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Board of Directors

Structure

The Board of Directors comprises at least three members elected by the annual shareholders' meeting for a term of one year. The board establishes the strategic, accounting, organizational and financing policies to be followed by the Group.

Chairman / Non-Executive

Vittorio Rossi, Italian national, Borgo Ticino, Italy (2) <br> Born May 8, 1958

Vittorio Rossi, Italian national, Borgo Ticino, Italy (2)
Born May 8, 1958

First elected 2022, elected until 2026

  • Graduated in electrical engineering, Politecnico of Milan, Italy
  • Held various management positions with the Siemens Group in Germany, Italy and USA from 1985 until 2002
  • CEO of Siemens SpA, Milan, Italy, from 2002 until 2005
  • CEO of Gewiss SpA, Bergamo, Italy, from 2005 until 2007
  • CEO of Carlo Gavazzi Automation Components from June 2009 until July 2022

Directors / Non-Executive

Yolanta de Cacqueray, Polish and French national, Zug (4) <br> Born July 18, 1966

Yolanta de Cacqueray, Polish and French national, Zug (4)
Born July 18, 1966

First elected 2022, elected until 2026

  • Graduated as Master of Sciences and Engineering at Polytechnical School, Wroclaw, Poland, and as MBA at HEC Paris, France
  • Developed her professional career during 15 years in Nestlé
  • Deputy Zone Director for Europe, Nestlé Waters from 2000 until 2002
  • Director International Finance at France Telecom from 2002 until 2005
  • Deputy CFO and CFO at Firmenich, Losinger Marazzi, Beldona and other companies from 2005 until 2016
  • CFO of Landis & Gyr Switzerland AG from 2016 until 2022
  • Director Accounting, Reporting and Treasury at Smartenergy Group since 2022
  • Bearer shareholders‘ representative of Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG since 2022
  • Interim Chief Financial Officer of Carlo Gavazzi Group, since December 2024

Bernhard H. Forster, Swiss national, Obfelden (1, 3) <br> Born September 14, 1965

Bernhard H. Forster, Swiss national, Obfelden (1, 3)
Born September 14, 1965

First elected 2025, elected until 2026

  • Start of professional career with a leading Swiss industrial company
  • Continuous in-service training in the fiduciary sector
  • Several years of professional experience with various consulting firms
  • Expert in financial accounting and group consolidation
  • Founder, owner and managing director of AdminConsult AG, Zug, since 1997
  • Held various other board memberships
  • Many years of serving domestic and international clients from a range of industries, incl. manufacturing, engineering, pharmaceutical and NGOs

Secretary to the board

Raoul Bussmann, Swiss national, Zug

Raoul Bussmann, Swiss national, Zug

  • University of Zurich, Doctorate in jurisprudence
  • Legal Counsel and member of the Corporate Legal Staff of Sulzer Brothers Limited, Winterthur, Switzerland, from 1981 until 1986
  • General Counsel and head of the Corporate Legal Staff of Landis & Gyr AG, Zug, Switzerland, from 1986 until 1991
  • Attorney at Law and Notary in Zug, Switzerland, since 1991 and partner at the law firm Stadlin Advokatur Notariat in Zug, Switzerland, from 1998 until 2016
  • Partner at the law firm Kaiser Odermatt & Partner, Zug, Switzerland, since 2016
  • Secretary to the Board of Directors of Carlo Gavazzi Holding AG since July 2009

(1) Chairman of the Audit Committee
(2) Member of the Audit Committee
(3) Chairman of the Compensation Committee
(4) Member of the Compensation Committee