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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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