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68
8.2 Re-election of Mr. Richard Laube
Proposal: The Board of Directors proposes that Mr. Richard Laube be re-elected to the Board for a further
three-year term.
Richard Laube is the Chief Executive Officer of Nobel Biocare Holding A.G., a position he has held since
April 2011. Previously, he was an Executive Vice President of Nestlé S.A., Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé
Nutrition and a member of the Nestlé Executive Board until August 2010. He joined Nestlé in April 2005 as Deputy
Executive Vice President, Corporate Business Development, and was appointed Deputy Executive Vice President,
Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé Nutrition in November 2005. He was appointed Executive Vice President in
2008. Since January 2011 he has also served as an advisor to the Roark Capital Group, a private equity firm based
in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to joining Nestlé he served from 1999 to 2004 as President, Roche Consumer Health,
and served on the Roche Corporate Executive Committee from 2001 to 2004. Previously, he was employed by
Procter & Gamble from 1980 to 1998, serving in successively more senior roles in Switzerland, the United States,
Japan, Germany and Brazil. Mr. Laube holds MA and BA degrees in Organizational Development and Evaluation
Research from Boston University. He is 55 years old and is a dual U.S. and Swiss citizen.
As chief executive of a significant public company, and a former senior executive at one of the worlds best-
known consumer products companies, with significant experience in business strategy and marketing, Mr. Laube
brings senior leadership, brand marketing and global experience to the Board.
Mr. Laube has been a member of the Board of Directors since September 2008. He currently serves on
the Compensation Committee of the Board. The Board of Directors has determined that he is an independent
Director.
Voting Requirement to Approve Proposals
The affirmative “FORvote of a majority of the votes cast in person or by proxy at the Annual General
Meeting, not counting abstentions.
Recommendation
The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the election to the Board of each of the above nominees.