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Jens Alder

Chairman
Chairman of the Strategy Committee

Jens Alder

Board of Directors – Member's personal details (DCG appendix, para. 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5)

Nationality:

Swiss

Education:

MBA INSEAD Fontainebleau
Msc Electrical Engineering ETH Zurich

Professional background:

Since 2009, various mandates on the Board of Directors, including CA Inc./USA, Goldbach Group AG/Küsnacht (Chairman), Sanitas Krankenversicherungen/Zurich (Chairman), BG Ingénieurs Conseils/Lausanne (Chairman), Industrielle Werke Basel (Chairman), RTX Telecom/Denmark (Chairman), AG für die Neue Zürcher Zeitung/Zurich
2006 – 2008: CEO TDC A/S Denmark
1999 – 2006: CEO Swisscom
1998 – 1999: Swisscom
1993 – 1998: Alcatel
1991 – 1993: Motor-Columbus
1982 – 1991: Alcatel

Operational management responsibilities:

Delegate of the Board of Directors

Former operational management responsibilities:

none

Business ties with the Alpiq Group:

none

Other activities in management and supervisory bodies:

Chairman SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH Ltd., Lucerne
Member of the Board of Directors Scope Content AG, Zurich
Chairman of the Supervisory Board ColVisTec AG, Berlin

Permanent management and consulting posts:

none

Government posts and political offices:

none

First elected to the Board of Directors:

2015

End of period of office:

2020

Specific role(s) on the Board of Directors:

Chairman
Chairman of the Strategy Committee

Jean-Yves Pidoux

Vice-Chairman
Lead Director of the Governance Committee
Member of the Strategy Committee

Jean-Yves Pidoux

Board of Directors – Member's personal details (DCG appendix, para. 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5)

Nationality:

Swiss

Education:

Doctorate in Sociology and Anthropology

Professional background:

Lausanne City Councillor, Municipal Utilities Director

Operational management responsibilities:

none

Former operational management responsibilities:

none

Business ties with the Alpiq Group:

none

Other activities in management and supervisory bodies:

Chairman AGEPP Ltd, Lavey-Morcles; Boisy TV S.A., Lausanne; LFO SA, Lausanne; SI-REN SA, Lausanne
Member of the Board of Directors Romande Energie Holding SA, Morges; EOS Holding SA, Lausanne; CADOUEST SA, Prilly; Gaznat SA, Lausanne; Forces motrices de l’Aboyeu SA, Collonges; Petrosvibri S.A., Vevey; Transports Publics de la Région Lausannoise sa, Renens; EPURA SA, Lausanne

Permanent management and consulting posts:

none

Government posts and political offices:

Member of the Board of Directors of the Fire and Natural Catastrophe Insurance of the Canton of Vaud (ECA), Pully

First elected to the Board of Directors:

2009

End of period of office:

2020

Specific role(s) on the Board of Directors:

Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors
Lead Director of the Governance Committee
Member of the Strategy Committee

Conrad Ammann

Director
Member of the Governance Committee
Member of the Strategy Committee

Conrad Ammann

Board of Directors – Member's personal details (DCG appendix, para. 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5)

Nationality:

Swiss

Education:

Dipl. El. Ing., ETH Zurich, Dr. sc. techn., BWI postgraduate diploma in industrial management, ETH Zurich

Professional background:

CEO of Primeo Management AG, Münchenstein

Operational management responsibilities:

none

Former operational management responsibilities:

none

Business ties with the Alpiq Group:

none

Other activities in management and supervisory bodies:

Chairman aventron Holding AG, Münchenstein
Member of the Board of Directors Kraftwerk Birsfelden AG, Birsfelden; Aare Versorgungs AG (AVAG), Olten

Permanent management and consulting posts:

Member of the Board of the Chamber of Commerce for the cantons of Basel-Land and Basel-Stadt

Government posts and political offices:

none

First elected to the Board of Directors:

2012

End of period of office:

2020

Specific role(s) on the Board of Directors:

Member
Member of the Governance Committee
Member of the Strategy Committee

Tobias Andrist

Director
Member of the Audit and Risk Committee

Tobias Andrist

Board of Directors – Member's personal details (DCG appendix, para. 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5)

Nationality:

Swiss

Education:

Master of Business Administration, Edinburgh Business School
Business Economist, University of Applied Sciences & Arts Northwestern Switzerland
Certified Electrician (Federal Diploma)

Professional background:

Since 2018: CEO EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland), Liestal
2012 – 2018: Member of the Executive Board, Head of Electricity Division – EBL
2009 – 2012: Head of Corporate Development – EBL
2006 – 2009: Executive Assistant – IWB Industrielle Werke Basel
2004 – 2006: Project Assistant / Management Support – Baloise Asset Management AG

Operational management responsibilities:

none

Former operational management responsibilities:

none

Business ties with the Alpiq Group:

none

Other activities in management and supervisory bodies:

Chairman EBL España Services SI, Calasparra; EBL Telecom AG, Liestal; EBL Wind Invest AG, Liestal; EBLS Schweiz Strom AG, Liestal; Tubo Sol PE2 S.L., Calasparra
Member of the Board of Directors EBL Fernwärme AG, Liestal; Efforte AG, Basel; Kraftwerk Birsfelden AG, Birsfelden

Permanent management and consulting posts:

Board member Energie Zukunft Schweiz Association, Basel
Employer representative Transparenta Sammelstiftung für berufliche Vorsorge, Aesch

Government posts and political offices:

Advisory Board of SME Forum Canton of Baselland

First elected to the Board of Directors:

2018

End of period of office:

2020

Specific role(s) on the Board of Directors:

Member
Member of the Audit and Risk Committee

Dominique Gachoud

Director
Member of the Audit and Risk Committee

Dominique Gachoud

Board of Directors – Member's personal details (DCG appendix, para. 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5)

Nationality:

Swiss

Education:

Supplementary studies in law and business administration, University of Fribourg
Degree in electrical engineering, ETH Lausanne

Professional background:

Since 2012: General Director, Groupe E Ltd, Granges-Paccot
2005 – 2012: Energy Sales Director, Groupe E Ltd, Granges-Paccot
2000 – 2004: Energy Sales Director, Freiburger Elektrizitätswerke, later EEF and ENSA (Electricité Neuchâteloise SA), Fribourg
1998 – 2000: Head of the Energy Transmission and Sales Division, Freiburger Elektrizitätswerke, Fribourg
1995 – 1997: Head of the Design and Engineering Division, Freiburger Elektrizitätswerke, Fribourg
1986 – 1995: Head of IT, Freiburger Elektrizitätswerke, Fribourg
1982 – 1985: Engineer in the Design and Engineering Division, Freiburger Elektrizitätswerke, Fribourg
1979 – 1981: Development Engineer, Brown Boveri (ABB), Baden

Operational management responsibilities:

none

Former operational management responsibilities:

none

Business ties with the Alpiq Group:

none

Other activities in management and supervisory bodies:

Chairman Sacao SA, Givisiez; Groupe E Celsius AG, Freiburg; Groupe E Greenwatt Ltd, Granges-Paccot; ftth fr SA, Granges-Paccot
Member of the Board of Directors Petrosvibri S.A., Vevey; Gaznat SA, Lausanne; EOS Holding SA, Lausanne; Neuchâtel Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Neuchâtel; SIRESO Société d'Investissement de Suisse occidentale SA, Granges-Paccot; Swissgrid Ltd, Aarau
Vice-Chairman Association of Swiss Electricity Producers, Aarau
Chairman of the Board regioGrid, Aarau

Permanent management and consulting posts:

none

Government posts and political offices:

none

First elected to the Board of Directors:

2019

End of period of office:

2020

Specific role(s) on the Board of Directors:

Member
Member of the Audit and Risk Committee

Jørgen Kildahl

Director
Member of the Governance Committee
Member of the Strategy Committee

Jørgen Kildahl

Board of Directors – Member's personal details (DCG appendix, para. 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5)

Nationality:

Norwegian

Education:

Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School
Master of Business Administration in Finance (MBA), Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration – NHH
Certified European Financial Analyst (CEFA)
Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration (M.Sc.), Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration – NHH

Professional background:

Since 2016: Senior Advisor, Credit Suisse Energy Infrastructure Partners AG
2010 – 2015: Board of Management Member, E.ON SE
1999 – 2010: Executive Vice President, Statkraft AS
1991 – 1999: Partner, Geelmuyden Kiese, PR Consulting Group
1988 – 1991: Fund Manager, International Formuesforvaltning A/S

Operational management responsibilities:

none

Former operational management responsibilities:

none

Business ties with the Alpiq Group:

none

Other activities in management and supervisory bodies:

Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors Telenor ASA, Norway
Member of the Board of Directors Ørsted A/S, Denmark; Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd., Bermuda

Permanent management and consulting posts:

none

Government posts and political offices:

none

First elected to the Board of Directors:

2019

End of period of office:

2020

Specific role(s) on the Board of Directors:

Member
Member of the Governance Committee
Member of the Strategy Committee

Alexander Kummer-Grämiger

Director

Alexander Kummer-Grämiger

Board of Directors – Member's personal details (DCG appendix, para. 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5)

Nationality:

Swiss

Education:

Lic. iur et oec. HSG, Lawyer and Notary, Business arbitrator IRP – HSG

Professional background:

Various mandates on Boards of Directors and Boards of Trustees

Operational management responsibilities:

none

Former operational management responsibilities:

none

Business ties with the Alpiq Group:

none

Other activities in management and supervisory bodies:

Chairman EBM (Genossenschaft Elektra Birseck), Münchenstein; GREBET Immobilien AG, Bettlach; Aluminium - Laufen AG Liesberg, Liesberg; EGK Grundversicherungen AG, Laufen; EGK Privatversicherungen AG, Laufen; Gremolith Verwaltungs AG, Kirchberg SG
Member of the Board of Directors Duravit Schweiz AG, Othmarsingen; Sportshop Karrer AG, Laufen; Fridolin Karrer Immobilien AG, Laufen

Permanent management and consulting posts:

none

Government posts and political offices:

none

First elected to the Board of Directors:

2013

End of period of office:

2020

Specific role(s) on the Board of Directors:

Member

Anne Lapierre

Director

Anne Lapierre

Board of Directors – Member's personal details (DCG appendix, para. 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5)

Nationality:

French

Education:

Executive MBA – Energy major, HEC Business School, Paris
Executive Program – Women Be European Board Ready ESSEC Business School, Paris
QLTS (Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme) – Solicitors Regulation Authority
CAPA (Certificate of Aptitude for the Legal Profession) – Paris Bar Training Academy

Professional background:

Since 2000: Global Head of Energy: Partner in the Energy Department in Paris; Co-manager of the Moroccan office in Casablanca, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, Paris
1996 – 2000: Lawyer, Archibald Andersen Law Firm, Paris

Operational management responsibilities:

none

Former operational management responsibilities:

none

Business ties with the Alpiq Group:

none

Other activities in management and supervisory bodies:

Member of the Global Executive Committee Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Member of the Board of Directors France Energie Eolienne
Member of the Solar Impulse Foundation, Lausanne

Permanent management and consulting posts:

none

Government posts and political offices:

none

First elected to the Board of Directors:

2019

End of period of office:

2020

Specific role(s) on the Board of Directors:

Member

René Longet

Director

René Longet

Board of Directors – Member's personal details (DCG appendix, para. 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5)

Nationality:

Swiss

Education:

Bachelor of Arts in Literature - University of Geneva

Professional background:

Since 2011: Expert in sustainability
2013 – 2015: Head of the Pro Juventute Suisse Foundation, Lausanne
1985 – 2011: Head of Western Switzerland and Chairman of Equiterre, partners for sustainable development

Operational management responsibilities:

none

Former operational management responsibilities:

none

Business ties with the Alpiq Group:

none

Other activities in management and supervisory bodies:

Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors Services industriels de Genève, Vernier
Member of the Board of Directors EOS Holding SA, Lausanne
Member of committee at the Martigny energy and municipal research centre (CREM)
2001 – 2019: Chairman of the information and monitoring committee of the Bonfol industrial landfill sanitation
1992, 2002 and 2012: Member of the official Swiss delegations to global summits on sustainable development

Permanent management and consulting posts:

Chairman of the Geneva Federation for Cooperation and Development

Government posts and political offices:

Chairman of the Consultative Commission on Biodiversity in the Canton of Geneva
June – October 2018: Interim administrator of the municipality of Vernier (with a population of 36,000 inhabitants)
1999 – 2011: Administrative (executive) councillor of the municipality of Onex (with a population of 18,000 inhabitants)
1993 – 1999: Member of the Grand Council of Geneva
1982 – 1991: Member of Swiss Parliament

First elected to the Board of Directors:

2013

End of period of office:

2020

Specific role(s) on the Board of Directors:

Member

Wolfgang Martz

Director
Chairman of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee

Wolfgang Martz

Board of Directors – Member's personal details (DCG appendix, para. 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5)

Nationality:

Swiss

Education:

Postgraduate studies in Management, Marketing and Business Management: IMD Business School Lausanne, INSEAD Fontainebleau, London Business School
Degree in Agronomic Engineering, ETH Zurich

Professional background:

Since 2005: Freelance consultant and independent director
1989 – 2005: CEO of Groupe Minoteries SA, Geneva
1985 – 1989: Associate Partner at an international consulting firm specialising in management and rural development
1981 – 1985: Specialist in milk supply for Nestlé Group in the agricultural services department of Nestec S.A.
1977 – 1981: First professional experience in development assistance in Africa

Operational management responsibilities:

none

Former operational management responsibilities:

none

Business ties with the Alpiq Group:

none

Other activities in management and supervisory bodies:

Chairman Société Coopérative Immobilière Montreux (SOCIM), Montreux; SOKAVO SA, Vevey; Schenk S.A., Rolle; Schenk Holding SA, Rolle
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors Romande Energie Holding SA, Morges
Member of the Board of Directors EOS Holding SA, Lausanne

Permanent management and consulting posts:

Chairman Caisse de pensions de Schenk Holding SA, Rolle; Caisse de pensions de Schenk SA, Rolle

Government posts and political offices:

President of the ESPRIX Jury (Swiss award for business excellence according to the EFQM model)

First elected to the Board of Directors:

2016

End of period of office:

2020

Specific role(s) on the Board of Directors:

Member
Chairman of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee

Hans Ulrich Meister

Director
Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee

Hans Ulrich Meister

Board of Directors – Member's personal details (DCG appendix para. 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5)

Nationality:

Swiss

Education:

Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School
Advanced Management Program, Wharton School
Degree from the Zurich Higher School for Economics and Administration

Professional background:

2008 – 2016: Senior executive at Credit Suisse Group AG and Credit Suisse AG, including:
2012 – 2016: Head of the Private Banking & Wealth Management Division, responsible for Private Banking for the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions
2011 – 2012: CEO of the Private Banking Division
2008 – 2016: CEO of Credit Suisse (Switzerland)
2005 – 2007: Head of corporate and retail customer affairs for Switzerland at UBS
2004 – 2007: Member of the Managing Board of UBS Group
2003 – 2004: Head of Large Corporates & Multinationals at UBS
2002: UBS Wealth Management, New York

Operational management responsibilities:

none

Former operational management responsibilities:

none

Business ties with the Alpiq Group:

none

Other activities in management and supervisory bodies:

Chairman Implenia AG, Dietlikon

Permanent management and consulting posts:

none

Government posts and political offices:

none

First elected to the Board of Directors:

2019

End of period of office:

2020

Specific role(s) on the Board of Directors:

Member
Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee

Heinz Saner

Director
Member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee

Heinz Saner

Board of Directors – Member's personal details (DCG appendix, para. 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5)

Nationality:

Swiss

Education:

Stanford Executive Program, California
Advanced Management Programme INSEAD, Paris
Lic. iur. Lawyer and Notary

Professional background:

Since 2011: Independent business and legal consultant primarily in the energy area
2004 – 2011: Head of Management Services, Member of the Alpiq/Atel Executive Board
1997 – 2004: Legal Director Atel Group
1988 – 1996: Legal Associate Aare Tessin AG für Elektrizität (Atel)
1984 – 1988: Legal Administrator in Legal Services at the Union Bank of Switzerland in Zurich

Operational management responsibilities:

none

Former operational management responsibilities:

none

Business ties with the Alpiq Group:

none

Other activities in management and supervisory bodies:

none

Permanent management and consulting posts:

none

Government posts and political offices:

none

First elected to the Board of Directors:

2017

End of period of office:

2020

Specific role(s) on the Board of Directors:

Member
Member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee

Phyllis Scholl

Director
Member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee

Phyllis Scholl

Board of Directors – Member's personal details (DCG appendix para. 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5)

Nationality:

Swiss

Education:

Advanced Management Program, HSG
Admitted to the Bar
London School of Economics, LL.M
Universität St. Gallen, lic. iur. (Master of Laws)
Universität St. Gallen, lic. rer. publ. (Master of Public Affairs)

Professional background:

Since 2018: Partner, Baryon AG
2013 – 2018: Partner, Bär & Karrer AG
2007 – 2012: Associate, Bär & Karrer AG
2004 – 2007: Legal staff, Bär & Karrer AG

Operational management responsibilities:

none

Former operational management responsibilities:

none

Business ties with the Alpiq Group:

none

Other activities in management and supervisory bodies:

Chair of the Board of Directors Lazzarini Beteiligungs AG, Chur
Member of the Board of Directors EW Höfe AG, Freienbach; Energiedienst Holding AG, Laufenburg

Permanent management and consulting posts:

none

Government posts and political offices:

none

First elected to the Board of Directors:

2019

End of period of office:

2020

Specific role(s) on the Board of Directors:

Member
Member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee

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