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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
3MANAGEMENT BOARD MEMBERS
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5. Management Board members
The bylaws stipulate that the Management Board may have between
two and seven members.
Members are appointed by the Supervisory Board—which also
designates the Chairman—for a renewable three-year term.
The age limit for holding offi ce as a member of the Management
Board is 65. When a member reaches the age of 65, the Supervisory
Board may extend his or her term several times, provided that the
total extension does not exceed three years.
The Management Board currently has two members—Jean-Pascal
Tricoire (Chairman) and Emmanuel Babeau—who were appointed
by the Supervisory Board for a three-year term expiring on May 2,
2012. The previous Management Board had two members—Jean-
Pascal Tricoire (Chairman) and Pierre Bouchut—whose term expired
on May. 2, 2009.
Chairman of the Management Board and CEO
Jean-Pascal Tricoire
Age: 46
Business address:
Schneider Electric
35,rueJoseph-Monier – 92500 Rueil-Malmaison, France
17,786 Schneider Electric SA shares(1)
First appointed: 2006/Term ends: 2012
Note: Boldface type indicates companies whose shares trade on a regulated market.
(1) Held directly or through a corporate mutual fund.
Other directorships and functions in French or foreign
companies
•Currently:
Chairman of the Management Board of Schneider ElectricSA,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Schneider Electric
Industries SAS, director of Schneider Electric USA Inc (USA).
•Previous directorships and functions held in the past fi ve years:
D irector of Clipsal Asia Holding Limited, Digital Electronics
Corporation, Schneider Electric (Australia) Pty Limited, Schneider
Electric New Zealand Holding Limited, PT Schneider Indonesia,
Schneider Electric Japan Ltd, Schneider Electric Japan Holding
Ltd, Schneider Electric Venezuela SA, Schneider Toshiba Inverter
SAS and PDL Holding Ltd.
Expertise and experience
After graduating from ESEO Angers and obtaining an MBA from
EM Lyon, Jean-Pascal Tricoire spent his early career with Alcatel,
Schlumberger and Saint Gobain. He joined the Schneider Electric
Group (Merlin Gerin) in 1986. Between 1988 and 1999, he held
a variety of line positions with international subsidiaries in Italy
(fi ve years), China (fi ve years) and South Africa (one year). On his
return to France, he joined the headquarters team, serving from
1999 to 2001 as Vice President, Strategic Global Accounts with
specifi c responsibility for the Schneider 2000 +programme . From
January2002 to the end of 2003, he was Executive Vice President of
Schneider Electric’s International Division. In October2003, he was
appointed Chief Operating Offi cer, before becoming Chairman of the
Schneider Electric Management Board on May 3, 2006.
Member of the Management Board
Emmanuel Babeau
Age: 42
Business address:
Schneider Electric
35,rueJoseph-Monier – 92500 Rueil-Malmaison, France
300 Schneider Electric SA shares
First appointed: 2009/Term ends: 2012
Other directorships and functions in French or foreign
companies
•Currently:
Chairman of the Board of D irectors of Schneider Electric Services
International; director of Schneider Electric Industries S.A.S.,
Schneider Electric France and Schneider Electric USA.
•Previous directorships and functions held in the past fi ve years:
Group Deputy Managing director in charge of Finance at Pernod
Ricard.
Expertise and experience
Emmanuel Babeau began his career at Arthur Andersen in late 1990
after graduating from École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris
(ESCP). In 1993, he joined Pernod Ricard as an internal auditor. He
was appointed head of Internal Audit, the Corporate Treasury centre
and consolidation in 1996. Mr Babeau subsequently held several
executive positions at Pernod Ricard, notably outside France, before
becoming Vice President, Development in 2001, CFO in June2003
and Group Deputy Managing director in charge of Finance in 2006.
He joined Schneider Electric in the fi rst half of 2009.