Key points:
- Carola Gräfin von Schmettow has succeeded Peter Steiner as Chairwoman of Zeal’s Supervisory Board following the 2025 Annual General Meeting
- The AGM approved a total dividend payout of €2.40 ($2.60) per share, combining a basic and special dividend for the 2024 financial year
Zeal has announced that Carola Gräfin von Schmettow has been elected Chairwoman of its Supervisory Board. She succeeds Peter Steiner, who stepped down after twelve years as Chair at the 2025 Annual General Meeting.
Gräfin von Schmettow joined the Supervisory Board in November 2024. She has 29 years’ experience at HSBC Germany, including 17 years on its Management Board. She studied mathematics at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. Peter Steiner served on the Supervisory Board from 2013 and was Chair from 2017 until stepping down in 2025.
Approximately 71% of voting share capital was represented at the AGM. All proposed resolutions were passed, including a basic dividend of €1.30 per share and a special dividend of €1.10 per share for the 2024 financial year.
Helmut Becker, Zeal CEO, stated: "We would like to thank Peter Steiner for his many years of dedicated and responsible work as a member and Chairman of our Supervisory Board.
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"During this time, he was not only a reliable companion and valuable source of inspiration for the Management Board.
"He was a strategic compass, an anchor of integrity and a person who accompanied Zeal with foresight and passion. On behalf of Zeal, I would like to sincerely thank Peter Steiner for his valuable work and wish him all the best for the future."
These leadership and dividend updates follow Zeal’s recent partnership with Gamomat, aimed at expanding its gaming portfolio within the German market.
