LEVERKUSEN, Germany – The Supervisory Board of LANXESS AG agreed to revoke the contract of Matthias Zachert, Member of the Board of Management and Chief Financial Officer, as of March 31, 2011. Zachert had requested the Board revoke his contract.

Bernhard Düttmann, previous member of the Board of Management and Chief Financial Officer of Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany, has been appointed member of the Board of Management and Chief Financial Officer of LANXESS AG as of April 1, 2011.