Workforce expansion in 2014

The number of employees in the HUGO BOSS Group increased again in 2014. At the end of fiscal year 2014, HUGO BOSS had 12,990 employees. This is an increase of 494 employees or 4% compared with the prior year (2013: 12,496 employees).

Number of employees as of December 31 2014

The rise is attributable to positive business performance and the associated increase in demand for staff, particularly in the Group’s own retail business. The number of employees in the Group’s own retail business rose to 4,965 last year (2013: 4,759). The majority of new employees in this segment were hired in Europe, where the expansion of the Group’s own retail business was stepped up partly through the takeover of shop-in-shop units from wholesale partners. Group Strategy

Employees by functional area as of December 31 (in %)

As a consequence, the relation between employees in commercial positions and employees in industrial functions remained unchanged. At year-end 2014, 8,562 employees or 66% of the workforce (2013: 8,262) were assigned to commercial and administrative positions and 4,428 employees or 34% of the total workforce (2013: 4,234) to industrial activities. Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 10

Industrial, commercial and administrative employees as of December 31 (in %)

Increasingly international workforce

Internationality, openness and diversity shape the corporate culture at HUGO BOSS. This is reflected in the regional distribution of the workforce. 81% of the Group’s employees work outside Germany (2013: 80%).

Employees by region as of December 31 (in %)

Continued high share of women in management

The share of women in the HUGO BOSS Group as a whole stands at 60% (2013: 60%). In management, i.e. across all management levels, 45% of all positions were held by women at the end of December 2014 (2013: 46%). As a result, the Group complies with the recommendation of the German Corporate Governance Code according to which the Managing Board should ensure there is an adequate number of women in management positions. Corporate Governance Report