MEDIA RELEASE

New member of the Geberit Board of Directors

Geberit AG, Rapperswil-Jona, January 31, 2013

The Board of Directors of Geberit AG has decided to nominate Felix R. Ehrat for election to the Board of Directors at the 2013 General Meeting.

The Geberit AG Board of Directors will nominate Felix R. Ehrat as a new member of the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting on April 4, 2013. The nomination will be made within the context of succession planning, with Susanne Ruoff stepping down from the Board of Directors at the
2013 General Meeting.
Felix R. Ehrat, who holds a doctorate in law, has been Group General Counsel of Novartis since October 2011, since January 1, 2012 as a member of the Executive Committee. He is a leading practitioner of corporate, banking, and mergers and acquisitions law, as well as an expert in corporate governance and arbitration. He started his career with Baer & Karrer Ltd. in Zurich in 1987, became Partner in 1992 and advanced to Senior Partner (2003 to 2011) and Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors (2007 to 2011) of the firm. Felix R. Ehrat is chairman of Globalance Bank AG, Zurich, member of the Board of Directors of Mueller-Moehl Group, Zurich, and board member of several organizations and foundations in the cultural field.
The Board of Directors is convinced that, in Felix R. Ehrat, it has found an important new board member. Felix R. Ehrat brings comprehensive legal knowledge, strong leadership skills and practical experience from activities in large, stock-exchange-listed firms to the Geberit Board of Directors. In the opinion of the Board of Directors, his excellent reputation and his broad legal know-how in an international environment make him the ideal candidate to make a major contribution to the future success of the Geberit Group.
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