New Member of Group Management at Sika AG

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The Board of Directors has appointed Iven Chadwick Member of Group
Management as of January 1, 2009. Iven Chadwick joined Sika as head
of the newly established Region India, Middle East and Africa (IMEA)
in April 2007. Under his management, business there has developed
successfully and grown significantly. With the appointment of Iven
Chadwick, all six regions of the Sika organization will be
represented in Group Management.

Prior to joining Sika, Iven Chadwick gained broad business experience
in the IMEA region at MBT and Degussa, later BASF, where he headed
Corporate Business Lines. A British citizen and a graduated chemist
of the Manchester Polytechnic, UK, he also holds an MBA degree from
Leicester University, UK.

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Sika AG
Zugerstrasse 50
CH-6341 Baar, Switzerland
www.sika.com

Contact person: Rainer Weihofen,
Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
Tel.: +41 58 436 68 00
Fax: +41 58 436 68 50
weihofen.rainer@ch.sika.com

Sika AG Corporate Profile
Sika AG, located in Baar, Switzerland, is a global specialty
chemicals company supplying construction markets and manufacturing
industries (automotive, commercial vehicle, building component
manufacturing). Sika is a leader in processing materials used in
sealing, bonding, damping, reinforcing and protecting load-bearing
structures.
Sika's product lines feature high-quality concrete admixtures,
specialty mortars, sealants and adhesives, damping and reinforcing
materials, structural strengthening systems, industrial flooring as
well as roofing and waterproofing systems. Subsidiaries in more than
70 countries worldwide and approximately 11'700 employees link
customers to Sika and guarantee the success of all our business
relationships. Striving to deliver added value to all stakeholders,
Sika generates annual sales of CHF 4.6 billion. Visit our website at
www.sika.com.

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Sika AG
Zugerstrasse 50 Baar

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