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Previous directorships and functions held in the past
five years: Chairman of Littlewoods plc, Chairman of
the National Grid, Vice-Chairman of National Grid
Transco.
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.
Chris Richardson
Other directorships and
functions in French or foreign companies
Currently: Member of the Supervisory Board of
Schneider Electric.
Previous directorships and functions held in the
past five years: Former Executive Vice-President of
Schneider Electric's North American Division; Director
of Square D, Financière MGE, MGE Finances SAS,
MGE-UPS Systems, Schneider (Thailand) Ltd.
Expertise and experience
A US citizen, Chris Richardson graduated from Iowa
State University after serving in the US Air Force from
1964 to 1968 and joined Square D in 1971. He spent
his entire career with the company, which was
acquired by Schneider Electric in 1991. From 1998 to
January 2004, he served as Executive Vice-President
of Schneider Electric's North American Division.
Piero Sierra*
Other directorships and
functions in French or foreign companies
Currently: Member of the Supervisory Board of
Schneider Electric; Director of Pirelli Group compa-
nies: Pirelli SpA (Milan), 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 Schneider Electric SA, 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 and Turk Pirelli
Lastikleri AS.
Expertise and experience
Piero Sierra, an Italian citizen with a degree in human-
ities from the University of Lyon, joined the Pirelli
Group in 1962. He held management positions in Italy
and abroad before becoming Director and Chief Exec-
utive 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).
Non-voting member
Claude Bébéar
Other directorships and
functions in French or foreign companies
Currently: Non-voting Director of Schneider Electric
SA; Chairman of the Supervisory Board of AXA; Direc-
tor of various subsidiaries of AXA and BNP Paribas;
Member of the Supervisory Board of Vivendi.
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 and 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 Super-
visory Board, Mr. Bébéar served as Chairman of AXA’s
Management Board and Chairman of its Executive
Committee.
Age: 71
Business Address: AXA
25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris, France
250 Schneider Electric shares
First elected: 2004 / Current term ends: 2010
Age: 72
Business address: Pirelli SpA
Viale Sarca 222 – 20126 Milan, Italy
1,000 Schneider Electric shares
First elected: 1997 / Current term ends: 2008
Age: 62
Business address: 2321 Tanglewood Brok Lane
35243 Birmingham, Alabama (USA)
250 Schneider Electric shares
First elected: 2004 / Current term ends: 2008
* Independent Supervisory Board member, as defined in
the Bouton report on corporate governance.
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