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Corporate Governance
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Expertise and experience
Willy R. 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 equip-
ment for building technology, electrical contracting and pay
phones. From 1998 to 2005, he was Chairman of Unaxis
Corporation (since renamed OC Oerlikon Corp.), also
serving as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from
1998 to 2002.
Cathy Kopp*
Other directorships and functions
in French or foreign companies
 Currently: Member of the Supervisory Board of
Schneider Electric SA; Director of Dexia (as from Febru-
ary 2008); Executive Vice President, Human Resources
and Sustainable Development, Accor; Member of the
Board of Ecole Normale Supérieure (Paris); Member of the
Board of Fondation SNCF
Previous directorships and functions held in the past five
years: Non-voting Director of Schneider Electric SA; Vice-
President, Corporate Human Resources and member of
the Executive Committee of LVMH.
Expertise and experience
After earning a degree in mathematics, Cathy Kopp joined
IBM France in 1973. In 1992, she became Human Re-
sources Director at IBM France. In 1996, she was ap-
pointed Vice-President Human Resources at IBM Corp.’s
Storage Systems Division. In 2000, Cathy Kopp became
Chairman and CEO of IBM France. She joined Accor in
2002 as Human Resources General Manager. She is a
member of the board of Haute Autorité de Lutte contre les
Discriminations (Halde), France’s equal opportunities com-
mission, and Chairman of the employee relations com-
mission of the Service Industry Group of the French
employers’ federation (Medef). She led the Medef’s inter-in-
dustry negotiations on diversity in 2006 and on moderniz-
ing the labor market in 2007.
James Ross*
Age: 69
Business address: Flat 4, 55 Onslow Square –
London SW7 3LR England
300 Schneider Electric SA shares
First elected: 1997 / Term ends: 2010
Age: 58
Business address:
Accor, 33 Avenue du Maine – 75015 Paris, France
250 Schneider Electric SA shares
First elected: 2005 / Term ends: 2010
Other directorships and functions
in French or foreign companies
 Currently: Member of the Supervisory Board of
Schneider Electric SA; Director of McGraw-Hill Inc. and
Prudential plc; Chairman of Leadership Foundation for
Higher Education; Chairman of Liverpool School of Trop-
ical Medicine.
Previous directorships and functions held in the past five
years: Director of Schneider Electric SA and of Datacard
Inc.; Chairman of Littlewoods plc; Chairman of National
Grid; Vice-Chairman of National Grid Transco.
Expertise and experience
James Ross, a British subject, is a graduate of Oxford Uni-
versity. In 1959 he joined BP, where he held several posi-
tions before becoming a Managing Director in 1991. He
was appointed Managing Director of Cable & Wireless plc
in 1992, Chairman of Littlewoods plc in 1996 and Chair-
man of National Grid plc in 1999.
G. Richard Thoman*
Other directorships and functions
in French or foreign companies
 Currently: Member of the Supervisory Board of
Schneider Electric SA; Managing Partner of Corporate
Perspectives (consulting); Member of the Board of Advi-
sors of INSEAD, the French American Foundation, the
Americas Society, the Council of the Americas, McGill Uni-
versity School of Management and the Fletcher School;
Member of the Trilateral Commission.
Previous directorships and functions held in the past five
years: Member of the Supervisory Board of Daimler-
Chrysler; Member of the Board of Directors of Union Ban-
caire Privée (Geneva); Senior Advisor of Evercore Patners;
Member of the Advisory Board of Deutsche Bank Capital
Partners.
Expertise and experience
G. Richard Thoman has a unique background as one of
the top five CEOs of four Fortune 75 companies in three
different industries: financial services, food and beverages
and technology.
Mr. Thoman began his career at Citibank after receiving
his BA from McGill University in Montreal and MA, MALD
and PhD from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. After
working with Exxon Finance and McKinsey, he became
Chairman and co-CEO of American Express Travel Re-
lated Services. In 1992, he was appointed President and
CEO of Nabisco International. In 1993, he joined IBM as
Senior Vice President, Personal Systems Group, later be-
coming CFO. He served as President and CEO of Xerox
from April 1999 to May 2000. Mr. Thoman is currently Man-
aging Partner of Corporate Perspectives and on the fac-
ulty of several US universities and INSEAD.
Age: 63
Business address:
Corporate Perspectives, LLC, 126 East 56th Street,
9th Floor – New York NY 10022 (USA)
250 Schneider Electric SA shares
First elected: 2007 / Term ends: 2008