Corporate Executive Committee

President of the Corporate Executive Committee of the Baloise Group (Group CEO)
Martin Strobel (1966, German/Swiss, Dr. rer. pol.)

Martin Strobel (1966, D / CH, Dr. rer. pol.) studied computer science, business management and business information systems at the Universities of Kaiserslautern, Windsor (Canada) and Bamberg, prior to obtaining his doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.). From 1993 to 1999 he held various posts at Boston Consulting Group, Dusseldorf, dealing with strategic IT management issues in the banking and insurance sector. He joined the Baloise Group in 1999. Initially he was Head of IT at Baloise Switzerland, with responsibility for major cross-division projects in the insurance and banking divisions of the Baloise Group. He was a member of the Corporate Executive Committee from 2003 to 2008, with responsibility for the Corporate Division Switzerland. With effect from 1 January 2009, Dr Martin Strobel took over as Chief Executive Officer.

CEO Basler Switzerland
Olav Noack (1967, German, Dr. oec.)

Olav Noack (1967, CH / D, Dr. oec. HSG) graduated in business economics and political science from the university of St. Gallen (Dr. oec.). From 1995 to 2002, he was employed by McKinsey, Switzerland and USA, as consultant to various insurers in the life and health insurance sectors and also in the nonlife business. Dr Olav Noack was responsible for the realignment of the Life Insurance division at UBS from 2002 until 2007. As Head of Life Insurance, he developed UBS product offerings for various countries. Most recently, he was responsible for unit trust products, all life insurance companies as well as third party business at Barclays Wealth. Since 1 February 2009, Dr Olav Noack has been a member of the Corporate Executive Committee, with responsibility for the Corporate Division Switzerland. In this function, he is CEO of Basler Switzerland and responsible for Baloise Bank SoBa.

Head of International
Jan De Meulder (1955, Belgium, Dr. oec.)

Jan De Meulder (1955, B) studied mathematics and insurance mathematics at the universities of Antwerp and Leuven, Belgium. From 1978 until 1992, he worked in Antwerp for the ING Group at De Vaderlandsche Insurance. He was responsible, amongst other things, for product development and production in the life sector. After two years as General Manager of the Life Association of Scotland, Jan De Meulder joined the Fortis Group, Brussels, in 1994 and there he held various senior management posts, most recently as CEO of Fortis Corporate Insurance. He joined the Baloise Group in 2004. Since then he has held the post as CEO of the Belgian subsidiary, Mercator Verzekeringen, in Antwerp. Since 1 January 2009, Jan De Meulder has been Head of the Corporate Division International.

Head of Finance (CFO)
German Egloff (1958, Swiss, lic. oec. HSG)

German Egloff (1958, CH, lic. oec. HSG) graduated in business economics from the University of St. Gallen. From 1985 onwards he held various management posts at Winterthur Insurance, Switzerland. In 1997, as a member of the Executive Board, he assumed responsibility for individual nonlife insurance products, which also included the management of Wincare and (as Chairman of the Board of Directors) of Sancare. From 1998 to 2002, German Egloff was Chief Financial Officer of Winterthur Switzerland and a member of the Board of Directors of Wincare, becoming its Chairman in 2000. From 2002 to 2004, he was Chief Financial Officer at Zurich Financial Services Switzerland. His area of responsibility included finance, human resources, IT, logistics and procurement. German Egloff has been a member of the Corporate Executive Committee (Head of the Corporate Division Finance) since 1 December 2004, with responsibility for financial relations, financial management and financial accounting & corporate finance and, most recently, also for corporate IT. The actuary responsible for Switzerland also reports to German Egloff.

Head of Asset Management
Martin Wenk (1957, Swiss, lic. iur.)

Martin Wenk (1957, CH, lic. iur.) graduated in law at the University of Basel obtaining his doctorate (lic. iur.) prior to holding various posts with a major bank from 1982 to 1992. Initially, he worked as an investment advisor to institutional clients, then he went on to head a private banking group in New York and subsequently became a sector head in securities sales, where he primarily looked after major institutional clients. During this time, he attended several professional training courses in Switzerland and the United States of America. From 1992 until 2000, he was Head of Portfolio Management Switzerland within the Baloise Group, with responsibility for managing the assets of various companies in Switzerland and within the Group, including the pension funds. He joined the Corporate Executive Committee (as Head of the Corporate Division Asset Management) in 2001, with responsibility for the units Asset Management, including the Investment Strategy, Investment Controlling, Baloise Asset Management, Real Estate and Baloise Investment Services (fund business). Martin Wenk is Chairman of the Investment Commission of the Swiss Insurance Association (SIA) and is a member of the Board of Directors of Unigestion Holding, Geneva.

Head of Corporate Center
Thomas Sieber (1965, Swiss, Dr. iur., M.B.L., lawyer)

Thomas Sieber (1965, CH, Dr. iur., M.B.L., lawyer) studied law at the University of St. Gallen. At the beginning of 1994, he qualified to practice law in the canton of Zurich. He then spent a year on a Swiss National Science Foundation scholarship at the University of California in Berkeley, working on his thesis, for which he received a "summa cum laude" distinction and the Walther Hug Prize. From 1999 to 2002, he lectured in corporate law at the University of St. Gallen. Dr Thomas Sieber joined the Baloise Group in 1997, initially as Deputy Head of Legal and Tax Affairs and, since 2001 he has headed this division, whilst also holding the post of Secretary to the Board of Directors of B�loise Holding. In 2005, he also assumed responsibility for Group Compliance. Dr Thomas Sieber has managed several strategic projects within the Baloise Group. As part of the review of the Swiss Insurance Supervisory Act, he managed the "Financial Markets Supervisory Authority" task force of the Swiss Insurance Association (SIA). With effect from 6 December 2007, Dr Thomas Sieber was appointed Head of the Corporate Center division, with responsibility for Human Resources, Legal and Taxes, Compliance, Corporate Development and Run Off and, since 2009, likewise for the newly created Group Procurement division. Thomas Sieber is also a member of the Board of Directors of EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse.

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	President of the Corporate Executive Committee of the Baloise Group (Group CEO) Martin Strobel (1966, German/Swiss, Dr. rer. pol.)

Martin Strobel (1966, D / CH, Dr. rer. pol.) studied computer science, business management and business information systems at the Universities of Kaiserslautern, Windsor (Canada) and Bamberg, prior to obtaining his doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.). From 1993 to 1999 he held various posts at Boston Consulting Group, Dusseldorf, dealing with strategic IT management issues in the banking and insurance sector. He joined the Baloise Group in 1999. Initially he was Head of IT at Baloise Switzerland, with responsibility for major cross-division projects in the insurance and banking divisions of the Baloise Group. He was a member of the Corporate Executive Committee from 2003 to 2008, with responsibility for the Corporate Division Switzerland. With effect from 1 January 2009, Dr Martin Strobel took over as Chief Executive Officer.


	CEO Basler Switzerland Olav Noack (1967, German, Dr. oec.)

Olav Noack (1967, CH / D, Dr. oec. HSG) graduated in business economics and political science from the university of St. Gallen (Dr. oec.). From 1995 to 2002, he was employed by McKinsey, Switzerland and USA, as consultant to various insurers in the life and health insurance sectors and also in the nonlife business. Dr Olav Noack was responsible for the realignment of the Life Insurance division at UBS from 2002 until 2007. As Head of Life Insurance, he developed UBS product offerings for various countries. Most recently, he was responsible for unit trust products, all life insurance companies as well as third party business at Barclays Wealth. Since 1 February 2009, Dr Olav Noack has been a member of the Corporate Executive Committee, with responsibility for the Corporate Division Switzerland. In this function, he is CEO of Basler Switzerland and responsible for Baloise Bank SoBa.


	Head of International Jan De Meulder (1955, Belgium, Dr. oec.)

Jan De Meulder (1955, B) studied mathematics and insurance mathematics at the universities of Antwerp and Leuven, Belgium. From 1978 until 1992, he worked in Antwerp for the ING Group at De Vaderlandsche Insurance. He was responsible, amongst other things, for product development and production in the life sector. After two years as General Manager of the Life Association of Scotland, Jan De Meulder joined the Fortis Group, Brussels, in 1994 and there he held various senior management posts, most recently as CEO of Fortis Corporate Insurance. He joined the Baloise Group in 2004. Since then he has held the post as CEO of the Belgian subsidiary, Mercator Verzekeringen, in Antwerp. Since 1 January 2009, Jan De Meulder has been Head of the Corporate Division International.


	Head of Finance (CFO) German Egloff (1958, Swiss, lic. oec. HSG)

German Egloff (1958, CH, lic. oec. HSG) graduated in business economics from the University of St. Gallen. From 1985 onwards he held various management posts at Winterthur Insurance, Switzerland. In 1997, as a member of the Executive Board, he assumed responsibility for individual nonlife insurance products, which also included the management of Wincare and (as Chairman of the Board of Directors) of Sancare. From 1998 to 2002, German Egloff was Chief Financial Officer of Winterthur Switzerland and a member of the Board of Directors of Wincare, becoming its Chairman in 2000. From 2002 to 2004, he was Chief Financial Officer at Zurich Financial Services Switzerland. His area of responsibility included finance, human resources, IT, logistics and procurement. German Egloff has been a member of the Corporate Executive Committee (Head of the Corporate Division Finance) since 1 December 2004, with responsibility for financial relations, financial management and financial accounting & corporate finance and, most recently, also for corporate IT. The actuary responsible for Switzerland also reports to German Egloff.


	Head of Asset Management Martin Wenk (1957, Swiss, lic. iur.)

Martin Wenk (1957, CH, lic. iur.) graduated in law at the University of Basel obtaining his doctorate (lic. iur.) prior to holding various posts with a major bank from 1982 to 1992. Initially, he worked as an investment advisor to institutional clients, then he went on to head a private banking group in New York and subsequently became a sector head in securities sales, where he primarily looked after major institutional clients. During this time, he attended several professional training courses in Switzerland and the United States of America. From 1992 until 2000, he was Head of Portfolio Management Switzerland within the Baloise Group, with responsibility for managing the assets of various companies in Switzerland and within the Group, including the pension funds. He joined the Corporate Executive Committee (as Head of the Corporate Division Asset Management) in 2001, with responsibility for the units Asset Management, including the Investment Strategy, Investment Controlling, Baloise Asset Management, Real Estate and Baloise Investment Services (fund business). Martin Wenk is Chairman of the Investment Commission of the Swiss Insurance Association (SIA) and is a member of the Board of Directors of Unigestion Holding, Geneva.


	Head of Corporate Center Thomas Sieber (1965, Swiss, Dr. iur., M.B.L., lawyer)

Thomas Sieber (1965, CH, Dr. iur., M.B.L., lawyer) studied law at the University of St. Gallen. At the beginning of 1994, he qualified to practice law in the canton of Zurich. He then spent a year on a Swiss National Science Foundation scholarship at the University of California in Berkeley, working on his thesis, for which he received a "summa cum laude" distinction and the Walther Hug Prize. From 1999 to 2002, he lectured in corporate law at the University of St. Gallen. Dr Thomas Sieber joined the Baloise Group in 1997, initially as Deputy Head of Legal and Tax Affairs and, since 2001 he has headed this division, whilst also holding the post of Secretary to the Board of Directors of B�loise Holding. In 2005, he also assumed responsibility for Group Compliance. Dr Thomas Sieber has managed several strategic projects within the Baloise Group. As part of the review of the Swiss Insurance Supervisory Act, he managed the "Financial Markets Supervisory Authority" task force of the Swiss Insurance Association (SIA). With effect from 6 December 2007, Dr Thomas Sieber was appointed Head of the Corporate Center division, with responsibility for Human Resources, Legal and Taxes, Compliance, Corporate Development and Run Off and, since 2009, likewise for the newly created Group Procurement division. Thomas Sieber is also a member of the Board of Directors of EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse.