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Expertise and experience
James Ross, a British subject, is a graduate of Oxford
University. In 1959 he joined BP, where he held sever-
al positions before becoming a Managing Director in
1991. He was Managing Director of Cable & Wireless
plc from 1992 to 1995, when he was appointed Chair-
man of the National Grid. After National Grid merged
with Transco in 1999, he served as Vice-Chairman of
National Grid Transco from 2002 to 2004.
Piero Sierra *
Age: 71
Professional address: Pirelli SpA
Viale Sarca 222 - 20126 Milan, Italy
1,000 Schneider Electric SA shares
First elected: 1997 / Term ends: 2008
Other directorships and
functions in French or foreign companies
Currently: Director of Schneider Electric SA; Special
Advisor for the administration of Pirelli’s international
companies: Alexandria Tire Corp., Pirelli Deutschland
AG, Pirelli Neumaticos SAIC, Pirelli UK Tyres, Turk
Pirelli Lastikleri AS, Pirelli North America Inc. and
Pirelli SA (Brazil).
Previous directorships and functions held in the past
five years: Director of Pirelli Cables et Systemes SA,
Pirelli Armstrong Tire Corp, Pirelli Cable Corporation,
Pirelli Cables Ltd, Pirelli Cables Saic, Pirelli Cabos
SA, Pirelli Canada Inc, Pirelli Tyre Holding NV, Pirelli
UK Tyres, Turk Pirelli Lastikleri AS.
Expertise and experience
Piero Sierra, an Italian citizen with a degree in human-
ities from the University of Lyon, joined Milan-based
Pirelli SpA in 1962. He held management positions in
Italy and abroad before becoming Director and Chief
Executive Officer of Pirelli SpA from 1991 to 1995. Mr.
Sierra is Chairman of A.I.R.C. (Italian Association for
Cancer Research) and F.I.R.C. (Italian Foundation for
Cancer Research).
Serge Weinberg *
Age: 55
Professional address: Weinberg Capital Partners
40 rue de la Boëtie, 75008 Paris, France
500 Schneider Electric SA shares
First elected: 2005 / Term ends: 2009
Other directorships and
functions in French or foreign companies
Currently: Director of Schneider Electric SA; Chair-
man of the Board of Directors of Accor; Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Weinberg Capital Partners;
Member of the Supervisory Board of Gucci Group;
Director of Gucci Group and FNAC; General Manager
of Adoval and Maremma.
Previous directorships and functions held in the past
five years: Chairman of the Management Board of
Pinault-Printemps-Redoute; Chairman of the Supervi-
sory Boards of France Printemps, Conforama Hold-
ing, Guilbert SA, and Redcats; Member of the Super-
visory Boards of Yves Saint-Laurent Parfum,
Boucheron Holding and PPR Interactive (PPR’s per-
manent representative); Director of Rexel and PPR
Asia; Tennessee’s permanent representative on the
Board of Directors of Bouygues; General Manager of
De Serole.
Expertise and experience
After graduating from France’s Ecole Nationale d’Ad-
ministration, Mr. Weinberg held several positions in the
civil service and ministerial offices. He then served as
Chief Operating Officer of French television channel
FR3, Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of the
Management Board of Havas Tourisme, and Manag-
ing Director of Banque Pallas Finance. In 1990, Mr.
Weinberg joined what would become Pinault-Print-
emps-Redoute (PPR) when he became Chief Execu-
tive of CFAO. Within PPR, he served as Chairman of
Rexel (formerly CDME), a electrical equipment distrib-
utor. In 1995, he was appointed Chairman of the PPR
Management Board, a position he held until early
2005.
Non-voting Directors
Claude Bébéar
Age: 70
Professional address: AXA
25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris, France
250 Schneider Electric SA shares
First elected: 2004 / Term ends: 2008
Other directorships and
functions in French or foreign companies
Currently: Non-voting Director of Schneider Electric
SA; Chairman of the Supervisory Board of AXA;
Director of various AXA subsidiaries and BNP-
Paribas; Member of the Supervisory Board of Vivendi
Universal.
Previous directorships and functions held in the past
five years: Chairman and Director of various AXA sub-
sidiaries, including AXA Financial; Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Finaxa; Director of Schneider
Electric SA; Director of Vivendi Universal.
Expertise and experience
A graduate of Ecole Polytechnique, Claude Bébéar
joined in 1958 the mutual insurance company that
would become AXA in 1985. He was appointed Chair-
man and Chief Executive Officer of the company in
1975. From late 1996, when AXA merged with UAP,
until 2000, when he was appointed Chairman of the
Supervisory Board, Mr. Bébéar served as Chairman
of AXA’s Management Board and Chairman of its
Executive Committee.