DR. NORBERT HESS EPCOS AG – Member of the Management Board and Chief Operating Officer (COO) TDK Corporation, Japan – Corporate Officer; COO of Electronic Components Business Company Date of birth February 20, 1960 Nationality German Education and career details 1983 Technical University of Berlin, Germany Engineering degree in materials science 1987 Technical University of Berlin, Germany Doctorate in materials science (Dr. Ing.) 1987 Siemens AG, Berlin, Germany Tubes Business Unit Materials engineer 1991 Tubes Business Unit Head of test lab and project management, vacuum relays 1994 Tubes Business Unit, Head of logistics (additional post) 1996 Siemens AG, Erlangen, Germany Energy Transmission and Distribution, Medium-Voltage Equipment and Components Division Product marketing 1998 Siemens AG, Berlin, Germany Tubes Business Unit Group manager vacuum interrupters 1999 EPCOS AG, Berlin, Germany Head of Surge Arresters Business Division 2005 EPCOS OHG, Deutschlandsberg, Austria Head of Ceramic Components Division 2012 EPCOS AG, Munich, Germany Member of the Management Board 2015, May Member of the Management Board and COO Additional functions 2015, June TDK Corporation, Japan Corporate Officer; COO of Electronic Components Business Company EPCOS AG · A TDK Group Company Office: St.-Martin-Strasse 53, 81669 Munich · Post: P.O.Box 80 17 09, 81617 Munich, Germany · www.global.tdk.com · www.epcos.com Headquarters: Munich · Commercial register of the local court (Amtsgericht): Munich HRB 127250 Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Dr. Werner Faber Management Board: Joachim Zichlarz, Chairman · Joachim Thiele · Dr. Norbert Hess · Christian Block