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	Jürgen Tinggren (1958, Sweden), President has been President of the Management Committee since August 1, 2007. He joined the Management Committee on April 1, 1997, initially with responsibility for Europe 1. In 1999 he took over responsibility for the Asia/Pacific region. On May 1, 2005, Jürgen Tinggren was appointed Deputy President of the Management Committee and took over responsibility for Technology and Strategic Procurement. From 1985 to 1997 he worked for the Sika Group, ultimately as a member of the management committee with responsibility for North America. Jürgen Tinggren holds a joint MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics and New York University Business School.
	Miguel A. Rodriguez (1953, Spain), Deputy President/Global Business/India & the Gulf has been a member of the Management Committee since December 1, 1998, and since January 1, 2010, has been responsible for the Global Business function and India & the Gulf. He joined the Management Committee as head of Europe South West, and was from November 1, 2001, till December 31, 2009, responsible for all of Europe. From 1991 to 1998 he managed the Schindler subsidiaries in Spain and Portugal. From 1981 to 1991 he was a member of the corporate management of the Armstrong Group, holding the position of general manager at various subsidiaries in Spain. Miguel A. Rodríguez studied at the Advanced School of Industrial Engineering of the University of Bilbao, Spain, where he graduated as an industrial engineer.
	Erich Ammann (1957, Switzerland), Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has been a member of the Management Committee, and Chief Financial Officer of the Schindler Group, since November 1, 2001. From 1997 he was Head of Group Controlling, and from 1992 to 1997 CFO of Schindler USA. Erich Ammann joined the Schindler Group in 1988 as Area Controller for North America. Prior to that, he was a treasurer with Intershop Holding, Zurich, Switzerland, and before that an auditor with Schweizerische Treuhandgesellschaft (STG) in Geneva. He obtained a degree in economics and business administration from St. Gallen University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland, and in 1994 gained an executive MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
	Dr. Rudolf W. Fischer (1952, Switzerland), Human Resources and Training has been a member of the Management Committee with responsibility for Human Resources, Training, and Corporate Safety & Health since January 1, 1996. From 1994 to 1995 he was a partner in Dr. Björn Johansson Associates, an executive search company in Zurich. From 1991 to 1994 he was CEO of Jockey/Vollmöller AG in Uster, and subsequently of Hanro AG in Liestal, both in Switzerland. Previously, for almost nine years, he held various managerial positions in human resources and trade marketing with Jacobs Suchard in Switzerland and Belgium. From 1980 to 1982 he worked for Zürcher Kantonalbank and First National Bank of Boston. He is a member of the board of directors of Vetropack Holding AG, Bülach, Switzerland. Rudolf W. Fischer completed his studies in 1979 with a doctorate in economics at the University of Zurich.
	Didier Gaudoux (1958, France), Europe-South has been a member of the Management Committee with responsibility for the region Europe-South since January 1, 2010. From 2002 to 2009, he was with Air Liquide, most recently in the position of Vice President South Europe. He also held the positions CEO of Gas and Services France and Metrology Europe as well as CEO of Air Liquide Welding, and from 2007 to 2009 was Chairman of the Air Liquide Group work council. From 2000 to 2001, Didier Gaudoux was with Suez–GTM Group as CEO of its electricity contracting business in France, GTMH-EI. From 1995 to 1999, he was with the Schindler Group in France, latterly as CEO of the French subsidiary. Prior to that he held various positions in the electricity contracting business. Didier Gaudoux holds a degree in engineering from the Ecole Centrale de Lille, and a Master's in Management from Lille University. He also has a post-graduate degree in International Finance from Paris Dauphine University.
	Silvio Napoli (1965, Italy), Asia/Pacific has been a member of the Management Committee with responsibility for the Asia/Pacific region since March 1, 2008. For three years prior to that date he was head of the Jardine Schindler Group. From 2003 to 2005 he was General Manager of Schindler Lifts (Hong Kong) Ltd. From 2001 to 2003 he was Director of Corporate Development (M&A) for ALSO Holding AG. Silvio Napoli joined the Schindler Group in 1994 and has held various positions, including Vice President South Asia, President and CEO Schindler India, and Head of Corporate Planning. For three years prior to joining Schindler, Silvio Napoli held various positions with The Dow Chemical Company in Germany. He holds an MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and a degree in materials science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne.
	Thomas Oetterli (1969, Switzerland), Europe-North has been a member of the Management Committee since January 1, 2010, with responsibility for the region Europe-North. Previously he was for three years CEO of Schindler Switzerland, and from 2003 to 2006 he was CFO of Schindler Germany. Thomas Oetterli joined the Schindler Group in 1994 and has held various positions, among them CFO and COO for the C. Haushahn Group, Schindler’s dual-brand company in Germany. Thomas Oetterli graduated in 1996 from the University of Zurich with a degree in Business Administration.
	Jakob Züger (1952, Switzerland), North, Central and South America has been a member of the Management Committee since July 1, 2006, with responsibility for North, Central, and South America. He joined Schindler Elevator Ltd. in March 1995. In 2003 he became Chief Executive Officer of Schindler Elevator Ltd., Switzerland. From 1990 to 1995, Jakob Züger was chief executive officer of Saurer Embroidery Systems Ltd., a subsidiary of the Saurer Group. Before that, he worked for several tool and textile machinery manufacturers. Jakob Züger studied at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, where he graduated with a master's degree in mechanical engineering in 1978 and completed additional studies in management science.

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