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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
3SUPERVISORY BOARD
Members of the Supervisory Board
Mr Claude Briquet
Age: 50
Business address:
Schneider Electric Industries SAS
boulevard Salvador Allende – Zone Industrielle – BP 660
–16340 L’Isle d’Espagnac - France
1,767(1) Schneider ElectricSA shares
First appointed: 2008 / Term ends: 2012
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:
Executive Vice-President 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 Executive
Vice-President 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.
Mr Gérard de La Martinière *
Age: 67
Professional address:
18, allée du Cloître – 78170 La Celle-Saint-Cloud -
France
3,428 Schneider ElectricSA shares
First appointed: 1998 / Term ends: 2014
Other directorships and functions in french or foreign
companies
•Currently:
Member of the Supervisory Board of Schneider Electric SA;
Director of Air Liquide; member of the Supervisory Board
of European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG – a
Belgian association); Director of Poor’s Credit Market Services
FranceSAS; Director of Allo Finance.
•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; Director of Banque d’Orsay.
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 for 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.
Mr Noël Forgeard *
Age: 64
Professional address:
85, avenue de Wagram – 75017 Paris – France
250 Schneider Electric SA shares
First appointed: 2005 / Term ends: 2014
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 Executive Vice-President of Airbus SAS; Chairman
of the Board of Directors of Airbus France; Chairman or Director
of various Airbus subsidiaries; Director of EADS (Netherlands), of
Schneider Electric SA, of Arcelor, of Dassault aviation, of the
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’s 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 Executive Vice-President of Matra Haute
Technologie and joint Vice-President of the Lagardère Group. In
1998, he was appointed Director and general manager of GIE Airbus-
Industrie, and in 2000, CEO of Airbus SAS (an Airbus integrated
company). From July1, 2005 to July1, 2006 he was co-Executive
Chairman of EADS.
Note: companies in bold type are those whose securities are listed on a regulated market.
(1) Held directly or through corporate mutual fund.
* Independant member according to the defi nition contained in the AFEP-MEDEF corporate governance guidelines for listed companies.
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