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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.
The Management Board and its Chairman are appointed by the
Supervisory Board. Membership on the Management Board is for
three years and renewable.
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 consists of two members: Mr. Jean-
Pascal Tricoire, Chairman, and Mr. Emmanuel Babeau. It is
appointed by the Supervisory Board for a three-year term. Given
that the Management Board mandate will expire on May2, 2012,
at its meeting of February21, 2012 the Supervisory Board decided
to renew its appointment beginning May3, 2012 for a further three
years expiring on May2, 2015.
Chairman of the Management Board
Mr.Jean-Pascal Tricoire
Age: 49 years old
Business address:
Schneider Electric
35, rue Joseph Monier
92500 Rueil-Malmaison - France
125,064(1) Schneider ElectricSA shares
First appointed: 2006/Term ends: 2015
Note: bold indicates the names of companies whose securities are listed on a regulated market.
(1) Directly or through the FCPE.
Directorships and other functions in French and foreign
companies
•Currently:
Chairman of the Management Board of Schneider ElectricSA;
Chairman and Chief Executive Offi cer of Schneider Electric
Industries SAS; Chairman of the Board of Directors of Schneider
Electric USA, Inc.; Chairman of the Board of Directors of SEAP.
•Previous directorships and functions held in the past fi ve
years: none.
Experience and qualifi cations
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). He
held corporate positions from1999 to2001: Director in charge of
Strategic Global Accounts and the “Schneider 2000+” strategic
plan. 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: 45 years old
Business address:
Schneider Electric
35, rue Joseph Monier
92500 Rueil-Malmaison - France
11,717(1) Schneider ElectricSA shares
First appointed: 2009/Term ends: 2015
Directorships and other functions in French and foreign
companies
•Currently:
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Schneider Electric Services
International; Director of Schneider Electric Industries SAS,
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.
Experience and qualifi cations
Emmanuel Babeau graduated from ESCP and began his career
at Arthur Andersen in1990. In1993, he joined the Pernod Ricard
group 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.