The Management Board is responsible for managing the company, which means that, among other things, it is responsible for the achievement of corporate objectives, for corporate strategy and policy, and for the ensuing trend in results. The Management Board is accountable for this to the Supervisory Board, and the Supervisory Board is in turn accountable to the General Meeting of Shareholders. In performing their duties, the Management Board and Supervisory Board are guided by the interests of the company and its associated business, and to that end they take into account the various interests of the company’s stakeholders.