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Dr Rudolf Huber, Dr Thomas Raible and Paul Witschi,
the three members of the Group Executive Board
resigning as of the year-end, have contributed immensely
to the Group’s development during their long service
years. The Board of Directors would like to take this opportunity
to thank them for their valuable and committed
efforts.
The plans relating to the Board of Directors are also
based on continuity. If the appointment of the two
Directors eligible for re-election is confirmed at the forthcoming
general meeting, the presently existing Board
of Directors will be recomposed for the next term of
office and the current President will be elected Chairman,
while the present Chairman will be appointed Vice-
Chairman.
We owe the great success recorded in 2004 to the
competence, strong commitment and high motivation
levels of the employees in our Group companies covering
approximately 40 countries. We would like to take
this opportunity to express our sincere thanks to them
for their exemplary performance.
In the past year, once again, we very much appreciated
and gratefully acknowledged the constructive cooperation
with our customers in the commercial and trade sectors.
Finally, we would like to sincerely thank you, our esteemed
shareholders, for your continued strong commitment
to our Company.
The year before us represents a great challenge. Additional
profitable growth has to be generated following
the extraordinary year of 2004. Numerous new products,
increased marketing efforts and a clear brand policy,
substantial research and development investments, the
targeted training of our employees and executives as
well as the continued optimization of our internal business
processes will all be important instruments in
helping us achieve our ambitious goals.
Kurt E. Feller Günter F. Kelm
Chairman of the Board President
Kurt E. Feller (left)
Günter F. Kelm
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