Item 4: Elections
4.1. Re-election of Board Members
4.1.1. Re-election of Stephan Haeringer
A. Motion
The Board of Directors proposes that Stephan Haeringer be reelected
for an additional three-year term of office.
B. Explanations
The term of office of Stephan Haeringer, Vice Chairman of the
Board of Directors, expires at the 2007 Annual General Meeting.
He is prepared to stand for re-election.
Stephan Haeringer (1946) was elected to the Board of Directors
at the Annual General Meeting in April 2004 and thereafter appointed
as Executive Vice Chairman. He has chaired the Chairman’s
Office meetings relating to Group Internal Audit since
2005 and has been a member of the Corporate Responsibility
Committee since 2004. Prior to this, Stephan Haeringer served as
Deputy President of the Group Executive Board, a position he
held between 2002 and 2004. Between 2000 and 2002, he was
Chief Executive Officer of UBS Switzerland and the Private and
Corporate Clients business.
A more detailed CV may be found in the “Handbook 2006/2007”
as well as on the Internet under www.ubs.com/boards.
4.1.2. Re-election of Helmut Panke
A. Motion
The Board of Directors proposes that Helmut Panke be re-elected
for an additional three-year term of office.
B. Explanations
The term of office of Helmut Panke expires at the 2007 Annual
General Meeting. He is prepared to stand for re-election.
Helmut Panke (1946) was elected to the Board of Directors at
the Annual General Meeting in April 2004. He has chaired the
Nominating Committee since 2006. Helmut Panke was Chairman
of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Munich, between
2002 and September 2006. He currently holds several
board memberships, including as a member of the Board of
Directors of Microsoft Corporation.
A more detailed CV may be found in the “Handbook 2006/2007”
as well as on the Internet under www.ubs.com/boards.
4.1.3. Re-election of Peter Spuhler
A. Motion
The Board of Directors proposes that Peter Spuhler be re-elected
for an additional three-year term of office.
B. Explanations
The term of office of Peter Spuhler expires at the 2007 Annual
General Meeting. He is prepared to stand for re-election.
Peter Spuhler (1959) was elected to the Board of Directors at the
Annual General Meeting in April 2004 and since then he has
been a member of the Compensation Committee.
Peter Spuhler is the owner of Stadler Rail AG (Switzerland),
which he acquired in 1989 when it was a small firm with 18 employees.
Today the Stadler Rail Group has more than 2,500 staff
and is an internationally successful light railway vehicle business.
He is also a member of the National Council of the Swiss Parliament
(lower house).
A more detailed CVmay be found in the “Handbook 2006/2007”
as well as on the Internet under www.ubs.com/boards.