Annual Report 2005/06 THE WORLD OF SOUND - Sonova

Andy Rihs (born in 1942) has been Chairman of the Board ofDirectors of Phonak Holding AG since 1992. He is one of the founders ofthe Phonak Group, together with his partner, Beda Diethelm, and hisbrother Hans-Ueli Rihs.In 1966, Andy Rihs joined Beda Diethelm who came to Phonak ayear earlier as technical manager. Andy Rihs began to build up themarketing and commercial aspect of the company. He first established asales organization for Switzerland, then gradually built up a global distributionnetwork. Andy Rihs led the Phonak Group as CEO until April2000, and as interim CEO, from April to September 2002. Under his leadership,the company grew continuously and succeeded in establishing anoutstanding brand image for Phonak – known for products of the highesttechnological standard and reliability.Andy Rihs completed his education and business training primarilyin Switzerland and France.Dr. h.c. Daniel Borel (born in 1950) has been Chairman of theBoard of Logitech International Ltd. since 1988.He co-founded Logitech in 1981 and served as CEO from 1992 to1998. During this time, Daniel Borel was instrumental in growingLogitech around the world and establishing the company’s high-volumemanufacturing capability in Asia. In 1988, he took the Logitech Grouppublic on the SWX Swiss Exchange and in 1997 on Nasdaq.Daniel Borel holds an engineering degree from the Swiss FederalInstitute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland, and a master’s degree inComputer Science from Stanford University, California. He was awardedan honorary doctorate from Lausanne’s Federal Institute of Technologyin 1992.Dr. Michael Jacobi (born in 1953) is CFO and member of theExecutive Committee of Ciba Specialty Chemicals AG – a position he hasheld since 1997 and in which he is responsible for Treasury, M&A,Investor Relations, and Controlling.Michael Jacobi joined Ciba-Geigy’s Control & Management Servicesin 1978 when he held positions in finance, accounting, and planningin Brazil and the US. In 1987, he returned as Head of ManagementAccounting at the Finance Department in Basel, Switzerland, where helater became responsible for Ciba-Geigy’s overall corporate financialaccounting and reporting.Michael Jacobi studied at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland,at the Washington University in Seattle, and at the Harvard BusinessSchool in Boston. In St. Gallen, he earned a doctorate degree with a thesison the International Accounting Standards.William D. Dearstyne (born in 1940) retired in April 2003 from hisposition as Company Group Chairman and member of the MedicalDevices and Diagnostics Group Operating Committee of Johnson &Johnson.During the 34 years of his career managing diversified healthcarecompanies, he gained valuable business experience in Asia, Central andEastern Europe as well as Latin America. He served in many differentfunctions during his 26 years at Johnson & Johnson. Within this period,he also led two major acquisitions for the company – Cordis and DePuy– both of which today occupy leadership positions in interventionalcardiology and orthopedics respectively.William D. Dearstyne studied at Bucknell University in Lewisburg,Pennsylvania, and at Syracuse University in New York where he earnedan MBA in International Business.Heliane Canepa (born in 1948) has been President and CEO ofNobel Biocare AB, Sweden, a company primarily engaged in dentalimplants, since 2001. Since 2002, she has also been CEO of the newlyestablished group parent company, Nobel Biocare Holding AG.Before joining Nobel Biocare, Heliane Canepa acted as CEO of themedical technology company Schneider Worldwide. In 1984, Schneiderwas sold to Pfizer Inc., which resold the entity to Boston Scientific in1998. Because Boston Scientific already had a European production sitein Ireland, the location in Bülach, Switzerland, was closed. HelianeCanepa earned special merit for her work in assisting employees to findnew employment opportunities. She was voted Entrepreneur of the yearin Switzerland in 1995 and 1999.Heliane Canepa completed business school in Dornbirn, Austria,West London College in London, Sorbonne University in Paris, and theForeign Executive Development Program at Princeton University, NewJersey.Robert F. Spoerry (born in 1955) is Chairman, President and CEOof Mettler-Toledo International Inc., a leading global manufacturer ofprecision instruments for use in laboratory, manufacturing and foodretailing applications, quoted on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)since 1997.Robert F. Spoerry joined Mettler-Toledo in 1983, served as Head ofthe Industrial and Retail Division in Europe from 1987 until 1993, andwas in charge of the lead in the acquisition and integration of ToledoScale Corporation (USA). In 1989, he was appointed to the company’sExecutive Board, was nominated CEO in 1993 and assigned Chairman in1998.Robert F. Spoerry graduated in mechanical engineering at the FederalInstitute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland, and received an MBA fromthe University of Chicago.Corporate Governance25