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2009 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC78
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
3SUPERVISORY BOARD
and executive responsibilities in several IT fi rms including SAP France
and SAP Belgium, where he was President and CEO between
1988 and 1991. Mr Apotheker was founding President and COO of
ECsoft. In 1995, he came back to SAP as President of SAP France.
After serving in various capacities within SAP as President of regional
operations, he became a member of the SAP AG Executive Board
and President of Global Customer Solutions & Operations in 2002.
In 2007, Mr Apotheker was appointed President CSO and Deputy
CEO of SAP AG and in 2008 he was appointed CEO of SAP.
Claude Briquet
Age: 49
Business address:
Schneider Electric Industries SAS
boulevardSalvador-Allende–Zone Industrielle – BP 660
16340L’Isled’Espagnac, France
758 Schneider Electric SA shares (1)
First elected: 2008/Term ends: 2012
Note: Boldface type indicates companies whose shares trade on a regulated market.
(1) Held directly or through a corporate mutual fund.
* Independent member according to the defi nition contained in the AFEP-MEDEF corporate governance guidelines.
Other directorships and functions in French or foreign
companies
•Currently:
Member of the Supervisory Boards of Schneider Electric SA and
the “ Schneider France-Germany” corporate mutual fund; responsible
for trading in Europe within the Industry Department of Schneider
Electric’s European Operating Division, director of the “Schneider
Énergie, Sicav Solidaire” socially responsible mutual fund.
•Previous directorships and functions held in the past fi ve years:
General Manager of Alombard.
Expertise and experience
An engineering graduate of École Nationale d’Ingénieurs in Tarbes
and ENSEEIHT in Toulouse, Claude Briquet joined Schneider Electric
in 1985. He began his career in development, quality and production.
Mr Briquet managed the Pacy I plant from 1992 to 1996 and the
Vaudreuil plant from 1996 to 1999. He was appointed General
Manager of Mafelec in 1999 and of Alombard in 2001. Mr Briquet
is currently responsible for trading in Europe within the Industry
Department of Schneider Electric’s European Operating Division.
Gérard de La Martinière*
Age: 66
Business address:
18, allée du Cloître – 78170LaCelle-Saint-Cloud, France
3,428 Schneider Electric SA shares
First elected: 1998/Term ends: 2010
Other directorships and functions in French or foreign
companies
•Currently:
Member of the Supervisory Board of Schneider Electric SA;
director of Air Liquide, Banque d’Orsay and Allo Finance; Member
of the Supervisory Board of EFRAG.
•Previous directorships and functions held in the past fi ve years:
Chairman of Fédération Française des Sociétés d’Assurances
(F.F.S.A) and Chairman of the European Insurance Committee
(CEA); Vice Chairman of the European Insurance Committee
(CEA); director of Schneider Electric SA; Chairman of the Board
of LCH. Clearnet Group Ltd, London; Member of the Supervisory
Board of Air Liquide; Member of the Supervisory Board of
European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG).
Expertise and experience
A graduate of École Polytechnique and École 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. Mr de La Martinière left AXA in 2003 to become
Chairman of Fédération Française des Sociétés d’Assurances
(F.F.S.A), a position he held until October2008.
Noël Forgeard*
Age: 63
Business address:
85, avenue de Wagram – 75017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;
Member of the Committee of France Galop; principal shareholder
of Carbone forgé.
•Previous directorships and functions held in the past fi ve years:
Chairman and Chief Executive Offi cer of Airbus SAS; Chairman
of the Board of directors of Airbus France; Chairman or director
of various Airbus subsidiaries; director of EADS (Netherlands),
Schneider Electric SA, Arcelor and Dassault aviation; director
of École Polytechnique; Chief Executive Offi cer of EADS.
Expertise and experience
A graduate of École Polytechnique and École des Mines, Noël
Forgeard began his career in the French civil service before joining
Usinor subsidiary Compagnie Française des Aciers Spéciaux. In
1986, he served as an advisor on industrial issues in Prime Minister
Jacques Chirac’s offi ce. In 1987, he joined Lagardère, where he
headed Matra’s defense and space divisions. Five years later, he
became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Matra Haute
Technologie and joint Chief Executive Offi cer of the Lagardère Group.
In 1998, he was appointed director and General manager of GIE
Airbus-Industrie, and in 2000, CEO of Airbus SAS. From July 1, 2005
to July 1, 2006 he was co-Executive Chairman of EADS.