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Corporate Governance
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Alain Burq
First elected: 2000
Term ends: 2004
49 years old, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the
“Schneider Actionnariat” corporate mutual fund.
A graduate of Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris,
Alain Burq also has an MBA from the Wharton School of the
University of Pennsylvania. In 1982, he joined Schneider
Electric, where he has been in charge of special projects
for the Corporate Services department since 2001.
Mr. Burq owns 250 Schneider Electric SA shares.
Michel François-Poncet
First elected: 1986
Term ends: 2004
68 years old, Vice-Chairman of the Board of BNP Paribas.
Other directorships and functions:
Chairman of BNP Paribas (Switzerland); Vice-Chairman of
Pargesa Holding SA (Switzerland); Director of LVMH, Finaxa,
Erbé (Belgium), Power Corporation (Canada), BNP Paribas UK
Holdings Limited (UK) and Vittoria Assicurazioni (Italy);
Member of the Supervisory Board of Axa.
A graduate of Institut d’Etudes Politiques and the Harvard
Business School, Michel François-Poncet joined Banque
Paribas in 1961. He became Chairman of Compagnie
Financière de Paribas and Banque Paribas in 1986 and
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Compagnie Financière
de Paribas and Banque Paribas in 1990. From 1998 to 2000,
he served as Chairman of the Compagnie Financière
de Paribas Supervisory Board. In 2000, he was appointed
Vice-Chairman of the Board of BNP Paribas.
Mr. François-Poncet owns 300 Schneider Electric SA shares.
Hans Friderichs*
First elected: 1997
Term ends: 2005
71 years old, Corporate Director.
Other directorships and functions:
Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of Goldman Sachs
Investment Management GmbH, Leica Camera AG and
Swatch Deutschland GmbH; Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory
Board of Adidas-Salomon AG.
Hans Friderichs, a German citizen, holds degrees in Law and
Political Science. Soon after graduating, he joined Germany’s
Free Democratic Party (FDP), serving as Deputy Chairman
from 1974 to 1977. Mr. Friderichs was a member of
parliament from 1965 to 1969, then secretary of state for the
Rhineland Palatinate Agriculture and Environment Ministry.
In 1972, he was appointed Federal Minister of the Economy.
He left the federal government in 1977 and joined the
Management Board of Dresdner Bank AG in 1978. In 1985,
he became a consultant and corporate director.
Mr. Friderichs owns 500 Schneider Electric SA shares.
James F. Hardymon*
First elected: 1998
Term ends: 2004
68 years old, Corporate Director.
Other directorships and functions:
Director of Air Products & Chemicals Inc., American Standard
Inc., Circuit City Stores Inc., Championship Auto Racing
Teams Inc. and Lexmark International Inc.; Member
of the Supervisory Boards of Investicorp International, Inc.
and Proudfoot Consulting Company.
James F. Hardymon, a United States citizen, has an
engineering degree from the University of Kentucky. He spent
most of career at Emerson Electric Co., where he held several
positions before becoming Director and Chief Executive
Officer. In 1989, Mr. Hardymon joined US-based Textron Inc.,
which has a worldclass reputation in aerospace and
automation technology. He served as Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Textron from January 1993 to January
1999.
Mr. Hardymon owns 1,247 Schneider Electric SA shares.
Willy R. Kissling*
First appointed: 2001
Term ends: 2004
58 years old, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Unaxis Corporation.
Other directorships and functions:
Chairman of the Board of Unaxis Corporation; Vice Chairman
of Holcim Ltd. (cement), SIG Holding Ltd. (packaging machines
and systems), Forbo Holding AG (flooring, belting and
adhesives); and Director of the Swiss-American Chamber
of Commerce.
* Independent Director, as defined in the Bouton report on corporate
governance