Function in SGS

Chair:

Audit Committee
Sustainability Committee

Member:

Board of Directors
Remuneration Committee

Initial Appointment to the Board

March 2019

Professional Background

Kory Sorenson holds a Post-Graduate (DESS) degree in Corporate Finance from L’Institut d’études politiques de Paris, a Master’s in Applied Economics from the University of Paris-Dauphine, and a Bachelor’s in Econometrics and Political Science from the American University in Washington, D.C. Ms. Sorenson has also completed governance programs with Harvard Business School, INSEAD and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Ms. Sorenson has 30 years of experience in finance with a particular focus on financial services, capital markets, capital efficiency and risk management. She was Managing Director, Head of Insurance Capital Markets of Barclays Capital and held senior positions in the investment banking and capital markets divisions of Credit Suisse, Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley.

Ms. Sorenson has been a non-executive director of several major listed companies for a decade, providing extensive experience in leadership and governance in both financial services and industrial, private and public, and profit and not-for-profit entities, across Europe as well as in North America. She currently serves as chair of audit, sustainability and remuneration committees for her various companies.

She is an independent member of the Board of Directors of the Company, with no ties to its management or significant shareholders.

Other Activities and Functions

Pernod Ricard SA*, Paris (FR), Member of the Board and Chair of the Remuneration Committee, Member of the Audit Committee
Bank Gutmann, Vienna (AU), privately owned, Member of the Supervisory Board
Comgest, Paris (FR), Member of the Board of Partners
AA Limited, Jersey (UK), Member of the Board and Chair of Audit and Risk Committee
Premium Credit Limited, Member of the Board and Chair of Audit and Risk Committee

* Listed company