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Albert Biermann is on the board of Hyundai-Aptiv AD LLC and Co-President & Director at Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd. In his past career Mr. Biermann was Vice President at KIA MOTORS Corp. Mr. Biermann received a graduate degree from RWTH Aachen University.

Albert, Baron Frère (born 4 February 1926 in Fontaine-l'Évêque near Charleroi, Belgium) is a Belgian businessman and the richest man in Belgium.

Frère grew up as a son of a nail merchant and helped in the business since an early age. His father died when Frère was 17; Frère had to leave school and run the family business by himself. At the age of 30, he started investing in Belgian steel factories and by the end of the 1970s he practically controlled the whole steel industry in the region of Charleroi. He foresaw the coming steel crisis of the late 1970s and sold his enterprises to the Belgian state after merging them with the competing steel firm Cockerill to create Cockerill-Sambre.

Frère used the proceeds from this sale to build an investment empire around the Swiss holding company Pargesa which he founded with the Canadian investor Paul Desmarais. Pargesa took over the Belgian holding company Groupe Bruxelles Lambert in 1982 and over the year added significant stakes in such wide ranging Belgian companies as Petrofina, Royale Belge Insurance, Compagnie Luxembourgoise de Télédiffusion (CLT), and Tractebel. He actively promoted international consolidation of the sectors in which he was involved, selling Banque Bruxelles Lambert to ING Group, Royale Belge to Axa, Tractebel to Suez, Petrofina to Total S.A., and RTL to Bertelsmann.

Frère is married and has three children. In 2002, he received the title of baron from the Belgian king Albert II. He is a co-owner, together with Bernard Arnault of LVMH, of the Château Cheval Blanc winery near Bordeaux. He is a member of the Cercle Gaulois.

Overview over Albert Frère's shareholdings as of May 2009

Schematic overview of Albert Frère's shareholdings

Currently, Albert J. Robichaud is Chief Scientific Officer of SAGE Therapeutics, Inc. Dr. Robichaud previously held the position of VP-Chemistry & Pharmacokinetic Sciences at Lundbeck USA Inc., VP-Chemistry & Pharmacokinetic Sciences at Lundbeck, Inc. and Senior Director & Head-Neuroscience Discovery at Wyeth Research. Albert J. Robichaud received an undergraduate degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a doctorate from the University of California, Irvine.

Albert Joseph Miralles is Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President of CNA Financial Corp. He previously was President at CNA National Warranty Corp., President at CNA Warranty Services, Inc., Chief Risk Officer & Executive Vice President for CNA Insurance Cos. and CFO-Nationwide Investments Division at Nationwide Insurance Co. He received an undergraduate degree from LaSalle University and an MBA from Fox School of Business.

Presently, Albert George White holds the position of President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at The Cooper Cos., Inc. He is also on the board of Origio A. In the past Mr. White occupied the position of President for Cooper Medical, Inc. He received an MBA and an undergraduate degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University.

Albert H. Nahmad occupies the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Watsco, Inc. Mr. Nahmad is also on the board of Baptist Health South Florida, Inc. In his past career he held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Dunhill Staffing Systems, Inc. and General Partner at Alna Capital Associates LP. Albert H. Nahmad received a graduate degree from Purdue University and an undergraduate degree from The University of New Mexico.

Albert Bourla is Chairman, Chief Executive & Operating Officer at Pfizer Inc., Member of The Business Roundtable and Member of The Business Council and on the board of 7 other companies. Dr. Bourla received a doctorate from School of Veterinary Medicine (Greece).

Mr. Albert Monaco is an Independent Director at Weyerhaeuser Co., a President, CEO & Non-Independent Director at Enbridge, Inc., a Member at Business Council of Alberta, a Member at Business Council of Canada and a Member at The National Petroleum Council. He is on the Board of Directors at Weyerhaeuser Co., Enbridge, Inc., Alliance Pipeline LP, American Petroleum Institute, Inc., Aux Sable Liquid Products, Inc., C.D. Howe Institute, DCP Midstream GP LLC, Enbridge Income Partners GP, Inc., Enbridge Pipelines, Inc., University of Calgary, York University Foundation and Enbridge Commercial Trust. Mr. Monaco was previously employed as a President, Chief Executive Officer & Director by Enbridge (U.S.), Inc. He also served on the board at DCP Midstream LLC (Old), Enbridge Energy Partners LP, Enbridge Energy Management LLC, Enbridge Energy Co., Inc., DCP Midstream Partners LP and Enbridge Gas Distribution, Inc. He received his MBA from the University of Calgary.

Mr. Albert J. Manifold is an Independent Director at LyondellBasell Industries NV, a Chief Executive Officer, COO & Executive Director at CRH Plc and a President at JURA-Holding AG. He is on the Board of Directors at LyondellBasell Industries NV, CRH Plc and CRH Finance DAC. Mr. Manifold was previously employed as a President by CRH Americas Materials, Inc. He also served on the board at Creat Resources Holdings Ltd. and SECIL Companhia Portuguesa de Cal e Cimento SA.

Presently, Albert M. Campbell is Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and Chief Financial & Executive Vice President at Mid-America Apartments LP (a subsidiary of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.). Mr. Campbell is also Member of National Multifamily Housing Council. He previously held the position of Manager-External Reporting at ABB Installation Products, Inc. He received an undergraduate degree from Mississippi State University.

Albert McQuaid is currently the Chief Science & Technology Officer at Kerry Group Plc, a position he has held since 1993.
Prior to this, he obtained a doctorate degree from Trinity College Dublin.

Presently, Albert M. Baehny occupies the position of Chairman at Lonza Group AG, Non-Executive Chairman of Geberit AG and Chief Executive Officer at Regent Lighting Ltd. He is also on the board of Investis Holding SA and Crans-Montana-Aminona SA. In his past career Albert M. Baehny occupied the position of Senior Vice President at Wacker Chemie AG. Mr. Baehny received an undergraduate degree from the University of Fribourg.

Mr. Albert R. Hitchcock is an Independent Non-Executive Director at Nationwide Building Society, a Chief Operations & Technology Officer at Pearson Education, Inc. and a Head-Telecom & Technology Partnerships at Pearson Plc. He is on the Board of Directors at Nationwide Building Society. Mr. Hitchcock was previously employed as a Group Chief Information Officer by Vodafone Group Plc and a Chief Information Officer by Nortel Networks Corp.

Mr. Albert A. Benchimol is President & Chief Executive Officer at Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. He is on the Board of Directors at AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., Axis Specialty Holdings Bermuda Ltd. and AXIS Specialty Ltd. Mr. Benchimol served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PartnerRe Ltd. from April 2000 through September 2010, and Chief Executive Officer of PartnerRe Ltd. Capital Markets Group business unit from June 2007 through September 2010. Prior to joining PartnerRe, Mr. Benchimol was Senior Vice President and Treasurer at Reliance Group Holdings, Inc. for 11 years and was previously with the Bank of Montreal from 1982 to 1989. He received his undergraduate degree from McGill University and an MBA from McGill University.

Albert J. Neupaver holds the position of Chairman for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. and Chairman at Wabtec Corp. (a subsidiary of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.). Mr. Neupaver is also on the board of 5 other companies. In his past career Albert J. Neupaver held the position of President-Electromechanical Group at AMETEK, Inc., Chairman-Supervisory Board for Faiveley Transport, Vice President-Business Development at Covestro LLC (United States) and Chairman-Supervisory Board for The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Inc. He received an MBA and a graduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh and an undergraduate degree from United States Naval Academy.

Albert Scheuer is a German businessperson who has been the head of 11 different companies. Currently, he holds the position of Chairman at Halyps Building Materials SA, Chairman of Butra Heidelbergcement Sdn. Bhd., Chairman of HeidelbergCement Northern Europe AB, Chairman at Gorazdze Cement SA, Chairman-Supervisory Board at Ceskomoravský Cement AS, Chairman for Heidelbergcement Central Europe East Holding BV and Chairman for CaucasusCement Holding BV. Albert Scheuer is also on the board of 22 other companies. In the past he held the position of Chairman of HeidelbergCement Asia Pte Ltd. and Member-Managing Board at HeidelbergCement AG Chairman of HeidelbergCement Bangladesh Ltd. and President & Chief Executive Officer at Lehigh Cement Co. (both are subsidiaries of HeidelbergCement AG). Dr. Scheuer received an undergraduate degree and a doctorate from the University of Clausthal Technical.

Dr. Albert D. Bolles is an Independent Director at Arcadia Biosciences, Inc., an Independent Director at SunOpta, Inc., a President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Landec Corp., a Chairman at On Food, Inc., a Chief Executive Officer at Curation Foods, Inc. and a Partner of US Food & Drug Administration. He is on the Board of Directors at Arcadia Biosciences, Inc., SunOpta, Inc. and Landec Corp. Dr. Bolles was previously employed as an Executive VP, Chief Operations & Technical Officer by ConAgra Foods, Inc., an EVP, Chief Technology & Operations Officer by ConAgra Foods Canada, Inc., a Senior VP-Worldwide Research & Development by PepsiCo Beverages & Foods North America, a Chief Technical Officer & SVP-Global Technology by Tropicana Products, Inc., a Director-Research & Development by Gerber Foods, and a Vice President by Quaker Foods & Beverages Co. He received his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University, a graduate degree from Michigan State University and a doctorate degree from Michigan State University.

Dr. Albert Wu, MD, is a Chief Medical Officer & Vice President at Dollar General Corp.

Albert Cha occupies the position of Managing Partner at Frazier Management LLC. He is also on the board of 6 other companies. He previously held the position of Consultant at Oracle Corp. and Managing Partner at Vivo Capital LLC. He received a graduate degree and an undergraduate degree from Stanford University, a doctorate from David Geffen School of Medicine and a doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Albert Saputro is President Director at PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk and Head-Investor Relations of PT Saratoga Investama Sedaya Tbk. In the past he held the position of Research Analyst at PT Verdhana Sekuritas Indonesia and Strategist at PT Macquarie Capital Securities (Indonesia). He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Sydney Business School.

Presently, Albert Young occupies the position of Chief Administration Officer at Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. and Chief Administrative Officer for Network Medical Management, Inc. (a subsidiary of Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.). In his past career he held the position of Chief Medical Officer for Allied Physicians of California. Dr. Young received an undergraduate degree from West Virginia University School of Medicine and a graduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Albert Grifols Coma-Cros is currently a Director at Grifols SA since 2004.
Previously, he served as the President & Managing Director at Grifols Worldwide Operations Ltd.
from 2018 to 2020.
He completed his undergraduate degree at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in 2004.

Albert Ko is currently the Chief Executive Officer & Director at Auctane, Inc., the Chief Executive Officer at Auctane, Inc. (Texas), an Independent Director at LPL Financial Holdings, Inc., and a Director at Elation Health, Inc. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer at Early Warning Services LLC and the Chief Transformation Officer & Senior VP at Intuit, Inc. He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and his graduate degree from Harvard Law School.

Albert J.
Moyer is currently an Independent Director at MaxLinear, Inc. He previously held positions as President & Chief Executive Officer at Telenetics Corp., Chairman at Collectors Universe, Inc., Director at CalAmp Corp., Director at LaserCard Corp., Lead Independent Director at Virco Manufacturing Corp., Independent Director at EarthShell Corp., Director at Occam Networks, Inc., Independent Non-Executive Director at Redflex Holdings Pty Ltd., Chief Financial Officer at Allergan, Inc., Chief Financial Officer at National Semiconductor Corp., Chief Financial Officer at Western Digital Corp., Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at QAD, Inc., Chief Financial Officer at Coldwell Banker Corp., and President-Commercial Division at The Profit Recovery Group International.
He obtained his undergraduate degree from Duquesne University of The Holy Spirit.

Mr. Joseph Albert L. Gotuaco is a Senior EVP & Head-Central Operations Group at BDO Unibank, Inc. and a Chairman at Bpi Direct Banko, Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at BPI Family Savings Bank, Inc. and AirFleet Capital, Inc. Mr. Gotuaco was previously employed as a Risk Manager-Fixed Income Products by JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA (Columbus, Ohio), an Executive Vice President by Bank of the Philippine Islands, and a Managing Director & Partner by Imprimis (Singapore) Pte Ltd. He also served on the board at BPI International Finance Ltd. (Hong Kong). He received his undergraduate degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Currently, Wouter Kolk holds the position of Chief Executive Officer-Europe & Indonesia at Royal Ahold Delhaize NV. He is also on the board of Paradiso and Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam. He previously held the position of Chief Executive Officer for Albert Heijn BV, Chief Operating Officer of Royal Ahold NV, General Manager for Etos BV and General Manager for Gall & Gall BV.

Albert Marie Le Dirac'h is currently the Chairman-Supervisory Board at Essox sro, Director at La Marocaine Vie SA, Member-Supervisory Board at Komercní pojištovna as, and Member-Supervisory Board at SG Equipment Finance Czech Republic sro.
Previously, he held positions such as Chairman-Management Board & Director General at Komercní banka as, Chairman-Supervisory Board at Modrá pyramida stavební sporitelna as, and Director at Societe d'Equipement Domestique et Menager SA. He holds an MBA from the University of Rennes.

The most famous optician in France, Alain Afflelou has in some decades built a fortune on a simple idea: create a brand with a real added value and selling franchises.

In 1962, the family of Alain Afflelou was repatriated from Algeria. Alain Afflelou began studying at the School of Optometry in Paris before opening his first store in Bordeaux in 1972. At the beginning, the shop is called Visual Optics, then, in 1984, the RSCG advertising men advise the young entrepreneur to appear in advertisements and offer him the famous slogan "We are keen on Afflelou."

Convinced that his glasses must be sold like any other product, he began a marketing campaign based on aggressive commercial offers. In 1978, he offers his glasses at half price. The technique captivates customers. A year later, he proposes the concept of duty. In 1993, Afflelou has 400 stores in France.

Anxious to make his brand famous, Alain Afflelou bets on sport to reach a wide audience. President of Bordeaux football club from 1991 to 1996, Chairman of the Football Club of Créteil in 1997 to 2002, he also sponsors sailing and more recently the football club Paris Saint Germain.

In 2006, Alain Afflelou sells about 70 of his shares to Bridgepoint, an investment fund that now has control of Afflelou SA. But he stays shareholders with a third of the capital. The chain now has over 894 stores in France and Europe, and sells over a million and a half pairs of glasses per year.

Founder of American College of Rheumatology, Göran Albert Torstensson Ando is a Swedish businessperson who has been at the helm of 14 different companies and is Non-Executive Chairman of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Chairman of Tessa Therapeutics Pte Ltd., Chairman at Nanexa AB, Chairman at Nouscom AG and Chairman for SWMF Life Science Venture Fund LP. He is also Senior Advisor at Essex Woodlands Health Ventures UK Ltd. and on the board of 7 other companies. In his past career Dr. Ando was Chairman at Novo Nordisk An and Vice Chairman for Novo Nordisk Ltd. (a subsidiary of Novo Nordisk A), Chairman-Supervisory Board of Trigen Holdings AG, Chairman of Astra Research Centre AB, Non-Executive Chairman at Inion Oy, Chairman at Pharmacia Biotech AB, Chairman for Novexel SA, Chairman at Symphogen A, Chief Executive Officer at Celltech Group Plc, Executive VP-Worldwide Science & Technology at Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc., Vice President-Medical & Scientific Affairs at Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharma Research Labs LLC, Executive VP, President-Research & Development at Pharmacia Corp., Director-Research & Development at Glaxo Group Ltd., Medical Director for Pfizer AB, Member-Scientific Council at H. Lundbeck A, Executive VP & Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Pharmacia AB and Head-Clinical Research at Pfizer International LLC. He received a doctorate from the University of Linköping and an undergraduate degree from the University of Uppsala.

Albert Joseph Hieronimus is currently the Chairman at Bosch Rexroth Corp., Bosch Rexroth Beijing Hydraulik Co., Ltd., and Bosch Rexroth (Japan) Corp.
He previously held positions as Vice Chairman-Supervisory Board at Jagenberg AG, Non-Executive Chairman at Bosch Ltd., Chairman-Executive Board & Director at Bosch Rexroth AG, Non-Executive Chairman at Mindtree Ltd., and Independent Non-Executive Director at Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd.
Hieronimus holds a doctorate degree from Universität zu Köln.

Mr. Luke C.
Biermann, CFA, is a Fund Manager at Schroder Investment Management Ltd.
He has more than 12 years’ experience on the European Smaller Companies team, having joined in 2006.
For the majority of this tenure, he has specialized on Continental Europe.
Mr. Biermann received his First-class BSc (Hons) in Computer Science from University of Bath.
He holds the Investment Management Certificate and is a CFA charter holder.

Michael Biermann is currently working as the Director of Information Technology at PFA Pension.

Jonathan Biermann is currently working as a Director at VIVAQUA SA.

Alex Biermann is currently working as an Associate at Venturesouth Capital LLC.
Prior to this, he completed his MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business in 2020.

Jesper Biermann is currently working as a Marketing Director at Jobindex A since 2022.
Prior to this, he worked at Tryg A as the Head-Marketing from 2015 to 2024.

Björn Biermann worked at DMG MORI AG from 2008 to 2023, where he held the position of Member-Executive Board from 2015 to 2023.

Jens Biermann is currently the Managing Director at DI Kapital GmbH and the Managing Partner at Deutsche Invest Capital Partners GmbH.
Previously, he worked as the Co-Managing Director at Krähe-Versand GmbH & Co. KG, Operations Director at palero capital GmbH, Co-Managing Director at Deutsche Invest Mittelstand GmbH, and Investment Manager at CAPCELLENCE Mittelstandspartner GmbH.

Dirk Biermann has worked as a Director at Coreso SA and as the Chief Markets & System Operations Officer at 50Hertz Transmission GmbH from 2012 to present.

Dirk Biermann has a current job as a Member-Supervisory Board at European Energy Exchange AG.

Birgit Biermann is currently the Vice Chairman at Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau Chemie Energie.
He is also the Director at DMT-Gesellschaft für Lehre und Bildung mbH.
Additionally, he serves as a Member-Supervisory Board at Merck KGaA and adidas AG.
In his former positions, Mr. Biermann was a Member-Supervisory Board at Evonik Industries AG.
He also worked as a Legal Secretary at Dgb Rechtsschutz GmbH from 2004 to 2005.
Mr. Biermann obtained his graduate degree from Ruhr-Universität Bochum in 2000.