Pallet-Management-Services - AFM

The Supervisory Board aims for an appropriate combination of knowledge and experience
amongst its members:
Dr. Bernd Malmström became member of the Supervisory Board of the Company in December
2005. He was elected as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of IFCO SYSTEMS on September
26, 2006. Mr. Malmström studied law at the universities of Kiel and Freiburg (Germany) and
holds a PhD in law. Mr. Malmström works as a lawyer and consultant for Deutsche Bahn AG.
Prior to that, he has held various management positions at Deutsche Bahn AG, Stinnes AG,
Schenker-Rhenus-Group and VEBA AG. Mr. Malmström also serves as a member of the
Supervisory Board of the following companies: BLG Logistics Group AG & Co. KG (Advisory
Board), Deutsche Afrika-Linien GmbH & Co. KG (Advisory Board), Petrotec AG (Chairman of the
Supervisory Board), Fraport AG (Advisory Board), HHLA Intermodal GmbH, K+S
Aktiengesellschaft, Lehnkering GmbH, Stinnes Corporation and Sulo GmbH (Advisory Board).
Mr. Malmström was appointed for a period of four (4) years.
Michael Phillips was Director C in the Board of Directors of the Company since December 2003.
He resigned as member of the Board of Directors in August 2005, and became Director and first
vice chairman of the Supervisory Board of IFCO SYSTEMS in August 2005. He is a graduate in
engineering chemistry from Queen's University in Kingston, Canada, and also holds an MBA
from INSEAD, where he graduated with distinction. Upon graduating from University, Mr. Phillips
worked at Ciba Geigy Canada Ltd. as a manager in the plastics additives division. He then spent
three years at OTTO Holding Ltd. in Cologne, one of Germany's largest waste management
companies, as the General Manager of an operations subsidiary. Mr. Phillips currently works for
and is a director of Apax Partners. He is also a Director of Xerium Technologies Inc, Sulo
GmbH, Tommy Hilfiger Sarl, Mueller Brot AG, Elmira Sarl and Anker Brot AG. Mr. Phillips was
appointed for a period of four (4) years.
Christoph Schoeller was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company since December
2002, and a Director B as of March 2000. He resigned as member of the Board of Directors in
August 2005, and became Director and second vice chairman of the Supervisory Board of the
Company in August 2005. In 1992, he co-founded IFCO SYSTEMS GmbH and MTS with his
brother, Martin Schoeller. Mr. Schoeller was responsible for advancing both IFCO SYSTEMS
Europe’s and MTS’s market and product development and logistics network. In 1982, Mr.
Schoeller joined the Schoeller group of companies and presently serves as one of its Managing
Directors. From 1982 through 1984, he was involved in international sales and licensing in the
Eastern hemisphere. From 1985 to 1988, Christoph Schoeller was focused on product
development and build-up of the sales organization. From 1988 until 1992, Mr. Schoeller
developed the sales and marketing organization of Schoeller Logistic Industries GmbH. Mr.
Schoeller was a member of the Supervisory Board of Trans-o-flex Schnell-Lieferdienst AG, a
logistics company, and was formerly a member of the Supervisory Board of Danzas Holding AG,
a logistics company, until its merger with Deutsche Post AG. Mr. Schoeller is also Vice-
Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Co-Chairman of the Executive Committee of Syntek
Capital AG. Mr. Schoeller was appointed for a period of four (4) years.
Ralf Gruss was a Director C of the Board of Directors of the Company since December 2003. He
resigned as member of the Board of Directors, and became Director of the Supervisory Board of
the Company in August 2005. He holds a degree with distinction in financial economics and
industrial engineering from the University of Karlsruhe and studied financial economics as well
as business administration at the London School of Economics and the University of
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