Bild aus dem Geschäftsbericht 2007:
Image du rapport annuel 2007:
Picture of the annual report 2007:

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

	ETIENNE JORNOD, Chairman and CEO elected in 1996, term of office expires in 2011 _born in 1953, Swiss citizen _lic.oec., HEC University of Lausanne / Senior Executive Program, Stanford University (USA) _joined the Group in 1975 as Product Manager, left the Group in 1978, returned in 1981 (after obtaining university degree) as assistant to the Corporate Executive Committee, joined the Corporate Executive Committee in 1989, became COO of the Group in 1995, Chairman and CEO of Galenica since 1996 _member of the Executive Committee of Swiss Society of Chemical Industries (SGCI), Zurich _member of the boards: PubliGroupe, Alliance Boots

	DR. PAUL FASEL, Vice Chairman and Lead Director elected in 1997, term of office expires in 2011 _born in 1944, Swiss citizen _Pharmacist, Dr. pharm., University of Berne _member of the Board of Directors of Unione Farmaceutica Distribuzione SA, Lugano _owned his own pharmacies in Ebikon and Horw as of 31 December 2007

	DANIELA BOSSHARDT-HENGARTNER elected in 2008, term of office expires in 2011 _born in 1972, Swiss citizen _Pharmacist, Federal Diploma in Pharmacy, ETH Zurich _financial analyst at Bank am Bellevue (1998 - 2002) and M2 Capital (2003 - 2004) _management consultant in the Pharma, Medicinal Technology and Biotechnology sectors since 2004

	KURT W. BRINER elected in 2004, term of office expires in 2010 _born in 1944, Swiss citizen _School of Commerce Basel/Lausanne _formerly CEO of the Sanofi Group (1988 - 1998) _member of the Board of Directors of Novo Nordisk SA, Bagsvaerd (Denmark)

	CARL M. MEYER elected in 1995, term of office expires in 2010 _born in 1939, Swiss citizen _DES, University of Paris, Faculty of Law and Economics / MBA, Harvard Business School, Boston (USA) _formerly CFO of Baloise Insurance (1993 - 2001) _member of the Board of Directors of B. Braun Holding Ltd., Sempach Stadt / B. Braun Medical Ltd., Sempach Stadt / Hero Ltd., Lenzburg (Switzerland)

	STEFANO PESSINA elected in 2000, term of office expires in 2009 _born in 1941, Italian citizen _nuclear engineering degree, Milan Polytechnic _former management consultant, active in various pharmaceutical distribution companies since 1976, became Deputy Chairman in 1997, between 2001 and 2006 CEO of Alliance UniChem Plc, Weybridge (UK), and from 2006 Executive Chairman of Alliance Boots Ltd., London (UK) _member of the Board of Directors of Alliance Boots Ltd., London (UK)

	THIS E. SCHNEIDER elected in 2004, term of office expires in 2010 _born in 1952, Swiss citizen _lic.oec. HSG, University of St. Gallen / Graduate School of Business, Standford University (USA) _previously held various managerial positions in fund management and retail, at Valora (1994 - 1997) and Selecta Group (1997 - 2001); became CEO of Forbo International Ltd., Baar (Switzerland) in 2004 _member of the Board of Directors of Forbo International Ltd., Baar and Minibar Ltd., Baar (Switzerland)

	JACQUES THEURILLAT elected in 2008, term of office expires in 2011 _born in 1959, Swiss citizen _Bachelor of Law degree, Madrid and Geneva University, Swiss Federal Diploma (Tax Expert), Master's degree in Finance _previously held various managerial positions at Serono (1987 - 1988, 1990 - 1993, 2002 - 2006), until December 2006 Deputy CEO Serono, since March 2007 CEO and Chairman of AlbeaPharma AG _member of the Board of Directors of CNH