he strategic management and ongoing development of the legal entities. fi This introduced the principle of differentiated management. Consequently, the Nutrition & Care and Resource Efficiency segments now have an even stronger focus on growth, while the Performance Materials segment is run as a financing business.

ew applications and enter new markets. In principle, these opportunities and risks may affect all segments, but they are particularly relevant for the Nutrition & Care and Per- formance Materials segments. One potential risk factor for our amino acids business, for example in Asia, is the possible impact of substa

e Board a) NATIONAL-BANK AG b) Borussia Dortmund Geschaftsfahrungs-GmbH Dr. Ralph Sven Kaufmann, Dusseldorf (since July 1, 2015) Responsible for the Nutrition & Care, Resource Efficiency and Performance Materials segments a) Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH (since July 1, Juli 2015*, Chair since September 14, 2015)