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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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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—M.Jean-
Pascal Tricoire (Chairman) and Emmanuel Babeau—who were
appointed by the Supervisory Board for a three-year term expiring
on May2, 2012.
President and CEO
MrJean-Pascal Tricoire
Age: 47
Business address:
Schneider Electric
35, rue Joseph Monier – 92500 Rueil-Malmaison,
France
39,001(1) Schneider Electric SA shares
First appointed: 2006 / Term ends: 2012
Other directorships and functions in French or foreign
companies
•Currently:
Chairman of the Management Board of Schneider Electric
SA, Chairman and Chief Executive Offi cer of Schneider Electric
Industries SAS, Director of Schneider Electric USA, Inc. (USA).
•Previous directorships and functions held in the past fi ve years:
Director 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 + program. 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 SA Management Board on May3, 2006.
Member of the Management Board
MrEmmanuel Babeau
Age: 44
Business address:
Schneider Electric
35, rue Joseph Monier – 92500 Rueil-Malmaison,
France
713(1) 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 Directors 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 center
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.
(1)Held directly or through a corporate mutual fund.
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