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Corporate Governance
4.1 Management and Control
73 years old
Director since 2013
Independent
Manfred BISCHOFF
Curriculum Vitae
Manfred Bischoff was born 22April 1942. He holds a diploma and PhD in Economics from the University
of Heidelberg. Having joined Daimler-Benz AG in 1976, Mr.Bischoff became Chief Financial Officer of
Mercedes-Benz do Brasil in 1988. In 1989, he was appointed to the Board of Management of Deutsche
Aerospace (later DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG) as CFO and in 1995 became Chairman of the Board
of Management of Daimler-Benz Aerospace (later Daimler Chrysler Aerospace AG) and a Member of the
Board of Management of Daimler-Benz AG. At the foundation of EADS in 2000, Mr.Bischoff became its
Chairman, a position he held until April2007, when he was elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board
of DaimlerChrysler AG. Currently, Manfred Bischoff is also Member of the Board of Unicredit S.p.A., and
Member of the Supervisory Board of SMSGmbH.
Current Mandates:
- Member of the Board of Directors of AirbusGroupSE;
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board Daimler AG;
- Member of the Supervisory Board SMSGmbH;
- Member of the Board of Directors Unicredit S.p.A.;
- Multiple memberships in non-profit Boards.
Former mandates for the last five years:
- Member of the Supervisory Board Fraport AG (until May2012);
- Member of the Supervisory Board KPNN.V. (until April2013);
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Chairman of the Shareholder Committee VoithGmbH
(untilSeptember2014).
68 years old
Director since 2013
Non-Independent
Ralph DozierCROSBY
Curriculum Vitae
Ralph Crosby was Member of the Executive Committee of EADS from 2009-2012 and served as Chairman
and CEO of EADS North America from 2002-2009. He presently serves as an Independent Director of
American Electric Power headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, where he chairs the Human Resources
Committee; and Serco, headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Furthermore, Mr.Crosby serves on
the Board of Directors, and Executive Committee of the Atlantic Council of the United States. Prior to
joining EADS, Mr.Crosby was an Executive with Northrop Grumman Corporation, where he had served
as a Member of the Corporate Policy Council with positions including President of the Integrated Systems
Sector, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of the Company’s Commercial Aircraft Division and
Corporate Vice President and General Manager of the B-2 Division. Prior to his industry career, Mr.Crosby
served as an officer in the US Army, where his last military assignment was as military staff assistant to
the Vice President of the United States. Mr.Crosby is a graduate of the US Military Academy at West
Point, and holds Master’s degrees from Harvard University, and the University of Geneva, Switzerland.
He is the recipient of the James Forrestal Award from the National Defense Industrial Association, and
has been awarded Chevalier of the Legion d’Honneur of France.
Current Mandates:
- Member of the Board of Directors of AirbusGroupSE;
- Member of the Board of Directors (Supervisory Board) of American Electric Power Corporation;
- Member of the Board of Directors (Supervisory Board) of Serco, PLC.;
- Member of the Board of Directors and Member of the Executive Committee of the Atlantic Council
of the United States.
Former mandates for the last five years:
- Executive Chairman of EADS North America (retired 31December 2011);
- Member of the Board of Directors (Supervisory Board) of Ducommun Corporation (resignedJune2013).
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