Organization & Employees 2012 | Page 5

Employee representation bodies in the various countries where Swets operates constructively contributed to any restructuring processes at hand and professionally promoted employee interests. Swets employees have done a great job. They went the extra mile, this under challenging economic circumstances and in the face of many organizational changes in 2012.

The Management Committee would like to thank all employees for their unremitting efforts in 2012.

"Our employees are at the heart of the business. They are one of the greatest differentiators between us and the competition - truly understanding the products and using this knowledge to best serve clients' interests"

- Nadine Beister - Director Human Resources