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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
3SUPERVISORY BOARD
Ms Cathy Kopp *
Age: 61
Business address:
22, square de l’Alboni – 75016 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;
Director of Dexia; Member of the appointments and
Remunerations Committee of Dexia; Member of the Board
of École Normale Supérieure (Paris); Member of the Board of
Fondation SNCF; Member of Haut Conseil de l’Intégration.
•Previous directorships and functions held in the past fi veyears:
Non-voting member of Schneider Electric SA; Executive Vice-
President for Human Resources and member of the Executive
Committee of Accor; member of the Board of Haute Autorité de
Lutte contre les Discriminations (Halde).
Expertise and experience
After earning a degree in mathematics, Cathy Kopp joined IBM
France in 1973. In 1992, she became Human Resources Director
at IBM France before being appointed Vice-President of Human
Resources, Storage Systems Division of IBM Corp. In 2000, Ms.
Kopp became Chairman and Executive Vice-President of IBM
France. From 2002 to 2009, she served as Executive Vice-President
for Human Resources at Accor. Ms. Kopp was Chairman of the
employee relations commission of the Service Industry Group of
the French employers’ federation at MEDEF up to 2009. She led
MEDEF’s inter-industry negotiations on diversity in 2006 and on
modernising the labor market in 2007.
Mr Anand Mahindra *
Age: 55
Business Address:
Mahindra Towers, 6th fl oor, Dr 6M b Hosle Road,
Mumbai 400 018, India
250 Schneider Electric SA shares
First appointed: 2010 / Term ends: 2012
Other directorships and functions in french or foreign
companies
•Currently:
Member of the Supervisory Board of Schneider Electric S.A.;
Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Offi cer of Mahindra &
Mahindra Ltd; Deputy Chairman of Mahindra Ugine Steel
Co. Ltd; Chairman of Tech Mahindra Ltd, Mahindra Navistar
Automotives Ltd and Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd; Director
of National Stock Exchange of India Ltd, Kotak Mahindra
Bank Ltd, Mahindra First Choice Wheels Limited, Araku
Originals Ltd, National Aviation Company of India Ltd, Tech
Mahindra Foundation, Avion Aerosols Private Limited, M.A.R.K.
Hotels Private Limited and Prana Holdings Inc.; member of the
Executive Committee of The Mahindra United World College of
India, the Association of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, the
Nehru Center and the National Council of Confederation of Indian
Industry; Trustee of K.C. Mahindra Education Trust, Mahindra
Foundation, Breach Candy Hospital Trust, Naandi Foundation
and Award Programme Foundation Board.
•Previous directorships and functions held in the past fi ve years:
Director of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd; of
Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd; of Tech Mahindra (Americas)
Inc.; of Mahindra (China) Tractor Co. Ltd; of MW.Com India Pvt.
Ltd; and of Mahindra Intertrade Ltd
Expertise and experience
MrAnand G. Mahindra graduated from Harvard College. In 1981,
he joined Mahindra Ugine Steel Company Limited (MUSCO),
as Executive Assistant to the Finance Director. In 1989 he was
appointed President and Deputy Managing Director of the Company.
In 1991, he was appointed Deputy Managing Director of Mahindra &
Mahindra Limited, the Indian dominant producer of off-road vehicles
and agricultural tractors. In April1997, he was appointed Managing
Director of Mahindra & Mahindra Limited and in January2003
given the additional responsibility of Vice Chairman. MrMahindra
was a co-promoter of Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited, which in
2003 was converted into a bank. Kotak Mahindra Bank is one of
the foremost private sector banks today. He takes a keen interest
in matters related to education and apart from being a Trustee of
the KC Mahindra Education Trust, which provides scholarships to
students, he is member of the Board of Governors of the Mahindra
United World College of India.
Note: companies in bold type are those whose securities are listed on a regulated market.
* Independant member according to the defi nition contained in the AFEP-MEDEF corporate governance guidelines for listed companies.
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