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Sergio Marchionne is chief executive officer of Fiat S.p.A., whose board of directors he joined in May 2003. Since February 2005 he also has held the title of chief executive officer of Fiat Auto S.p.A., Fiat’s car division. In addition, since 2004 he has served as director of CNH Global N.V. and was appointed Chairman in April 2006. Mr. Marchionne began his professional career in Canada. From 1983 to 1985 he worked as a chartered accountant and tax specialist for Deloitte & Touche. From 1985 to 1988 he was Group Controller and then Director of Corporate Development at the Lawson Mardon Group of Toronto. In 1989 and 1990 he was Executive Vice President of Glenex Industries. From 1990 to 1992 he was Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Acklands Ltd. Still in Toronto, from 1992 to 1994 he was Vice President of Legal and Corporate Development and Chief Financial Officer of the Lawson Group, which was acquired by Alusuisse Lonza (Algroup) in 1994. Between 1994 and 2000, he covered various positions of growing responsibility within Algroup, Zurich, becoming Chief Executive Officer of the corporation. He was then at the helm of the Lonza Group Ltd, after its demerger from Algroup, as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2001) and then as Chairman (2002). In February 2002 he became Chief Executive Officer of the SGS Group of Geneva, a world leader in the field of company verification, testing and certification services. In March 2006, he was appointed Chairman of the company. In addition, he is a member of the Board of Directors of Serono SA. In March 2005, he was appointed Chairman of Banca Unione di Credito. He is a permanent member of the Fondazione Giovanni Agnelli and member of the General Council of Assonime (Association for Italy’s limited liability companies). Since January 2006 he is chairman of ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers Association). Mr. Marchionne received an L.L.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Canada and an MBA from the University of Windsor, Canada. He is a barrister and solicitor and a chartered accountant and has a dual Canadian and Italian citizenship. | 