Disclosure is in acordance with the Corporate Governance Directive issued by SWX Swiss Exchange. The information on former members of the senior management set out below is deleted four years after they have left the company. Aeschimann, Paul (Swiss, born 1952) Studied economics at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. PMD at Harvard University, Boston, U.S.A. 1979–1983 Corporate Internal Auditor, Nestlé 1983–1988 VP Finance, Arrowhead Technologies, U.S.A. 1988–2008 Member of the executive committee of Zehnder Group (Finance & Controlling) since 1992 Member of the Executive Committee of VSUD - Vereinigung Schweizerischer Unternehmen in Deutschland (Association of Swiss Companies in Germany) Jansen, Paul (Dutch, born 1949) Craft apprenticeship MBA at SWOT University, Enschede, Holland 1965–1981 Various Responsibilities and Functions in Production and in Organisation at industrial companies in Holland 1982–1998 Various management positions at J.E. Stork Ventilatoren B.V. (J.E. StorkAir), Zwolle, Holland; last position held was head of Development, Production and Customer Service 1999–2005 General Manager at J.E. StorkAir, Zwolle, Holland 2006–2008 Member of the executive committee Zehnder Group (Head of Comfort Systems) Schneider, Jürg (Swiss, born 1942) Studied mechanical engineering at ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) in Zurich, Switzerland; subsequently teaching assistant at ETH. International Program for General Management (PGG) at Insead in Fontainbleau, France. 1969–1975 Worked in France as an engineer 1975–1988 Various top management positions at Asuag in Bienne, Switzerland and Eta in Grenchen, Switzerland (both companies now part of the Swatch Group); last position held was head of watch casings and bracelets division 1988–1998 Various top management positions at Zehnder Heizkörper AG in Gränichen, Switzerland; most recently chairman of the executive committee 1999–2006 Member of the executive committee Zehnder Group (until 2005 Production; since 2006: Projects) since 2004 Member of the board of directors of GS 1 Switzerland (merger of SGL, EAN and ECR)