Judith A. Sprieser

Nomination & Compensation Committee

United States national. Member of the Board of Directors and of the Nomination and Compensation Committee since May 2008. Her term of office ends on the day of the 2010 General Meeting of Shareholders.

Until 2005, Judith Sprieser was the Chief Executive Officer of the US technology software and services company Transora, Inc.

She previously held various senior executive positions at Sara Lee Corporation until May 2000, having joined the company in 1987.

Judith Sprieser currently serves as a non-executive director of Allstate Insurance Company, USG Corporation, Reckitt Benckiser, Royal Ahold and Intercontinental Exchange.

She is a member of the Board of Trustees of Northwestern University, from which she earned a Master of Business Administration degree.