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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE<br />

BarryCallebaut<br />

Annual Report2010/11<br />

Markus Fiechter (1956) has been CEO of Jacobs Holding AG since September<br />

2004.<br />

He started his career as Assistant Professor in Chemistry at the University of<br />

Applied Sciences in Horw,Lucerne.From1984 until 1991, he held various managerial<br />

positions at Mettler Toledo AG.<br />

From 1991 to 1994, he worked for TheBoston Consulting Group as aManager<br />

at the Zurich office.From1994 to 2004, he was CEO of the Minibar Group.Markus<br />

Fiechter is Vice President of the Board ofDirectors of Valora Holding AG and<br />

amember of the BoardofDirectors of Minibar AG.Heisalso member of the Board<br />

of the Federal Foundation for the Advancement of the Swiss Economy through<br />

ScientificResearch.<br />

Markus Fiechter holds aMaster’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the<br />

Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) and an MBAfromthe University<br />

of St.Gallen.<br />

Markus Fiechter<br />

Directorsince 2004,<br />

Swiss national<br />

Stefan Pfander (1943) started his career in 1971 as Product Manager with General<br />

Foods GmbH in Elmshorn, Germany,and later worked for Mars Inc.(as Marketing<br />

Manager for Effem GmbH, Verden, Germany,asMarketing Director for Kal Kan<br />

Foods Inc., Los Angeles,U.S.). In 1981, he joined the Wm. Wrigley Jr.Company as<br />

Managing Director initially responsible for Germany later Europe, Middle East,<br />

Africa and India building leading market positions for Wrigley in over 40 countries.<br />

Until January 2006, he was Chairman Europe and Vice President of the Wm.Wrigley<br />

Jr. Company in Chicago, U.S. Until 2010, he also served amember of the Board<br />

of Directors of Sweet Global Network e.V. (international confectionery trade<br />

association).<br />

Stefan Pfander is aSupervisory Board Member of Maxingvest AG (Holding<br />

company, Beiersdorf AG, Tchibo GmbH), Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory<br />

Board ofGfK SE (market research institute) and Chairman of the Supervisory<br />

BoardofTreofan GmbH.<br />

Stefan Pfander holds adegree in Economics from the University of Hamburg.<br />

Stefan Pfander<br />

Directorsince 2005,<br />

German national<br />

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