Board of Directors (BoD)

Peter Kurer (Chairman)

Peter Kurer was elected to the Board of Directors at the AGM 2008 and thereafter appointed as Chairman. He chairs the Corporate Responsibility Committee and the Strategy Committee.

Sergio Marchionne (independent Vice Chairman)

Sergio Marchionne was elected to the Board of Directors at the AGM 2007 and appointed as independent Vice Chairman and Senior Independent Director in 2008. He is a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee and of the Strategy Committee.

Ernesto Bertarelli

Ernesto Bertarelli was elected to the Board of Directors at the AGM 2002. He is a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee and of the Human Resource and Compensation Committee.

Sally Bott

Sally Bott was elected to the Board of Directors at the EGM in October 2008. She is a member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee and of the Corporate Responsibility Committee.

Rainer-Marc Frey

Rainer-Marc Frey was elected to the Board of Directors at the EGM in October 2008. He is a member of the Risk Committee and of the Strategy Committee.

Bruno Gehrig

Bruno Gehrig was elected to the Board of Directors at the EGM in October 2008. He is a member of the Audit Committee.

Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler

Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler was elected to the Board of Directors at the AGM 2006. She chairs the Governance and Nominating Committee and is a member of the Corporate Responsibility Committee.

Helmut Panke

Helmut Panke was elected to the Board of Directors at the AGM 2004. He is a member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee and of the Risk Committee.

William G. Parrett

William G. Parrett was elected to the Board of Directors at the EGM in October 2008. He is a member of the Audit Committee.

David Sidwell

David Sidwell was elected to the Board of Directors at the AGM 2008. He chairs the Risk Committee and is a member of the Corporate Responsibility Committee.

Peter Voser

Peter Voser was elected to the Board of Directors at the AGM 2005. He chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Strategy Committee.

Joerg Wolle

Joerg Wolle was elected to the Board of Directors at the AGM 2006. He chairs the Human Resources and Compensation Committee and is a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee.