Manfred Gentz

1942, German Citizen

Manfred Gentz has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Zurich Financial Services and Zurich Insurance Company since April 2005.

In 1970 Mr. Gentz joined Daimler-Benz AG where he held various positions. In 1983, he was appointed member of the board of management of Daimler-Benz AG, at first responsible for human resources. From 1990 to 1995 he was CEO of Daimler-Benz Interservices (debis) in Berlin and subsequently became CFO of Daimler-Benz AG in 1995. In December 1998, Mr. Gentz was appointed to the board of management of DaimlerChrysler AG, where he was in charge of Finance and Controlling until December 2004.

From 1987 to 1995 he served on the board of supervisors of Agrippina Versicherung AG and from 1996 to 2005 he was a member of the board of supervisors of Zurich Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft (Deutschland). From 1985 to 2005 Mr. Gentz was on the board of supervisors of Hannoversche Lebensversicherung AG (from 1990 as its proxy chairman). From May 2005 until March 2006, he was chairman of the supervisory board of Eurohypo AG. In addition to serving on the board of supervisors of adidas AG, the German Stock Exchange (Deutsche Börse AG) and DWS Investment GmbH, he is chairman of ICC (International Chamber of Commerce), Germany. He is also active in a number of scientific and cultural institutions, among others, he chairs the curatorship of the Technische Universität Berlin.

Mr. Gentz studied law at the universities of Berlin and Lausanne and graduated with a doctorate in law from the Berlin Free University.