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4.2 Education, professional background, other activities and functions. None of the members of the
Senior Management is a member of governing and supervisory bodies of important Swiss or foreign
organizations outside of Saurer, with the exception of Heinrich Fischer, as noted in 3.2 above. None of
the members holds permanent management or consultancy functions for important Swiss or foreign interest
groups, and none of the members has official functions or holds political posts.
Heinrich Fischer See 3.2 above.
Peter Stiefenhofer
Education: Degree in Economics and Business Administration, University of Zurich. Swiss Certified Public
Accountant. Advanced Executive Course (Northwestern University – Kellogg).
Professional background: Auditor and systems consultant with KPMG. Group Controller, Zellweger
Group. Vice President Finance and Operations, Zellweger Analytics, Inc., USA.
Tasks previously carried out for Saurer: None.
Walter Cox
Education: B.A., Economics, DePauw University, USA.
Professional background: Controller, Operations Manager, and Treasurer, Virginia Transformer Corporation,
USA. Joined Xaloy, Inc. in 1983. CFO and later President of Xaloy, Inc.
Tasks previously carried out for Saurer: President, Xaloy, Inc.
Dr. Marcello Lamberto
Education: Doctor in Mechanical Engineering from Politecnico Torino.
Professional background: Metallurgist within the Product Development Department at Fiat Cars. Chief
Metallurgist and Quality Manager at Rockwell CVC (joint-venture between Rockwell International and
Iveco, manufacturing axles for trucks). From October 1984 various positions at Graziano Trasmissioni
(Quality Manager, Operations Manager, assistant to the Managing Director, General Manager and CEO).
Tasks previously carried out for Saurer: None.
Dr. Marco Marchetti
Education: Master’s Degree in Economics, University of Milan. PhD (Milan and Zurich). Advanced Management
Program, Harvard Business School. Swiss Certified Public Accountant.
Professional background: Audit Manager, Price Waterhouse. M&A Manager/Division Controller Rieter
Automotive system. CFO, Rhodia Industrial Yarns.
Tasks previously carried out for Saurer: None.
Josef Steiger
Education: Degree in Engineering, ETH Zurich. Degree in Business Administration from HSG (University
of St.Gall Business School).
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