Dr. Christian Fricke Born on May 21st, 1965 in Berlin, Germany Married, 2 sons (age 5 and 7) Physicist Work Experience 10/2003 to date Head of Subdivision A&D EA OS “Optical Solutions” with 150 employees and 20’ € Sales. Budget 2007: 40’€ • Portfolio Adjustments (divestment of two activities: Blod diagnostics device, Wafer ID reader) and stabilization of JV with Corning • Acquisition of 3 technology companies with 30 employees in 2006 • Introduction of 3 new products for EA “Electronic Asembly” Group in 06/07 07/2002 to 09/2003 Member of the Industry Team of Prof. Edward G. Krubasik, member of the Corporate Executive Committee (Managing Board) of Siemens AG • Preparation of presentations and speeches for high-level events (Management and Analyst conferences) • Financial analyses in preparation for supervisory board meetings for Siemens groups and other companies • Investigation of Best Practice Cases focusing on turnaround, productivity, growth and innovation • Preparation and wrap-up of meetings of Siemens groups, customer visits, board meetings • Lecture series for MBA-program of the Technical University of Munich • Organization of management seminars (Int. Leadership Development) 03/1996 - 06/2002 Project Manager at Siemens Corporate Technology, Berlin /Erlangen • Management of 4 Projects (volume: 2’ – 12’€, 3-8 staff) − Novel plastic compounds for 3D circuit boards (approx. 2.5 years) − Development of polymer devices for optical data processing (approx. 2.5 years) − Novel cooling concepts for electronic devices (approx. 1.5 years) − Evaluation of novel plastic compounds for future electro motors (9 months) • Head of production, marketing and sales for micro components for optical telecom, micro sensors / actuators for gas analytics (approx. 2 years) 03/1994 - 02/1996 International Trainee Program (3 assignments of 8 months each) • Engineering at Siemens Power Generation, Erlangen, Germany • Business Controlling at Siemens Medical Systems, Issaquah, WA, USA • Development of polymer devices for optical data processing at Siemens Corporate R&D, Erlangen, Germany Dr. Christian Fricke • Jocherstrasse 7 • 85221 Dachau • +49 (0)173 233 1258 • cf.fricke@siemens.com Education 01/1994 PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) in Physics 04/1986 - 12/1993 Assistant professor at the Institute of solid state physics, Department of Physics, TU Berlin 10/1983 - 04/1989 Studies in Physics, Technical University of Berlin (Masters in Physics) • Assistant teacher for practical studies in physics, Department of Physics (3 years) 10/1975 - 07/1983 Collège Francais, Berlin Skills Languages English and French (fluent), Spanish (basics) Professional development DCSP – Developing Competitive Strategies and Plans (S4 equivalent) Advanced Leadership (S3) Awards Ernst-von-Siemens – Scholarship holder Interests Windsurfing, kitesurfing, snowboarding, biking, aerobics, tennis, hiking Munich, Dezember 1, 2006 Dr. Christian Fricke • Jocherstrasse 7 • 85221 Dachau • +49 (0)173 233 1258 • cf.fricke@siemens.com