Geberit AG Annual Report 2005

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Group Executive Board

Albert M. Baehny (1952)

	Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since 2005, member of the Group Executive Board since 2003, with Geberit since 2003 Swiss citizen Resident in Arlesheim (CH)

Albert M. Baehny graduated with a degree in biology from the University of Fribourg (CH). In 1979, he started his career in the research department of Serono-Hypolab. His further career comprised various marketing, sales and global management positions with Dow Chemicals Europe, Ciba Geigy, Ciba SC, Vantico and Wacker Chemie. For more than 20 years, Albert M. Baehny gathered relevant knowledge and expertise in sales, marketing, strategic planning and as head of global operations. Before joining Geberit, he was Senior Vice President of “Wacker Specialities”. At Geberit he was Head of Group Division Marketing and Sales Europe from 2003 to 2004. Albert M. Baehny has been Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since 1 January 2005.



Randolf Hanslin (1942)

	Member of the Group Executive Board since 1979, with Geberit since 1977 Swiss citizen Resident in Jona (CH) Head of Group Division Products Member of the Board of Directors Maestrani AG, St. Gallen Member of the association Swissmem, Zurich

Randolf Hanslin graduated with the degree of a mechanical engineer from the Technical University (ETH) Zurich. He started his career in 1968 as an internationally active consulting engineer with Dr OHC Messner, a firm of consulting engineers. In 1977, he joined former Geberit AG as Head of Product Research and Development. Shortly afterwards he was appointed a member of the Management Board of former Geberit AG as well as of the Group (Research and Development Department). In addition, in 1988/89 he was Head of the Group Division Marketing and Sales. From 1991 to 1994, Randolf Hanslin was Chief Executive of former Geberit AG and member of the Group Executive Board. From 1995 to 2002, he was Head of a Group Division with responsibilities covering sales and production companies in various countries as well as for the Group functions quality and environment. From 2003 to 2004, he was responsible for the Group Division Piping Systems. Randolf Hanslin has been Head of the Group Division Products since 1 January 2005.



Roland Iff (1961)

	Member of the Group Executive Board since 2005, with Geberit since 1993 Swiss citizen Resident in Herrliberg (CH) Head of Group Division Finance (CFO)

Roland Iff studied economics at the University of St. Gallen and graduated with the degree of lic.oec. (major: accounting and finance) in 1986. He started his professional career in 1987 as internal auditor with the American Mead Corporation in Zurich and at the company’s headquarter in Dayton (US). Subsequently he worked on different market development projects in Brussels before he was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Mead’s Italian subsidiary in Milan. In 1993, Roland Iff joined Geberit as Head of Corporate Development. In 1995, he became Head of Group Controlling. From 1997 to 2004 he was Head of Group Treasury. Roland Iff has been Head of the Group Division Finance (CFO) since 1 January 2005.



Dr Michael Reinhard (1956)

	Member of the Group Executive Board since 2005, with Geberit since 2004 German citizen Resident in Uerikon (CH) Head of Group Division Sales

Dr Michael Reinhard studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University Darmstadt and was awarded a PhD in materials science from the Deutsche Kunststoffinstitut. He started his professional career in 1987 as a project manager with Automatik GmbH, Gross-Ostheim (DE). In 1990, he joined McKinsey & Company and was soon promoted to senior associate. In 1992, Dr Michael Reinhard joined Schott, Mainz (DE), where he was entrusted with various functions of increasing responsibility within international sales and marketing. In 1995, he became Vice President of Schott’s Pharmaceutical Packaging Division and in 1998 Senior Vice President of the Tubing Division comprising 2,400 employees. Dr Michael Reinhard has been Head of the Group Division Sales since 1 January 2005.



Effective 1 January 2005, Günter F. Kelm handed over the CEO position to Albert M. Baehny. From January 2005 until the general meeting 2005, Günter F. Kelm held the position of President of the Board of Directors. Management contracts The Group has not entered into any management contracts with third parties.