The Board of Directors of Ciba Specialty Chemicals has appointed James McCummiskey (British, 57) as new Head of the Water & Pater Treatment Segment and member of the Executive Committee. He will succeed Mark Garrett in this position as of February 1, 2007.

James McCummiskey is currently Head of Business Line Water Treatment and Managing Director of the major production site in Bradford, UK. McCummiskey, a mechanical engineer by education, has held leadership positions in various business areas at Ciba for more than 30 years. He brings broad experience in the specialty chemicals field, especially in production as well as in marketing and sales.

Mark Garrett (44) has decided to leave Ciba Specialty Chemicals to pursue opportunities outside the Company. Armin Meyer, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Ciba Specialty Chemicals, comments: “I’d like to welcome James McCummiskey to our executive leadership team and wish him success in his new position. I thank Mark Garrett, also on behalf of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee, for
                                                       his valuable contribution throughout his 20-year
                                                       career with Ciba. We wish him all the best for his
                                                       future.”