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Paul Brody is the global industry leader for the electronics at IBM where he leads a worldwide team of consultants serving major segments within the industry. Paul joined IBM in 2002 working primarily in the industry and was appointed global industry leader in 2011. Paul has had extensive experience in technology start-ups around the world, first having joined Nigeria's first mobile phone company in the 1990s. More recently, Paul "detoured" from IBM for 9 months to co-found the online movie service Zediva.com. He has also worked at the supply chain software companies i2 Technologies, ClearCross, and Aentropy. Paul spent two years with McKinsey & Company as a strategy consultant in Los Angeles and Seoul and holds a degree in Economics and a Certificate in African Studies from Princeton University.

Chairman of the Board of Directors, ABB Ltd, since 2007. Born on July 20, 1942 - German citizen. Education: 1970 Doctorate in Physics, University of Cologne, Germany. Professional Experience: Continental AG: 1999 - 2009, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Directors – Continental AG, Germany. 1991 - 1999, Chief Executive Officer – Continental AG, Germany. ITT: 1989 - 1991, Senior Vice President; President and Chief Executive Officer – ITT Automotive Inc., U.S. 1987 - 1989, Vice President – ITT Corporation, U.S. Alfred Teves GmbH: 1984 - 1989, Chairman of the Management Board – Alfred Teves GmbH, Germany. 1982 – 1984, Head of Development and Technology – Alfred Teves GmbH, Germany. 1971 - 1982, Different positions – Alfred Teves GmbH in Germany, Brazil and the U.S. Other board memberships: Member of the supervisory board, Allianz Versicherungs AG, Germany. Member of the supervisory board, Deutsche Telekom AG, Germany. Member of the board of directors, Schindler Holding AG, Switzerland. Chairman of the advisory board, Sapinda Holding B.V., The Netherlands.

Leonid Reiman in 1979 graduated from the M.A. Bonch-Bruevich Leningrad Electrotechnical Institute of Communications (nowadays SPbGUT – St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications and IT). After graduation, he worked as an engineer and Head of Department at the Leningrad city international telephone station. In 1985-1999 Leonid Reiman held leading positions in the Leningrad City Telephone Network (LGTS) (nowadays: St. Petersburg City Telephone Network (PTS). From July 1999 he was state secretary, first deputy chairman, chairman of the State Committee for Telecommunications (Gostelecom). In 1999 Leonid Reiman was appointed Minister of Information and Communications of the Russian Federation, from 2004 to 2008 Minister of Communications and Information Technologies of the Russian Federation. 2008-2010 - Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation, Secretary for Presidential Council of Information Society Development. In the period from 2000 to 2010 he was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSC Svyazinvest. PhD in economics (2004). Nowadays, Chairman of the Board, Angstrem group of companies. Married with four children.