Supervisory Board of HGK AG decides in favour of Steffen Bauer as CEO successor to Uwe Wedig

Cologne. At the meeting of the Supervisory Board of Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG (HGK) on 26 May 2025, it was decided by a clear majority to initiate all necessary steps for the prompt appointment of Steffen Bauer, CEO of HGK Shipping GmbH, as the future CEO of HGK AG. At the same meeting, Susana dos Santos Herrmann announced her resignation as Chairwoman of the HGK Supervisory Board. The Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Dirk Michel, will take over the chairmanship of the board on an interim basis.

"We are delighted that the Supervisory Board has cleared the way for the start of contract negotiations with Steffen Bauer with its clear vote. In him, we have a proven industry expert to whom we want to entrust the management of HGK AG. He impresses with his modern leadership and expertise and will continue the successful development of HGK AG," explains Dirk Michel. The current CEO of HGK AG, Uwe Wedig, will leave the company on 30 September 2025, when he will have reached retirement age.

At today's meeting of Cologne City Council (27 May 2025), it will be discussed who will succeed Ms dos Santos Herrmann on the Supervisory Board of HGK AG. The Annual General Meeting with representatives of the owners from the Stadtwerke Köln Group, the City of Cologne and the Rhein-Erft district will then decide on the successor to the Supervisory Board.