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3CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS**
Composition of the board of directors at December31, 2013
Chairman of the board of directors Vice-chairman Lead
and Chief executive officer Director
Jean-Pascal Tricoire Henri Lachmann
Age: 50 Age: 75
Business address: Business address:
Schneider Electric Schneider Electric
35,rue Joseph-Monier 35,rue Joseph-Monier
92500 Rueil-Malmaison, France 92500 Rueil-Malmaison, France
179, 155(1) Schneider ElectricSA shares 95, 974(1) Schneider ElectricSA shares
First appointed: 2013/Term ends: 2017 First appointed: 1996/Term ends: 2014
Directorships and other functions in French Directorships and other functions
and foreign companies
Currently:
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Currently:
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Vice-chairman Lead Director of Schneider ElectricSA.
Chairman and CEO of Schneider ElectricSA; Chairman and
Other directorships or functions at a listed company:
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CEO of Schneider Electric IndustriesSAS; Director of DELIXI
Member of the supervisory board of Vivendi; member of the
Electric Ltd; Director of Schneider Electric USA, Inc.; Director
supervisory board of the Norbert Dentressangle Group;
and President of the board of directors of Schneider Electric
Director of Carmat; non-voting member of Fimalac.
Asia Pacific Ltd. Chairman of the France-China Committee.
Other directorships or functions:
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Previous directorships and functions held in the past five years:
lChairman of the board of directors of Centre Chirurgical
Chairman of the management board of Schneider Electric SA;
Marie Lannelongue; member of the Steering Committee of
Administrator of Ningbo Schneider Power Distribution Apparatus
the Institut de l'Entreprise; Director of the Association
Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Nationale des Sociétés par Actions; Chairman of the Institut
Experience and qualifications
Telémaque; Vice-chairman and Treasurer of the Institut
Montaigne; Director of Planet Finance and Fondation
After graduating from ESEO Angers and obtaining an MBA from
Entreprendre; Chairman of the Advisory Council of Campus
EM Lyon, Jean-Pascal Tricoire spent his early career with Alcatel,
d'Excellence au Commissariat Général à l'Investissement
Schlumberger and Saint-Gobain. He joined the Schneider Electric
(Grand Emprunt);
Group (Merlin Gerin) in 1986. From 1988 to 1999 he occupied Previous directorships and functions held in the past five years:
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occupational functions within Schneider Electric abroad: in Italy Chairman of the supervisory board of Schneider ElectricSA;
(five years), China (five years) and South Africa (one year). He held Vice-chairman of the supervisory board of Vivendi; Member of
corporate positions from1999 to2001: Director in charge of the supervisory board of AXA and AXA Assurances IARD
Strategic Global Accounts and the “Schneider 2000+” strategic Mutuelle; Chairman of the Fondation pour le Droit Continental;
plan. From January2002 to the end of 2003, he was Executive non-voting member of Tajan; member of CODICE; Director of
Vice-president of the International Division. In October2003, he Solidarités Actives; Director of the Steering Committee of
was appointed Chief operating officer, before becoming Chairman Proxinvest.
of the management board of Schneider ElectricSA on May3,
2006. On April25, 2013, following the change in mode of
Experience and qualifications
governance of the company, he was appointed Chairman A graduate of Hautes études commerciales (HEC), Henri
andCEO. Lachmann began his career in1963 with Arthur Andersen.
In1970, he joined Compagnie industrielle et financière de Pompey.
In1971 he became Executive Vice-president of Financière Strafor
(later Strafor Facom), where from1981 to1997 he served as
Chairman and CEO. He was elected to the Schneider ElectricSA
board of directors in1996 and was appointed Chairman on
February25, 1999. On May3, 2006, he became Chairman of the
supervisory board of Schneider ElectricSA. On April25, 2013,
following the change in mode of governance of the company, he
was appointed Vice-chairman Lead Director.
Note: bold indicates the names of companies listed on a regulated market.
(1) Directly or through the FCPE.
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