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Function at Novartis AG Ulrich Lehner was elected in 2002 to the Board of Directors of Novartis AG. He is Vice Chairman and Lead Director as well as Chairman of the Audit and Compliance Committee. He is also a member of the Chairman’s Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Corporate Governance and Nomination Committee. The Board has appointed him as Audit Committee Financial Expert. He qualifies as an independent Non-Executive Director.
Other activities Ulrich Lehner is Chairman of the Management Board of Henkel KGaA, Germany. He also serves as a member of the supervisory board of E.ON AG*, of HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt KGaA* and of Porsche Automobil Holding SE* and Dr. Ing. H.c.F. Porsche AG*, all in Germany.
Professional background Ulrich Lehner studied business administration and mechanical engineering. From 1975 to 1981, he was an auditor with KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG in Duesseldorf. In 1981, he joined Henkel KGaA. After heading the Controlling Department of Fried. Krupp GmbH in Germany from 1983 to 1986, Ulrich Lehner returned to Henkel as Finance Director. From 1991 to 1994, he headed the Management Holding Henkel Asia-Pacific Ltd. in Hong Kong. From 1995 to 2000, he served as Executive Vice President, Finance/Logistics (CFO), of | 