Introduction

Corporate Governance refers to the universe of principles and rules which are geared to shareholder interests and which strive towards transparency and a balanced relationship between management and control while also maintaining decision-making capacity and efficiency at the highest corporate level.

The Corporate Governance Report contains the disclosures required by the Corporate Governance Directive issued by SIX Exchange Regulation AG effective as at 31 December 2021 and is structured in line with the directive. The Compensation Report is set out in a separate section of the Annual Report.

The Zehnder Group publishes on its website the Articles of Association and Organisational Regulations to which this report refers, as well as the Code of Conduct. These may be viewed at www.zehndergroup.com/en/investor-relations/corporate-governance.