Dr. Michael Jacobi -
Non-executive memberDr. Michael Jacobi (born in 1953, Swiss and German citizen) works as an independent consultant since 2007.
From 1996 to 2007, he was CFO and member of the Executive Committee of Ciba Specialty Chemicals Inc. Prior to this, since 1978, Michael Jacobi held various management positions in the area of finance at Ciba Geigy Group in Brazil, the US, and Switzerland.
Michael Jacobi studied economics and business administration at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, at the University of Washington in Seattle and at the Harvard Business School in Boston. He graduated with a doctoral degree from the University of St. Gallen in 1979 with a thesis on International Accounting.  TopAnssi Vanjoki -
Non-executive member Anssi Vanjoki (born in 1956, Finnish citizen) is Individual Multicontributor of RKBS Oy. Anssi was Executive Vice President and General Manager of Nokia until March 2011 and member of the Nokia Group Executive Board from 1998 to 2011. He is also Chairman of the Board of Amer Sports Oyj, one of the world’s leading suppliers of sports equipment and owner of Salomon, Atomic, Wilson, Precor, and Suunto brands.
Anssi Vanjoki has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration. Ronald van der Vis -
Non-executive member Ronald van der Vis (born in 1967, Dutch citizen) has been Group Chief Executive Officer of Esprit Holdings Limited since November 1, 2009, and Executive Director of the Board since June 22, 2009. Esprit Holdings is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and included in the Hang Seng Index.
Previously he held various general management positions at Pearle Europe B.V., a leading optical chain. He was Chief Executive Officer of Pearle Europe from January 2004 to April 2009.
Ronald van der Vis studied at the Nyenrode Business University in the Netherlands and received his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Manchester Business School in the UK. John J. Zei -
Non-executive memberJohn J. Zei (born in 1944, US citizen) was CEO of Knowles Electronics, the primary supplier of acoustic components for the hearing instruments industry, through the end of 2009. He retired as “Senior Advisor” from Knowles in 2010.
Previously he was President of Rexton, a hearing instrument manufacturer in the US, and later President and CEO of Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. John J. Zei has served as Chairman of the Hearing Industries Association (HIA) three times. Previously he served in several US American organizations as President of HIA, Chairman of the hearing industry’s Market Development Committee, and on the Board of the Better Hearing Institute.
John J. Zei has a law degree from Loyola University, Chicago, and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Chicago. |