Urs Kaufmann

Chief Executive Officer

1962, Swiss citizien, Dipl. Ing. ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), Zurich; Senior Executive Program IMD. 1987 to 1993 project manager, production manager and head of sales at Zellweger Uster AG, in Uster and U.S.A. Joined HUBER+ SUHNER in 1994. 1994 to 1997 Managing Director of Henry Berchtold AG, a subsidiary of HUBER+SUHNER AG. 1997 to 2000 division head and member of management board of HUBER+SUHNER AG; since 2001 member of Executive Group Management and since 2002 CEO. Member of the Board of Directors of Gurit Holding AG.