Ulrich Hocker, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Lawyer, Dusseldorf (Germany)

• Born 1950
• Member of the Board of Directors since 1988. Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2003
• Trained as a banker
• Law degree, attorney at law
• Manager at Germany's oldest and largest association for private investors, Deutsche Schutzvereinigung für Wertpapierbesitz e. V. (DSW) from 1985 to November 2011, and DSW President since 21 November 2011.

Benedikt A. Goldkamp, CEO and Delegate of the Board of Directors
Dipl. Finanzwirt, MBA Duke University, Lufingen (Switzerland)

• Born 1969
• Member of the Board of Directors since 2000. As of July, 1 2001 Delegate of the Board of Directors
• Gained a degree in financial consultancy, followed by a Master’s in Business Administration.
• 1996–1997 Worked as an auditor and strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co. 1998–2000 Managed the Group’s own production facility in Hungary and several Group-internal restructuring projects.
• Member of the management and Board of Directors of Phoenix Mecano AG since 2000.

Dr Florian Ernst, Dipl. Wirtschaftsprüfer, Dr oec. HSG, Zollikon (Switzerland)

• Born 1966
• Member of the Board of Directors since 2003
• Graduated as Dr oec. HSG in 1996, qualified as an auditor in 1999.
• Worked as an auditor at Deloitte & Touche AG in Zurich until 1999. Then held various positions in the banking sector, including as a mergers & acquisitions and as a consultant and the CFO of an alternative investment company in Pfäffikon, Schwyz.
• Since 2008 he has been working for Deutsche Bank in Zurich in the field of private equity.

Dr Martin Furrer, Lawyer, Dr iur., MBA INSEAD, Zumikon (Switzerland)

• Born 1965
• Member of the Board of Directors since 2003
• Gained a doctorate in law (Dr iur.) from Zurich University, then an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, and passed the bar examination of the Canton of Zurich.
• Started out as a lawyer for Baker & McKenzie in Sydney, then became a strategy consultant for McKinsey & Company in Zurich. Has been back working as a lawyer for Baker & McKenzie in Zurich since 1997, specialising in private equity, mergers & acquisitions, capital market law and restructuring.
• Has been a partner at Baker & McKenzie since 2002.

Beat Siegrist, Dipl.-Ing. ETH 1985, MBA Fontainebleau, Herrliberg (Switzerland), President of the Satisloh Group and Member of the Executive Committee at Essilor, Paris, and of the Board of Directors at Schweiter Technologies, Horgen

• Born 1960
• Member of the Board of Directors since 2003
• Gained the following qualifications: Dipl.-Ing. ETH 1985, MBA Fontainebleau and McKinsey Fellowship 1988. Development engineer for data transfer with Contraves, Senior Consultant and Project Manager at McKinsey & Co. responsible for reorganisations and turnaround projects in the machine industry.
• CEO of Schweiter Technologies, Horgen, from 1996 to 2008.
• Since 2008 has been Managing Director of the Satisloh Group and a Member of the Executive Committee at Essilor, the world’s largest manufacturer of ophthalmic lenses, with sales of CHF 5 billion.

Benedikt A. Goldkamp, CEO and Delegate of the Board of Directors
Dipl. Finanzwirt, MBA Duke University, Lufingen (Switzerland)

• Born 1969
• Member of the Board of Directors since 2000. As of July, 1 2001 Delegate of the Board of Directors
• Gained a degree in financial consultancy, followed by a Master’s in Business Administration.
• 1996–1997 Worked as an auditor and strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co. 1998–2000 Managed the Group’s own production facility in Hungary and several Group-internal restructuring projects.
• Member of the management and Board of Directors of Phoenix Mecano AG since 2000.

Philip Brown, Member of the Executive Committee since 2007
Incorporated Engineer (IEng), MBA, Frederick (MD, USA)

• Born in 1961
• Worked for 11 years as chief engineer in the British navy.
• From 1988 he occupied a variety of posts, most recently as managing director of the UK subsidiary of a global industrial controls manufacturer.
• Managing Director of Phoenix Mecano Ltd. (UK) between 1997 and 2005.
• Since 2005 President and CEO of Phoenix Mecano Inc. (USA) and since 2009 President and CEO of Okin America Inc. (USA)

Ralph Gamper, Member of the Executive Committee since 2006
Machine technician, Schlattingen (Switzerland)

• Born 1955
• Started his career as a technical draughtsman, gained his Matura (Swiss university entrance qualification), then qualified as a machine technician, sales manager and business manager.
• Since 1982 has been in the employ of Phoenix Mecano.
• Since 2001 managing director of Phoenix Mecano Komponenten AG, Stein am Rhein, which covers the Swiss market for the entire Phoenix Mecano Group.

Maximilian Kleinle, Member of the Executive Committee since 2004
Dipl. Ing. (FH), Baar (Switzerland)

• Born 1961
• Graduated from college as an electrical engineer, then added an MBA.
• 1990–1996 Various management posts in distribution and marketing of technical products.
• 1997–2003 CEO of a company in precision engineering and electronics.
• October 2003 - January 2009 General Manager of the ELCOM/EMS division
• Since February 2009 Head of Division Dewert/Okin

Dr Rochus Kobler, COO and Chairman of the Executive Committee
Dr. oec. HSG, Dipl.-Ing. ETH/MSc, Unterägeri (Switzerland)

• Born 1969
• 1994 Master of Science in Advanced Manufacturing Systems, MSc from Brunel University, London
• 1995 a degree in Industrial and Business Engineering from the ETH, Zurich
• 1997 PhD in Economics
• Between 1997 and 2002, Dr Kobler served as a strategy consultant at McKinsey, working in its Zurich, Chicago and Johannesburg offices.
• From 2002 to 2010 he was the CEO, delegate of the Board of Directors and shareholder of the Gutta Group, an international company active in the technical construction materials sector.
• Since September 1, 2010 Chief Operating Officer of Phoenix Mecano AG and per April, 1 2011 Chairman of the Executive Committee

Dr Joachim Metzger, Member of the Executive Committee since 1992
Qualified mechanical and industrial engineer
Dr rer. pol., Rimbach (Germany)

• Born 1951
• Worked for several years for Arthur Andersen as an auditor and management consultant,
• became a Head of Division and Head of Materials Management at AMP as a member of the Executive Committee.
• 1989–1992 Managing Director at Rose + Krieger
• 1992–1993 Managing Director at Dewert.
• Since 1992 he has been a director in charge of Business Development (global sourcing and opening up new markets in China, India, Southeast Asia and South America).

Dieter B. Schaadt, Member of the Executive Committee since 1991
Technician, Minden (Germany)

• Born 1945
• Trained as a power electrician and technician.
• Has been at Rose Systemtechnik since 1976.
• Sales and marketing manager from 1976–1986
• Managing Director since 1986.
• Since 1991 he has been Head of the Enclosures division. Runs European subsidiaries of the Group in the UK, France, Belgium, theNetherlands, Italy and Austria.

René Schäffeler, CFO, Member of the Executive Committee since 2000
Dipl. Experte in Accounting and Controlling,
Stein am Rhein (Switzerland)

• Born 1966
• Certified accountant/controller.
• Commercial training and active for several years in the banking sector.
• Has been at Phoenix Mecano since 1989.
• Controller (until 1991),
• Head of the Group Accounting Department (1992–1996)
• Deputy Director of Finances and Controlling (1997–2000)
• He has been a director and CFO since 2000.
• In this post he is responsible for finances, group accounting, controlling and taxes.