We make our customers successful. - Oerlikon Barmag

Group, Tiengen (1975 to 1980). Chief Representative of Schubert & Salzer Ltd, Ingolstadt. Director and
member of Group Management of Rieter Ltd, Winterthur (1981 to 1989). CEO, Saurer Textile Systems
(1990 to April 30, 2003).
Activities in governing and supervisory bodies: Member of the Board of Burckhardt Compression AG,
Hunziker AG, Graf & Cie. AG, Schneider Electric AG and Scholl-Then AG. Chairman Santex Group. Guest
Professor, China Textile University, Shanghai. Academic Consultant of College of Textile Development
Committee, China Textile University, Shanghai.
Permanent management and consultancy functions for Swiss and foreign interest groups: Chairman,
Swiss Association of Machinery Manufacturers (Textile Machinery Group), Swissmem. Board member of
CEMATEX (European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers). Chairman, Swiss Turkish Business
Council.
Alexis Fries
Education: Degree in Physics, ETH Zurich.
Professional background: From 1980 various positions with ABB (formerly BBC Brown Boveri) in Switzerland,
Philippines, Japan and Hong Kong. Executive Vice President, ABB Zurich, and member of the
Group Executive Committee of ABB (1993 to 1998), Head of Power Generation Division (1998 to 1999).
Executive Vice President, ABB ALSTOM Power, Brussels, Manager of Gas Turbines Division (1999 to 2001).
Since 2001 President, ALSTOM Power, Paris, member of the Group Management of ALSTOM.
Activities in governing and supervisory bodies: Member of the group management of ALSTOM.
Permanent management and consultancy functions for Swiss and foreign interest groups: None.
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