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6.2 ProfilesDr Markus Altwegg, ChairmanMarkus Altwegg (1941) was appointed to the Board ofSiegfried Holding AG in 2002 and appointed Chairman in2003. He was responsible for the worldwide operationsof Roche Group’s Vitamin & Fine Chemicals Division from1999 until his retirement in 2003. Prior to that he heldvarious positions within different departments at Rochesince 1968 and was appointed to the Executive Committeein 1986.He serves on the board of the Energiedienst Holding AG andthe private bank Sal. Oppenheim AG. Furthermore, he is amember of numerous industry associations and scientific andcharity organizations. He is the President of the Life Sciencecommittee of the Basel Chambers of Commerce and a boardmember of the Basel Museum of Art Foundation and theBasel Museum of Ancient Art Foundation.He has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Basel.Markus Altwegg is a Swiss citizen.Dr Thomas Staehelin, Deputy ChairmanThomas Staehelin (1947) was appointed vice chairman ofSiegfried Holding AG in 1999; prior to that he served as thecompany’s chairman from 1991 and 1998. Thomas Staehelinis a partner in Fromer, Schultheiss und Staehelin, a lawfirm in Basel. As a lawyer, he specializes in tax, corporate,contract and company law.Thomas Staehelin is president of the Basel Chambers ofCommerce and a board member of the Swiss BusinessFederation (economiesuisse). He is a member of the boardof the Association of Private Joint Stock Companies and amember of the Expert Committee on Financial Reporting(SWISS GAAP FER). Thomas Staehelin serves on the boardof directors of the following companies: Chairman of SwissportInternational AG, Kühne Holding AG, and Scobag AG,Deputy Chairman of Lenzerheide Bergbahnen AG, boardmember of Kühne & Nagel International AG, Lantal Textiles,Veillon Immobilière SA, and Inficon Holding. In some ofthese companies he also chairs the auditing committee.Thomas Staehelin is a Swiss citizen.Corporate Governance31