Shareholders' Letter

Anton Scherrer
Anton Scherrer
Swiss citizen
Education: Degree in Food Technology from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Dr. sc.
techn. ETH
Career history: Research, consulting and managerial posts in various industrial and brewing companies
in Switzerland and abroad; 1984–1991 delegate to the Board of Directors, Hürlimann Holding
AG; 1991–2001 various executive positions, Federation of Migros Cooperatives, with responsibility
for 14 industrial companies and the entire logistics operations; 2001–2005 Chief Executive
Officer and Chairman of the Executive Retail Committee, Federation of Migros Cooperatives; until
end of June 2005 Chairman of the Board of Directors of Migrosbank, Globus Magazine and the
international travel company Hotelplan.
Other mandates: Member of the Executive Board, economiesuisse; member of the Industry Advisory
Board, Capvis Equity Partners AG, Zurich; member of the Board of Directors, Orior AG, Zurich;
member of the Board of Trustees, Agrovision Foundation Muri; member of the Board of Trustees,
ETH Zurich Foundation, Zurich; member of the Advisory Board, Digma Management Consulting
AG, Zurich; President of the Marketing Promoter Programme, Institute of Marketing and Retailing,
University of St. Gallen, until June 2010; President of the foundation promoting the Master of Law
and Economics programme at the University of St. Gallen.