PRODUCTS CAREERS Long-term Head of Division Now Appointed Executive Board Member of KWS SAAT AG Dr. Peter Hofmann Effective 1st October 2014, Dr. Peter Hofmann has taken over responsibility for the Sugarbeet and Cereals product segments as well as for Corporate Marketing of the globally active plant breeding company. The agricultural engineer (Ph.D.), aged 54, has been working for KWS for 20 years, managing the operative business of the Sugarbeet Division since 2005. Dr. Andreas J. Büchting, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, had already announced Dr. Hofmann’s appointment during the last shareholder’s meeting in December 2013. Peter Hofmann takes over responsibility for the product segments from Chief Executive Officer Philip von dem Bussche who is going to retire from the KWS SAAT AG Board at the end of December 2014 when reaching the age of 65. Contact: Mandy Schnell Head of Public Relations Phone +49-5561-311-334 mandy.schnell@kws.com KWS SAAT AG http://www.kws.com/ Aktuelles Long-term Head of Division Now Appointed Executive Board Member of KWS SAAT AG Momont becomes a full member of the KWS Group New Head of KWS Corn Activities in North and South America KWS Opens Gateway Research Center in St. Louis to Strengthen Work in Plant Research Genetic blueprint of bread wheat genome unveiled SERVICE Contact Print Recommend OVERVIEW Sitemap KWS Worldwide LEGAL ASPECTS Privacy policy Legal Information SSL FOLLOW US: © KWS SAAT SE

PRODUCTS CAREERS KWS on GMO activities in Europe The media have reported that Monsanto intends to withdraw all submissions for the cultivation of genetically modified crops in farming operations in the EU. The lack of public and political support for the use of genetic engineering methods in plant breeding has been well-known at KWS for a long time. This is the reason why we do not conduct field trials with genetically modified plants in Germany anymore. In 2008, KWS and Monsanto filed jointly a submission for Roundup-ready sugarbeets at European authorities. The current review by the EFSA is an examination of our safety assessment. For the reasons given above, we will not marketing this product in the foreseeable future. Contact: Dr. Henning von der Ohe Head of Corporate Development & Communications Phone: +49-5561-311-304 henning.vonderohe@kws.com SERVICE Contact Print Recommend OVERVIEW Sitemap KWS Worldwide LEGAL ASPECTS Privacy policy Legal Information SSL FOLLOW US: © KWS SAAT SE