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KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA

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KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA is a registered legal entity registered in Germany under HRB 205722 Göttingen, and its current status with Handelsregister (Commercial Register) is active. Its registered address on file is Einbeck, Germany. 5 shareholders are on record for KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, and since every one of them is a company rather than an individual, this particular filing does not on its own establish an ultimate beneficial owner (UBO) — identifying one would mean tracing the ownership of each shareholding company in turn. This profile is sourced directly from Handelsregister (Commercial Register) and was last updated on 11 September 2026.

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Registration details

Registration No.
HRB 205722 Göttingen
Incorporation Date
Not disclosed
Company Type
Not disclosed
Address
Einbeck, Germany
Source: Handelsregister (Commercial Register)Registry coverage

Shareholders

5

Shareholders of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA

Five shareholders are currently on record for KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, held on the Gesellschafterliste (shareholder list), filed under §40 of the GmbHG. The largest of these is HARDING LOEVNER Fd.S INC-Harding Loevner Intl Small Companies PORT., holding 6% — the largest recorded stake — followed by DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC-DFA Intl Small Cap Value PORT. at 5.3%; the remaining 3 shareholders shown hold smaller stakes. Because every shareholder shown is a company rather than an individual, the ownership chain continues above this level, and no beneficial owner can be established from this filing alone.

Data availability

The register reports 13 shareholders in total, though only the top 5 by holding are shown in this view.

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Shareholder Type Holding Source Document
HARDING LOEVNER Fd.S INC-Harding Loevner Intl Small Companies PORT. 6% Handelsregister (Commercial Register)
DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC-DFA Intl Small Cap Value PORT. 5.3% Handelsregister (Commercial Register)
DFA International Core Equity Portfolio 3% Handelsregister (Commercial Register)

Officers

36

Directors and officers of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA

Eight of the 36 officer records shown for KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA are current appointments, filed with Handelsregister (Commercial Register). The remaining 28 records shown (Felix Büchting, Felix Buchting Ph.d. and 26 others) are former appointments that have since been resigned. Management authority at KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA sits with these individuals, not with shareholders, who are covered separately and hold ownership rather than control. The source filing doesn't specify representation authority — whether officers can act individually or must sign jointly to bind the company — so that detail isn't available here.

JP
Jörg Philipps ACTIVE

Appointed
2019-07-02
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

GF
Georg Folttmann ACTIVE

Appointed
2019-07-02
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

ME
Melanie Eisinger ACTIVE

Appointed
2019-08-23
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

RT
Robert Theodor Heidhues ACTIVE

Appointed
2021-10-11
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

VW
Volker Wilhelm Alfred Utesch ACTIVE

Appointed
2022-02-02
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

MY
Mun Yee Wergin-cheek ACTIVE

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

LG
Luis Gonzaga Hernandez Zaballos ACTIVE

Residence
🇪🇸 Spain
Occupation
Officer

JV
Jessica Viola Fabienne Spohner Cardoso ACTIVE

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

FB
Felix Büchting RESIGNED

Appointed
2019-01-29
Resigned
2019-07-02
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Ceo & Member Of Executive Board

FB
Felix Buchting Ph.d. RESIGNED

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Ceo & Member Of Executive Board

LB
Léon Broers RESIGNED

Appointed
2007-03-05
Resigned
2019-07-02
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Member Of The Executive Board

AS
Arne Sohnemann RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-09-28
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Partner

MS
Matthias Sohnemann RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-09-28
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Partner

MS
Malte Sohnemann RESIGNED

Appointed
2012-09-28
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Partner

HD
Hagen Duenbostel RESIGNED

Appointed
2015-04-15
Resigned
2019-07-02
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Member Of The Executive Board

CC
Clara Christina Oetker RESIGNED

Appointed
2015-10-14
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Partner

LA
Ludwig August Oetker RESIGNED

Appointed
2015-10-14
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Partner

LH
Leopold Heinrich Oetker RESIGNED

Appointed
2015-10-14
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Partner

JS
Johanna Sophie Oetker RESIGNED

Appointed
2015-10-14
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Partner

TM
Thomas Mallmann RESIGNED

Appointed
2019-07-02
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

RK
Rainer Krug RESIGNED

Appointed
2019-07-02
Resigned
2020-03-04
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

HV
Henning Von der Ohe RESIGNED

Appointed
2019-07-02
Resigned
2020-12-21
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

DA
Dirk Augustin RESIGNED

Appointed
2019-07-02
Resigned
2021-04-01
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

JW
Jürgen Wilhelm Schweden RESIGNED

Appointed
2019-07-02
Resigned
2021-10-11
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

MM
Margareta Mann RESIGNED

Appointed
2019-07-02
Resigned
2021-11-29
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

NN
Nicolás Necochea RESIGNED

Appointed
2019-07-02
Resigned
2022-02-02
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

RS
Rüdiger Strohm RESIGNED

Appointed
2019-08-23
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

SE
Sylvio Eichhorst RESIGNED

Appointed
2021-07-27
Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Officer

PH
Peter Hofmann RESIGNED

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Member Of The Executive Board

PV
Peter Vogt RESIGNED

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Head Of Investor Relations

ST
Sebastian Talg RESIGNED

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Member Of The Executive Board

WV
Wolf-gebhard Von Der Wense RESIGNED

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Head Of Investor Relations

JA
Jörn Andreas RESIGNED

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Cfo & Member Of Executive Board

PH
Peter Hofmann Ph.d. RESIGNED

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Member Of The Executive Board

EK
Eva Kienle RESIGNED

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Member Of The Executive Board & Cfo

NW
Nicolas Wielandt RESIGNED

Residence
🇩🇪 Germany
Occupation
Member Of Executive Board

Group Structure

Group structure of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA

KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA has no recorded parent company — it sits at the top of its own group structure, with 23 subsidiaries recorded beneath it across 10 jurisdictions. Each of these downward relationships is derived rather than filed: resolved by matching entities across the registry network, not stated directly in a single document.

  • KWS LOCHOW GmbH (Germany)
  • Betaseed GmbH (Germany)
  • KWS Semena, s.r.o. (Slovakia)
  • Kws Gateway Research Center, LLC (United States)
  • KWS Suisse AG (Switzerland)
  • KWS SAATFINANZ GmbH (Germany)
  • Kws-Seeds, Inc. (delaware) (United States)
  • KWS FRANCE (France)
  • KWS Berlin GmbH (Germany)
  • Kws Services North America, LLC (United States)

Data availability

Those 23 subsidiaries span Germany, Slovakia, United States, Switzerland, France, Argentina, and 4 more jurisdictions, though this list should not be read as complete — subsidiaries only become visible here where shareholder data has actually been filed with a register, so holdings in jurisdictions without that filing simply won't appear. Three of the 23 go a level deeper still, with their own further subsidiaries recorded beneath them — additional ownership layers this view doesn't expand.

Top of recorded group
KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
Germany
KWS LOCHOW GmbH
GermanyDE 21335B100038

Betaseed GmbH
GermanyDE 60313B92095

KWS Semena, s.r.o.
SlovakiaSK 35711027

Kws Gateway Research Center, LLC
United StatesUS MO 5497561

KWS Suisse AG
SwitzerlandCH CHE-107.306.618

KWS SAATFINANZ GmbH
GermanyDE 37073B130991

Kws-Seeds, Inc. (delaware)+ subsidiaries
United StatesUS MN 863402

KWS FRANCE
FranceFR 30186223100059

+15 more entities

Registry questions

Frequently asked questions

Who owns KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA?

Five shareholders are currently on record for KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, held on the Gesellschafterliste (shareholder list), filed under §40 of the GmbHG. The largest of these is HARDING LOEVNER Fd.S INC-Harding Loevner Intl Small Companies PORT., holding 6% — the largest recorded stake — followed by DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC-DFA Intl Small Cap Value PORT. at 5.3%; the remaining 3 shareholders shown hold smaller stakes. Because every shareholder shown is a company rather than an individual, the ownership chain continues above this level, and no beneficial owner can be established from this filing alone.

Who is KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA's UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?

Every shareholder recorded for KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA is itself a company rather than a natural person, so no Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) is identified at this level; establishing one would require tracing the ownership of each shareholding company in turn.

How many shareholders does KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA have on record?

5 shareholders are shown on record for KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA. The register reports 13 in total; only the top 5 by holding are shown here.

What is KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA's company registration number?

KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA's registration number is HRB 205722 Göttingen, filed with Handelsregister (Commercial Register) in Germany. Its current status on the register is active.

Is KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA still an active company?

KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA's status on Handelsregister (Commercial Register) is listed as active.

What is KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA's registered address?

The registered address on file for KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA is Einbeck, Germany.

Who are the officers/directors of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA?

Eight of the 36 officer records shown for KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA are current appointments, filed with Handelsregister (Commercial Register). The remaining 28 records shown (Felix Büchting, Felix Buchting Ph.d. and 26 others) are former appointments that have since been resigned. Management authority at KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA sits with these individuals, not with shareholders, who are covered separately and hold ownership rather than control.

Does KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA have a parent company or subsidiaries?

KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA has no recorded parent company — it sits at the top of its own group structure, with 23 subsidiaries recorded beneath it across 10 jurisdictions. Those 23 subsidiaries span Germany, Slovakia, United States, Switzerland, France, Argentina, and 4 more jurisdictions, though this list should not be read as complete — subsidiaries only become visible here where shareholder data has actually been filed with a register, so holdings in jurisdictions without that filing simply won't appear. Three of the 23 go a level deeper still, with their own further subsidiaries recorded beneath them — additional ownership layers this view doesn't expand.

Can Zavia monitor changes to KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA's ownership over time?

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Where does this company information come from, and how current is it?

This record is sourced directly from Handelsregister (Commercial Register) and was last synced on 11 September 2026.

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