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Schwan, Severin 
Brief Biography

Dr. Severin Schwan has been Chairman of the Corporate Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer of Roche Holding Ltd. since March 4, 2008. He was previously Chief Executive Officer of the Division Roche Diagnostics and Member of the Corporate Executive Committee at the Company from January 1, 2006. He studied Economics at the University of Innsbruck, the University of York and the University of Oxford. He gained an Economics Degree from Innsbruck in 1991. He studied Law at the University of Innsbruck and gained a Law degree in 1991. He then completed a Doctorate in Law at University of Innsbruck and Research studies at University Louvain, Belgium. From 1993 until 1995, he was a Trainee at Corporate Finance for Roche Basel. From 1995 until 1998, he was Head of Finance & Administration at Roche Brussels. From 1998 until 2000, he was Head Finance & Informatics at Roche Grenzach, Germany and Member of the Executive Board of Roche Deutschland Holding GmbH. From 2000 until 2004, he was Head of Global Finance & Services at Roche Diagnostics, Basel.