: German
Member since: Conclusion of the 2021 AGM
Elected until: Conclusion of the 2024 AGM
Membership in supervisory boards required by law and comparable monitoring entities at commercial enterprises in Germany or abroad:
German memberships:
- Medios AG, Berlin (Deputy Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board)
- GK Software SE, Schöneck/Vogt (Deputy Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board)
Short CV
Dr. Anke Nestler studied business administration at the University of Passau and was awarded a doctorate in business administration by the Technical University of Berlin.
After positions in the industrial sector, one of the Big Four audit firms as well as in the Corporate Finance team of a major law firm, she established VALNES Corporate Finance GmbH in 2008 as a valuation boutique within the scope of a spin-off. On May 01, 2023, the VALNES team moved to FTI Consulting to strengthen the valuation expertise in Germany. Since then, Dr. Nestler is Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting.
Dr. Nestler is an officially appointed and sworn expert in the valuation of companies and intangible assets as well as a Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) and Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA). She is also a member of the Frankfurt Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s specialist committee for appointing official company-valuation experts, leads the IP valuation committee of the Licensing Executives Society Germany (LES), is an expert listed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and is an active member of numerous other specialist committees. She has been on the Supervisory Board of Medios AG since 2021.
As a valuation expert, Dr. Nestler possesses extensive experience in the valuation of companies and intangible assets, in appropriate licensing issues (including FRAND licenses), in advising on stock corporation law measures, in M&A transactions, in restructurings as well as in the preparation of expert opinions in contentious cases for the quantification of damages.
Member of the Supervisory Board
Year of birth: 1962
Nationality: German
Member since: End of the Annual General Meeting 2016
Elected until: End of the Annual General Meeting 2026
Membership in statutory supervisory boards and comparable national or foreign supervisory committees of commercial enterprises:
German seats:
- Medios AG, Berlin (Member of the Supervisory Board)
- TU Berlin Science Marketing GmbH, Berlin (Member of the Supervisory Board)
Short CV
Klaus J. Buß studied economics at the University of Bremen with a focus on corporate finance.
He began his professional career as a student in consulting and sales support. Following his studies, he moved to Lufthansa AG, where he held various management positions over a period of 10 years. In the following years, he worked as a finance manager, manager and vice-president, including for Deutsche Telekom. From 2012, he founded several companies (including Motionlogic GmbH, Trust2Core GmbH, TinySuperLab GmbH and Calliope gGmbH) and has also been a member of various supervisory committees and of the supervisory board.
Today, he is the Managing Director of Calliope gGmbH, Partner of TinySuperLab GmbH and BISDN – Berlin Institute for Software Defined Networks GmbH, and a Member of the Supervisory Board of TU Berlin Science Marketing GmbH and Medios AG (since 2015).
Klaus J. Buß’s expertise notably covers public-private partnerships, research and innovation management, corporate strategy and the creation of start-up companies.
Member of the Supervisory Board
Year of birth: 1961
Nationality: German
Member since: End of the Annual General Meeting 2016
Elected until: End of the Annual General Meeting 2026
Membership in statutory supervisory boards and comparable national or foreign supervisory committees of commercial enterprises:
German seats:
- Medios AG, Berlin (Member of the Supervisory Board)
Short CV
Joachim Messner studied law at the University of Konstanz and the University of Freiburg im Breisgau. In 1991, he received his admission as an attorney, and in 2008 he was admitted as a specialist attorney for medical law.
Between 2002 and 2015, he founded several companies (including Insumed GmbH, Gig GmbH, BIA Systems GmbH and thesportgroup GmbH).
Today, he is a certified specialist attorney for medical law and the owner of the law firm Messner Rechtsanwälte and of Messner Unternehmensberatung, Mainz. He has been Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Medios AG since 2016.
Joachim Messner has many years of expertise in legal matters in medical and pharmacy law as well as in business formation and management consulting in the health market.
Supervisory Board Committees
Through a resolution dated June 10, 2021, the Supervisory Board of Medios AG has formed two Supervisory Board committees from among its members: an Audit Committee and a Remuneration and Nomination Committee. The Supervisory Board is not forming resolution-issuing committees due to the company’s size. The two committees may only issue recommendations; their other responsibilities are defined in the committees’ rules of procedure. The members appointed to the committees are listed in the following overview.
Audit Committee
Dr. Anke Nestler (Chairwoman)
Klaus J. Buß
Remuneration and Nomination Committee
Dr. Yann Samson (Chairman)
Joachim Messner
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