Corporate Governance

Prof. Dr. Michael Suess

1963, German citizen
Executive Chairman (since July 1, 2022)

Professional background and education

Prof. Dr. Michael Suess was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors at the 2015 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, the same year he joined the Board. In 2022, Prof. Dr. Suess took on the role of Executive Chairman to oversee all Group-level management topics and lead the Executive Committee and the Board. From 2015 to 2016, he was also CEO of Georgsmarienhütte Holding GmbH, a German steel company. Prior to that, he was a Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and CEO of Siemens Energy Sector. From 2008 to 2011, he was CEO of the Fossil Power Generation Division of the Energy Sector and a Member of the Group Executive Management of Siemens AG Power Generation Group from October 2006 to December 2007. After holding various positions at BMW, IDRA Presse S.p.A. and Porsche AG, Prof. Dr. Suess was appointed to the Managing Board of Mössner AG in 1999. Following the Georg-Fischer Group’s takeover, he was named Chairman of the Managing Board of GF Mössner GmbH. From 2001 to 2006, he was COO at MTU Aero Engines AG and significantly involved in the company’s IPO. From May 2009 to July 2018, he was a Member of the Supervisory Board of Herrenknecht AG. Prof. Dr. Suess graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from TU Munich, Germany, and completed his doctorate in 1994 at the Institute for Industrial Science/Ergonomics at the University of Kassel (Dr. rer. pol.), Germany. On October 29, 2015, he was awarded an honorary professorship from TU Munich.

Other activities and vested interests

Prof. Dr. Suess is a Member of the Advisory Board of Kinexon Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH.

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Jürg Fedier

1955, Swiss citizen
Member of the Board of Directors
Member of the Audit & Finance Committee (since April 5, 2022)

Professional background and education

Jürg Fedier was elected to the Board of Directors at the 2021 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. He was Chief Financial Officer of the Oerlikon Group from January 2009 to December 2019. From 2007 to 2008, he acted as CFO of Ciba, Switzerland. Prior to that, Mr. Fedier held senior financial management positions at Dow Chemical for 30 years. Between 2006 and 2007, he was Head of Finance of Dow Europe and a member of its Executive Board. Before that, Mr. Fedier served as Vice President Finance for Dow Chemical Performance Chemicals, USA, and between 2000 and 2002 as Global Business Finance Director for Dow Chemical, Thermosets. From 1978 to 2000, he filled several management positions with Dow Chemical in the USA, Europe and Asia. Mr. Fedier holds a Commercial Diploma from the College of Commerce in Zurich, Switzerland, and completed international executive management programs at IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland, and the University of Michigan, USA. He has various turnaround experience, including the major refinancing of the Oerlikon Group in 2009, was in the lead for various capital market transactions, including IPO transactions, has vast experience in strategy development work and M&A transactions throughout his career, was the lead in creating an international treasury and trading center for a globally acting company in Singapore and established offshore corporate finance centers in India and Poland.

Other activities and vested interests

Mr. Fedier is a Member of the Board of Directors of Dätwyler Holding AG* and Ascom Holding AG*.

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Zhenguo Yao

1964, Chinese citizen
Member of the Board of Directors (since April 5, 2022)
Member of the Human Resources Committee (since April 5, 2022)
Member of the Governance Committee (since July 1, 2022)

Professional background and education

Zhenguo Yao was elected to the Board of Directors at the 2022 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. He currently serves as Senior Vice President of Siemens Energy AG and Head of Siemens Energy China. Mr. Yao joined Siemens Power Generation Group as Sales Manager in China in 2001. He has held several senior management and board member positions within Siemens Energy since 2005, is responsible for energy business in Greater China, developed multiple partnerships with leading Chinese companies in the Energy Sector, established a strong local supply chain and one Innovation Center, and has been involved in several M&A projects and JVs with local partners. Mr. Yao completed his studies in thermal engineering and the English language at Shanxi Electric Power College and Shanxi University in 1986 and completed the Executive Management Program at ESMT Germany in 2007.

Other activities and vested interests

Mr. Yao is a Member of the Advisory Board of LifeHikes, USA.

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Irina Matveeva

1973, Russian citizen
Member of the Board of Directors
Member of the Audit & Finance Committee

Professional background and education

Irina Matveeva was elected to the Board of Directors at the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. She has been the Chief Financial Officer of AO ComplexProm JSC in Moscow, Russia since 2018. Prior to that, Ms. Matveeva was the CEO of OLCOR M LLC and served as Financial Director of the Renova Group from 2010 to 2018. From 2004 to 2010, she held several positions at the former Comstar-UTS OJSC, a Russian telecommunications company with more than 4 million subscribers and USD 1 billion in revenue, which is now the MTS Group, one of the largest telecom operators in Europe. In the position of Economics and Finance Vice President, she successfully restructured a RUR 26 billion existing bank loan and attracted RUR 5.8 billion in bank financing and set up the budget process of the holding. From 2008 to 2010, she served as a Comstar-UTS OJSC Board member. As a Head of the Investment Committee, she was involved in the coordination of the evaluation process of investment projects, successfully implemented an ERP system and participated in the company’s IPO for a total amount of more than USD 1 billion. From 2006 to 2007, Ms. Matveeva held a management position in an associated company of Comstar-UTS OJSC - MGTS JSC. Besides her direct functions as a CFO, she played a leading role in the ERP system implementation and in bringing about adherence of the financial and management reporting system to US GAAP standards. Ms. Matveeva graduated from the Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics with a degree in Information Systems in Economics and holds an Executive MBA degree from the University of Antwerp. Until May 2022, Ms. Matveeva was an ultimate beneficiary, without any ownership / proprietary interest, control or voting rights and without right to claim the distribution and any other interest of proprietary nature, of the Next Generation Trust, an irrevocable and fully discretionary trust established under the laws of Cyprus and thereby associated with the Company’s anchor shareholder. Thus, as of May 2022, Ms. Matveeva is no longer associated with the Next Generation Trust and the anchor shareholder Liwet Holding AG.

Other activities and vested interests

Ms. Matveeva is the Chairman of the Metkombank PJSC Board of Directors (Moscow, Russia) and a Member of the Board of Directors of T plus PJSC (Moscow, Russia) and Aeroporty Regionov Management Company JSC (Moscow, Russia).

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Gerhard Pegam

1962, Austrian citizen
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
Chair of the Human Resources Committee (since April 5, 2022)
Member of the Governance Committee (since July 1, 2022)

Professional background and education

Gerhard Pegam was elected to the Board of Directors at the 2010 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. In 2012, he founded his own consulting firm. From June 2011 to June 2012, he was a Corporate Officer of TDK Corporation, Japan. In this role, he was instrumental in the successful cultural and business integration of EPCOS AG, Germany, into TDK Corporation, Japan. From 2001 to 2012, he was CEO of EPCOS AG, Germany, a global leader in electronic components. From 2009 to 2012, he served additionally as a Board member of TDK-EPC Corp., the parent company of EPCOS AG following the successful merger and delisting in 2008. From 2004 to 2012, he was a Member of the Board of the Association of the German Electronics Industry (ZVEI). In 1999, he was appointed Chief Operating Officer of EPCOS AG, Germany. In 1999, he was also significantly involved in the successful IPO of EPCOS AG on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, which shortly thereafter became a member of the DAX 30 Index in Germany. From 1982 to 2001, he held several management positions with EPCOS AG, the Siemens Group and Philips. He has a successful
turnaround track record of restructuring organizations and developing businesses into world-leading market positions. Mr. Pegam graduated from the Technical College Klagenfurt, Austria, with a degree in Electrical Engineering.

Other activities and vested interests

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Alexey V. Moskov

1971, Cypriot and Israeli citizen
Member of the Board of Directors
Member of the Human Resources Committee

Professional background and education

Alexey V. Moskov was elected to the Board of Directors at the 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. From 1998 to 2004, Alexey V. Moskov was Vice-President and Member of the Executive Board of Tyumen Oil Company (TNK-BP) in Moscow, Russia. From 2004 to 2022, he served as Chief Operating Officer and later as the Chief Executive Officer of a private investment fund in Zurich, Switzerland. From 2019 to 2020, Alexey V. Moskov was a Member of the Board of Directors of SCHMOLZ+BICKENBACH AG (now Swiss Steel Holding AG), Lucerne, Switzerland. Since April 2020, Alexey V. Moskov has been a Member of the Board of Directors of Sulzer AG, Winterthur, Switzerland and since 2022, he is the President of the Board of Directors of Liwet Holding AG, Zurich, Switzerland. Starting from 2021, he is the CEO of A2-Link AG, a private investment company in Zurich, Switzerland. Alexey V. Moskov holds a Master’s degree in Engineering and Development from the Moscow State University of Railway Engineering (Technical Cybernetics Department), Moscow, Russia.

Other activities and vested interests

Mr. Moskov is the President of the Board of Directors of Liwet Holding AG, Zurich, Switzerland, and a Board member of Sulzer AG*, Winterthur, Switzerland.

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Paul Adams

1961, US citizen
Member of the Board of Directors
Lead Director (since July 1, 2022)
Chair of the Governance Committee (since July 1, 2022)
Member of the Human Resources Committee
Member of the Audit & Finance Committee (since April 5, 2022)

Professional background and education

Paul Adams was elected to the Board of Directors at the 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. He served as Chief Operating Officer of Precision Castparts Corp., Portland, Oregon, USA, a worldwide manufacturer of complex metal components and products for critical aerospace and power generation applications, from 2016 to 2018. He brings with him over 30 years of leadership experience in the aviation industry. From 2014 to 2016, he was President of Pratt & Whitney, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power units. From 1999 to 2014, he served in a number of senior management positions, including as Chief Operating Officer and SVP Operations and Engineering. Prior to joining Pratt & Whitney, he held various engineering, operations and program management roles for more than 15 years at Williams International, Walled Lake, Michigan, USA. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, USA, and completed the Stanford Executive Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, California, USA. In 2013, Mr. Adams was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering, Washington, D.C., USA. In 2015, Mr. Adams was awarded the “Public Service Star” from the government of Singapore for his work with Singapore’s Economic Development Board. Mr. Adams holds 11 patents.

Other activities and vested interests

Mr. Adams is a Member of the Board of Aclara Resources* and Chromalloy Gas Turbine LLC, as well as a Senior Advisor of VulcanForms.

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Inka Koljonen

1973, Finnish citizen
Member of the Board of Directors
Member of the Human Resources Committee (HRC)
Chair of the Audit & Finance Committee (since March 21, 2023)

Professional background and education

Inka Koljonen was elected to the Board of Directors at the 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. Mrs. Koljonen is Chief Financial Officer of MAN Truck & Bus SE, a position she holds since February 2022. Since 2022, Mrs. Koljonen is also a member of the Supervisory Board and Member of the Audit Committee of Stabilus SE, a global provider of motion control solutions, mainly for the automotive industry. From 2020 to 2022, Mrs. Koljonen was CFO of the publicly-listed commercial vehicle supplier SAF Holland SE. 2015 to 2020, she was CFO of the Catalyst Business Unit at Clariant AG, a leading specialty chemical company. Prior to that, from 2011 to 2015, she was CFO for Siemens Russia and Central Asia. Mrs. Koljonen started her career in 1998 with MTU Aero Engines (previously DaimlerChrysler Aerospace), where she held various management positions in finance and strategy. After the takeover of MTU by the private equity investor KKR in 2005, she headed the restructuring program in preparation for the IPO and was appointed Head of Investor Relations. Mrs. Koljonen has a diploma in Business Administration from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany. She has significant experience in strategy and finance, including M&A, digitalization, IPOs and investor relations, as well as substantial expertise in the automotive and aerospace industries.

Other activities and vested interests

Mrs. Koljonen is a member of the Supervisory Board and Member of the Audit Committee of Stabilus SE.

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Oerlikon is committed to the principles of good corporate governance as they are defined in the Swiss Code of Best Practices for Corporate Governance issued by the Swiss business federation, economiesuisse. Through this commitment, Oerlikon seeks to underpin the trust placed in it by the company’s present and future shareholders, lenders, employees, business partners and the general public. Responsible corporate governance requires transparency with regard to the management organization and control mechanisms at the uppermost level of the enterprise. Therefore, the SIX Swiss Exchange’s “Directive on Information relating to Corporate Governance” (DCG) requires issuers to make available to investors certain key information, in an appropriate form, pertaining to corporate governance.

* Publicly listed company.

Directors' Dealings

The law requires that the members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee Board notify the Swiss Stock Exchange in writing of any significant transactions associated with the Company’s shares and other financial tools.

Review submitted transactions with Oerlikon financial products on the Swiss Stock Exchange website: www.six-swiss-exchange.com

Articles of Association and Internal Regulations

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Organizational and Governance Rules

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Corporate Governance

Prof. Dr. Michael Suess

Professional background and education

Other activities and vested interests

Jürg Fedier

Professional background and education

Other activities and vested interests

Zhenguo Yao

Professional background and education

Other activities and vested interests

Irina Matveeva

Professional background and education

Other activities and vested interests

Gerhard Pegam

Professional background and education

Other activities and vested interests

Alexey V. Moskov

Professional background and education

Other activities and vested interests

Paul Adams

Professional background and education

Other activities and vested interests

Inka Koljonen

Professional background and education

Other activities and vested interests

Directors' Dealings

Articles of Association and Internal Regulations

Articles of Association of OC Oerlikon Corporation AG, Pfäffikon

Audit & Finance Committee Rules and Regulations

HR Committee Rules and Regulations

Code of Conduct

Organizational and Governance Rules

Governance Committee Rules and Regulations

Contact

OC Oerlikon Management AG