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2012 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC118
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
3SUPERVISORY BOARD
Mr.Willy R. Kissling*
Age: 68
Business address:
Poststrasse n° 4 BP
8808 Pfaeffi kon - Switzerland
4,000 Schneider ElectricSA shares
First appointed: December12, 2001/Term ends: 2014
Directorships and other functions
•Currently:
Member of the Supervisory Board of Schneider ElectricSA.
•Previous directorships and functions held in the past fi ve years:
Member of the Board of Directors of Cleantech Invest AG;
Director of Kühne + Nagel International AG (logistics); Director
of Holcim Ltd; Chairman of the Board of Directors of Grand
Resort Bad Ragaz AG; member of the European Advisory Board
of Booz&Co.
Experience and qualifi cations
Willy Kissling, a Swiss citizen, holds diplomas from the University
of Bern and Harvard University. He began his career at Amiantus
Corporation and then joined Rigips, a plasterboard manufacturer,
in 1978. He was appointed to the Rigips Executive Committee
in1981 and subsequently became Chairman. From1987 to1996,
Mr.Kissling served as Chairman and Executive Vice-President of
Landis & Gyr Corporation, a provider of services, systems and
equipment for building management, electrical contracting and
payphones. From1998 to2005, he was Chairman of the Board
of Directors of Oertikon Bührle Holding AG (since renamed OC
Oerlikon Corp.).
Ms.Cathy Kopp*
Age: 63
Business address:
22, square de l’Alboni
75016 Paris – France
1,024 Schneider ElectricSA shares
First appointed: 2005/Term ends: 2014
Directorships and other functions
•Currently:
Member of the Supervisory Board of Schneider ElectricSA.
–Other directorships or functions:
Director of Dexia; member of the Board of the Fondation SNCF.
•Previous directorships and functions held in the past fi ve years:
Director of Dexia; member of the Board of École normale
supérieure de la rue d’Ulm in Paris; General Manager of Human
Resources and member of the Executive Committee of Accor;
Member of the Collège de la haute autorité de lutte contre
les discriminations (Halde); member of the Haut Conseil à
l’Intégration.
Experience and qualifi cations
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
in the Storage Systems Division of IBM Corp. In2000, Cathy Kopp
became Chairman and Executive Vice-President of IBM France.
In 2002 she joined the Accor Group as HR Director and served
until2009. Cathy Kopp was Chairman of the Social Committee of
the Service Providers Group at MEDEF until2009. She headed up
the cross sector negotiations on diversity at MEDEF in2006, and the
negotiations on modernizing the labor market in2007.
Mr.Gérard de La Martinière*
Age: 69
Business address:
18, allée du Cloître
78170 La Celle-Saint-Cloud - France
6,856 Schneider ElectricSA shares
First appointed: 1998/Term ends: 2013
Directorships and other functions
•Currently:
Member of the Supervisory Board of Schneider ElectricSA.
–Other directorships at a listed company:
Director of Air Liquide.
–Other directorships or functions:
Director of Standard&Poor’s Credit Market Services France
SAS; Director of Allo Finance; Chairman of the Managing
Committee of Charte du Don en Confi ance (a charity within the
meaning of the 1901 French law); member of the Haut Conseil
de la Vie Associative .
•Previous directorships and functions held in the past fi ve years:
Chairman of the French Insurance Companies Federation (FFSA)
and Chairman of Comité européen des Assurances (CEA); Vice-
Chairman of Comité européen des Assurances (CEA); Director
of Banque d’Orsay; Member of the Supervisory Board of the
European Financial Reporting Advisory Group “EFRAG” (an
association under Belgian law).
Experience and qualifi cations
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 of Finance, Budget
Control and Strategy in2000. He left the AXA Group in2003 to
become Chairman of the Fédération Française des Sociétés
d’Assurances (FFSA), a post he held until October2008.
Note: bold indicates the names of companies listed on a regulated market.
* An independent member of the Supervisory Board within the meaning of the AFEP/MEDEF corporate governance code for listed companies.