Patrick Thomas

Mr. Patrick Thomas is Member of the Supervisory Board at Leica Camera Group AG. He is Chairman of the Board of Management of Hermes International SCA and serves on the Management of Hermes International SCA's subsidiaries. He is Member of the Supervisory Boards of Banque Neuflize OBC, Hermes Prague, Gaulme and Massilly Holding. He holds a degree from Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris. Reuters 29 Nov 2008