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Hans Friderichs*
First elected: 1997
Term ends: 2005
72 years old, Corporate Director.
Other directorships and functions: Chairman of the
Supervisory Boards of Goldman Sachs Investment
Management GmbH (Frankfurt), Leica Camera AG
(Solms), Allit AG (Bad Kreuznach), Pott-Racke-
Dujardin GmbH & Co. KG (Bingen), and C.A.
Kupferberg & Cie KgaA (Mainz); Vice-Chairman of the
Supervisory Board of Adidas AG (Herzogenaurach);
Member of the Supervisory Board of The New
German Länder Industrial Investment Council (ICC)
GmbH.
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 cor-
porate director.
Mr. Friderichs owns 500 Schneider Electric SA shares
.
James F. Hardymon*
First elected: 1998
Term ends: 2004
69 years old, Corporate Director.
Other directorships and functions: Director of Air
Products & Chemicals Inc., American Standard Inc.,
Circuit City Stores 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 Operating 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 *(1)
First appointed: 2001
Term ends: 2004
59 years old, Chairman of Unaxis Corporation.
(Information Technology) and SIG Holding Ltd (pack-
aging machines and systems).
Other directorships and functions: Vice Chairman of
Holcim Ltd (cement) and Forbo Holding AG (flooring,
belting and adhesives); Director of Kühne & Nagel
International AG (logistics) and the Swiss-American
Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Kissling, a Swiss citizen, holds diplomas from the
University of Bern and Harvard University. He began
his career at Amiantus Corporation and then joined
Rigips, a plasterboard manufacturer, in 1978. He was
appointed to the Rigips Executive Committee in 1981
and subsequently became Chairman.
From 1987 to 1996, Mr. Kissling served as Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of Landis & Gyr
Corporation, a provider of services, systems and
equipment for building technology, electrical contract-
ing and payphones. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Kissling
was Chairman and CEO of Unaxis Corporation. He
became Chairman of the Board of Directors in May
2002.
Mr. Kissling owns 250 Schneider Electric SA shares.
Gérard de La Martinière*
First elected: 1998
Term ends: 2007
60 years old, Chairman of Fédération Française des
Sociétés d’Assurances (F.F.S.A).
Other directorships and functions: Member of the
Supervisory Board of Air Liquide since 2003.
A graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole
Nationale d’Administration, Gérard de La Martinière
held several positions in the French Finance Ministry
before serving as Secretary General of Commission
des Opérations de Bourse and General Manager of
Société des Bourses Françaises. In 1989, he joined
Axa, where he was appointed Executive Vice-
President, Holding Companies and Corporate
Functions in 1993, member of the Management Board
in 1997 and Executive Vice-President, Finance,
Budget Control and Strategy in 2000. He left Axa in
2003 to become Chairman of Fédération Française
des Sociétés d’Assurances (F.F.S.A).
Mr. de La Martinière owns 606 Schneider Electric SA
shares.
René Barbier de La Serre*
First appointed: 2002
Term ends: 2005
63 years old, Corporate director
Other directorships and functions: Director of
Sanofi-Synthelabo, Crédit Lyonnais and Harwanne
Compagnie de participations industrielles et
financiers SA (Geneva); Member of the Supervisory
Board of Pinault Printemps-Redoute, Compagnie
Financière Saint-Honoré, Compagnie Financière
Edmond de Rothschild Banque and Euronext NV
(Amsterdam); Chairman of the Board of Directors of
Tawa UK Ltd (London).
Corporate Governance
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