On August 5, 2016, Kassel District Court appointed Alexa Hergenröther, a member of the K+S KALI GmbH management, to the SMA Solar Technology AG Supervisory Board. Hergenröther will bring her international management experience and her extensive knowledge of finance to the Board. The new shareholder representative was appointed after long-standing Supervisory Board member Dr. Winfried Hoffmann stepped down for personal reasons.