ExecutiveCommittee
Biographies
July 2024

Géraldine Picaud
Chief Executive Officer

Global Functions

Commercial and Operational Activities
Testing & Inspection

Marta Vlatchkova
Chief Financial Officer

Steven Du
Asia PacificMalcolm ReidEurope

Testing & Inspection

Martin Oesch
Group GeneralCounselJessica Sun
Human Resources

Rafael Navazo
Latin America

Teymur Abasov
Eastern Europe,Middle East and Africa

Global Business
Development

Charles Ly Wa Hoi
Connectivity & Products
and Health & Nutrition

Certification

Derick Govender
North America

Jeff McDonald
Business Assurance

Egidijus Jokubauskas
Industries & Environment
and Natural Resources
July 2024

GÉRALDINE PICAUDCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Other activities and functions• Non-Executive Directorand Chairwoman of theAudit Committee ofDanone (France)• Member of the CFO
Coalition for the
Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs), United
Nations Global Compact
Expired terms of office• Member of the Supervisory
Board of Infineon
Technologies AG (Germany)• Director and chairwomanof the Audit Committee ofAlstom (France)• Director of Aéroports deParis (France)• Director of Huaxin Cement
Co. Ltd. (China), Holcim GroupServices Ltd (Switzerland),Holcim Technology Ltd.
(Switzerland), LafargeHolcim
Maroc SA (Morocco),
LafargeHolcim Maroc Afrique
SAS (Morocco), Lafarge
Maroc SA (Morocco)

Géraldine Picaud was appointed Chief Executive Officer of SGS
in March 2024. She joined the Group as Chief Financial Officer
in December 2023 with an extended scope notably including
Strategic transformation, M&A, IT and Digitalization, Procurement,Communication and Sustainability, in addition to Group Finance.
Géraldine has more than 30 years of experience in strategic
leadership roles spanning various industries and development
stages, from accelerated growth to corporate turnaround. She
has a proven track record of delivering concrete results andtransformation across complex global business environments.
She served as Group Chief Financial Officer and Executive
Committee member of Holcim, a global leader in building solutions,from 2018 to 2023. In this capacity, she implemented a proactive
strategy of growth acceleration and corporate simplification.
Prior to this, she was Group Chief Financial Officer and Executive
Committee member of Essilor International, the world leader
in ophthalmic lenses, where she led the consolidation of theprescription lab market through a resolute strategy of bolton acquisitions. She also held senior executive positions atED&F Man, an ingredient and commodity company notably
specializing in agricultural products, coffee, sugar and animal
feed, and at Safic Alcan, a specialty chemicals group. She
started her career as an auditor with Arthur Andersen.
Géraldine graduated from École Supérieure de Commerce deReims and holds an MBA. She is currently a non-executive
director and chairwoman of the Audit Committee of Danone.
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STEVEN DU

MALCOLM REID

HEAD OF ASIA PACIFIC

HEAD OF EUROPE

COMMERCIAL AND OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL AND OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIESSteven Du was appointed Head of Asia Pacific in March 2024.

Malcolm Reid was appointed Head of Europe inMarch 2024.

He was previously Chief Operating Officer of SGS NorthEast Asia. Prior to this, he held many senior positions inAsia including Managing Director of China and Managing
Director of Vietnam. He also worked for SGS Singapore andPhilippines in food testing, certification and training. In 2002,
he managed the establishment of China’s first commercial
food testing laboratory. Steven joined SGS in 1999 and holds
a Management Diploma from Shenzhen University and a
Master’s degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Managementfrom the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

He was previously Chief Operating Officer, South-East Asia
Pacific. Prior to this, he held the positions of Executive Vice
President for Consumer Testing Services and Executive
Vice President of Systems and Services Certification. He
was also Managing Director in several countries, including
Australia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam. He joined
the company in 1987. Malcolm graduated with a BSc
Chemistry (Hons) from the University of Glasgow in 1985.

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HEAD OF LATIN AMERICACOMMERCIAL AND OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL AND OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIESTeymur Abasov was appointed Head of Eastern Europe,Middle East and Africa in March 2024.

Rafael Navazo was appointed Head of Latin America inJuly 2024.

He was previously Chief Operating Officer, Eastern Europeand Middle East. Prior to this, he held several key roles for
SGS in the region: Managing Director SGS Kazakhstan andCaspian Region, Managing Director of SGS Azeri & Georgiaand Operations Manager of SGS Azeri. He joined SGS in1994 as a senior inspector in Azerbaijan after graduatingwith a degree in Electrical Engineering.

He was previously Vice President of Flow Control EMEA
at Vesuvius, where he was instrumental in delivering hightechnology solutions in the steel and foundry markets,significantly contributing to the divisions’ growth andsustainability. Prior to this, Rafael held several pivotal rolesat Imerys, including Vice President & General Manager forSouth America in Filtration and Performance Additives.
Rafael holds a MSc in Management from HEC Paris anda Mining Engineer degree from Universidad Politécnica
de Madrid. He also completed an Executive Program atINSEAD.

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DERICK GOVENDER

JEFFREY MCDONALD

HEAD OF NORTH AMERICAHEAD OF BUSINESS ASSURANCECOMMERCIAL AND OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL AND OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Derick Govender was appointed Head of North America inMarch 2024.

Jeffrey McDonald was appointed Head of Business
Assurance in January 2021.

He was previously Executive Vice President for Natural
Resources. Prior to this, he had been Executive Vice
President for Minerals Services and Regional Minerals
Business and Operations Manager in South Africa. He joined
SGS as Chief Chemist in 2002. Beforehand, he was Chief
Chemist of Mintek’s precious metals laboratory and also
worked in Randgold mine laboratories. He was educated inSouth Africa and holds qualifications in Analytical Chemistry
and in Business Management.

Previously, he was Executive Vice President for Certification
and Business Enhancement. Between 2007 and 2015 he
was the Chief Operating Officer for SGS North America.
Prior to this, he had been Executive Vice President for
Systems and Services Certification, South-East Asian
Sub-Regional Manager for Certification Services as well as
Manager for the Consumer Products Division in Thailand.
Jeffrey joined SGS in 1994. He has a BA in Economicsfrom Griffith University, a Graduate Diploma in Educationfrom the University of Technology, and an Engineering
degree from the Yeronga Technical and Further Education
College, Australia.

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CHARLES LY WA HOI

EGIDIJUSJOKUBAUSKASHEAD OF CONNECTIVITY & PRODUCTS
AND HEALTH & NUTRITION

HEAD OF INDUSTRIES & ENVIRONMENT
AND NATURAL RESOURCES

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTCharles Ly Wa Hoi was appointed Head of Connectivity &Products and Health & Nutrition in March 2024.

Egidijus Jokubauskas was appointed Head of Industries &Environment and Natural Resources in March 2024.

He was previously Executive Vice President for Connectivity& Products. Prior to this, he held several senior executiveroles within SGS: Executive Vice President for Consumerand Retail, Global Head of Materials and Manufacturing,
Global Head of Transportation, Equipment and Machinery.
Charles joined SGS in 1992 and rejoined in 2008 after
director-level roles at E. Leclerc and Bouygues Energy
Services. He holds a degree in Electronics Engineering fromENSEIRB-MATMECA.

He was previously Head of Mineral Commodities at SGS,
where he had responsibility for P&L and operational
excellence in servicing global key accounts. Prior to this,Egidijus held various leadership positions within SGS,
including Head of Energy Minerals. Before joining SGS in2006, he worked for Intertek in Lithuania as manager for
the Baltic states within the Agricultural business, as well
as at BSI as an operations manager. Egidijus completed
an Engineering degree in Marine Power Installations and aMaster’s degree in Marine Transport Technologies at theUniversity of Klaipeda, Lithuania.

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MARTA VLATCHKOVAMARTIN OESCHCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERGROUP GENERAL COUNSELGLOBAL FUNCTIONSGLOBAL FUNCTIONS

Marta Vlatchkova was appointed Chief Financial Officer in
May 2024.

Martin Oesch was appointed Group General Counsel in
May 2024.

Prior to joining SGS, she served as Chief Accounting Officer
at Sandoz, a global leader in off-patient medicines, where
she successfully led the transition of the accounting function
from a Novartis division to an independent publicly listedcompany. Prior to this, Marta led Group Accounting andFinancial Planning & Analysis at Holcim, a global leader
in building solutions. She also served as Head of Group
Financial Planning & Analysis at Essilor, the world leader inophthalmic lenses. She holds a Master’s degree in Financefrom the University of Paris II Pantheon-Assas, France anda Bachelor’s degree in international Economic Relations
from the University of National & World Economy in Sofia,Bulgaria.

Prior to joining SGS, he served as Group General Counsel& Corporate Secretary at Barry Callebaut, where he playeda pivotal role in shaping the company’s direction andcontributing to strategic M&A and expansion projects.
Prior to this, Martin was an associate with two leading
Swiss law firms. He holds a Master of Laws degree fromthe University of Berne and the University of Chicago Law
School (LLM).

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JESSICA SUN
HEAD OF GROUP HUMAN RESOURCES
GLOBAL FUNCTIONS

Jessica Sun was appointed Senior Vice President of Human
Resources in January 2022.
Prior to this, she was Chief Human Resources Officer at
Smart Home, Haier Group, overseeing HR management,
global policy development, practices and operations
for this leading appliance company. An HR professional
since 1993, Jessica has held different positions at Pfizer,
Baxter Healthcare, Ingersoll-Rand, and Mallinckrodt
Pharmaceutical. Jessica holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law
from the China University of Politics & Law Science andan EMBA from the Chinese Europe International Business
School (CEIBS).

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