German national. Member of the Board of Directors since May 2006, member of the Nomination & Compensation Committee. Term of office ends on the day of the 2008 General Meeting of Shareholders.

After studying law at the universities of Freiburg and Munich (Germany) and Montpellier (France), Andreas Jacobs obtained a doctorate in European competition law from the University of Freiburg. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.

Andreas Jacobs has been an independent entrepreneur since 1992, with a stake in several European and North American companies. Since 2001 he has held several executive functions within the Jacobs family’s businesses. From 1991 to 1993 he worked as a consultant and project manager at the Boston Consulting Group in Munich.

Other appointments and commitments: Executive Chairman of Jacobs Holding AG, Chairman of Barry Callebaut AG, Vice-Chairman of Infront Sports & Media AG, Chairman of Minibar AG (all in Switzerland); Chairman of Focam AG (Germany), and Chairman of Maine Chance Farms Pty Ltd. (South Africa).