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Jürgen Zech
Vice Chairman of the Risk & Finance Committee, and member of both the Human Resources Committee, and Compensation Committee

Jürgen Zech, who has served as a director since August 2002, is Vice Chairman of the Risk & Finance Committe. He is also a member of both the Company's Audit Committee, and Human Resources Committee At the end of 2001, Dr. Zech retired as Chairman of the Board of Management of the insurance group Gerling-Konzern Versicherungs-Beteiligungs-AG, a post he assumed in 1996, having previously served as Vice Chairman since 1993. From 1986, Dr. Zech was employed by the reinsurance group Kölnische Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG, Cologne, where he served as Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors from 1987 to 1992 and as Vice Chairman of their subsidiary, Cologne Re. Prior to joining Kölnische Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG, Dr. Zech was with Colonia Versicherung AG, Cologne, where he served as a member of the Board of Executive Directors from 1975 to 1985. Dr. Zech has retired from the board of directors of Sauerborn Trust AG, Barclays plc, Barclays Bank plc, ATIS-REAL SA, Adyal SA and Oviesse GmbH. Dr. Zech serves as a non-executive director for Misys plc. Dr. Zech is chairman of Denkwerk GmbH and is also on the Board of Directors of Seeburger AG and Quarzwerk GmbH. Dr. Zech holds a Doctorate in Business Economics from the University of Cologne, an MBA from INSEAD, and is Chairman of the Cultural Initiative of German Industry (BDJ).