At the first general meeting of “Auf Schalke eG,” a new supervisory board was elected and the cooperative’s current figures were presented.
Just under a year after the Schalke support cooperative was founded, the first general meeting of “Auf Schalke eG” took place on Sunday. “It is another milestone on our eternal journey, which we are taking together,” said Matthias Tillmann, CEO of Geno, at the start of the event, which was attended by 275 members. “Today is special because it is happening for the first time,” said Tillmann.
The cooperative’s interim results were also presented during the event. At the end of the financial year on June 30, 7,870 Schalke club members or companies had subscribed to shares in Auf Schalke eG. This generated a total of just under eight million euros (7.2 million euros for shares plus around 600,000 euros in admission fees).
The latest figures were not presented, but an interim result from September 30 was. As of the reporting date, 8,171 people had subscribed to shares worth a total of €7,890,500 (plus admission fees of €628,475).
Both the two honorary board members Tillmann and Michael Kalthoff and the chairman of the supervisory board, Sven Kirstein, thanked the “first hour” members several times. “Your subscription of Geno shares has ensured more peace and freedom of decision-making in the summer transfer phase,” explained Kirstein, who also sits on the supervisory board of the e.V., by way of example. “I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this, and I am convinced that the best is yet to come.”
Facts were then presented at the overall very harmonious event, where there was hardly any criticism of those involved despite the disappointing interim results. Because Holger Brauner is stepping down from the supervisory board of Auf Schalke eG at his own request, a new member was elected to the board. Since Dr. Jochen Grütters was the only candidate, the election was unspectacular. The majority of the members present approved Grütters’ appointment to the supervisory board.