Ernst Tanner
Overview
Ernst Tanner has been a member of the Board since 2002 and member of the Risk Committee since 2003. His term as a member of the Board expires at the AGM in 2008. The Board has determined him to be independent under the Group's independence standards. Mr. Tanner is Chairman of the Board (since 1994) and Chief Executive Officer (since 1993) of Lindt & Sprungli AG, Kilchberg, a Swiss chocolate producer listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange. Before joining Lindt & Sprungli, Mr. Tanner worked at Johnson & Johnson, which he joined in 1969, most recently as Company Group Chairman of Johnson & Johnson Europe. Mr. Tanner serves on the Board of Directors of The Swatch Group, Biel (since 1995). He is also a member of the Board of the Zurich Chamber of Commerce and delegate of the Society for the Promotion of Swiss Economy.
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