Klaus J Mangold

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rothschild & Cie, Frankfurt and Vice Chairman of Rothschild & Cie, London/Paris. Dr. Mangold previously served as a member of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler AG and as Chairman of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler Services AG, a provider of financial services and a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler AG, until December 2003. Daimler AG is primarily engaged in the development, manufacture, distribution, sale and financing of a wide range of automotive products. Dr. Mangold also serves on the Boards of Metro AG, Magna International Inc., Canada and Alstom S.A., Paris.