Heribert Allemann 

Swiss citizen, was elected a non-executive member of the Board of Directors of Kaba Holding AG in 2006 when he retired from operational management. A member of the Executive Board since joining the company in 1990, he was appointed deputy CEO in 2001. Heribert Allemann was instrumental in developing the Access Systems and the Time + Attendance divisions in Europe and North America, played a decisive role in various acquisitions and integration programs, and spearheaded Kaba’s expansion into Asia and the build-up of Central Services. Before joining Kaba, he was CEO of the Celfa-Folex group from 1984 to 1989; prior to that, from 1976 to 1984, he headed a profit centre of Holderbank Management and Consulting (re-named Holcim). He is a qualified engineer in the field of micro-engineering (University of Applied Sciences, Biel) and has a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Berne; he furthered his education in business management at the Harvard Business School. Heribert Allemann is currently President of the Board of Alpa Partners AG and Vice-President of Contract Farming India AG, both domiciled in Zug. He also acts coach and consultant in company management, and lectures at the ZfU International Business School, Switzerland.