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3CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS**
Xavier Fontanet* Noël Forgeard*
Age: 65 Age: 67
Business address: Business address:
3,rue Charles-Lamoureux Arjil, 84 Avenue d’Iéna
75016 Paris, France 75116 Paris, France
1,000 Schneider ElectricSA shares 1,000 Schneider ElectricSA shares
First appointed: 2011/Term ends: 2016 First appointed: 2005/Term ends: 2014
Directorships and other functions Directorships and other functions
Currently:
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Currently:
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Director of Schneider ElectricSA. Director of Schneider ElectricSA.
Other directorships at a listed company:
–Other directorships or functions: –
Director of Essilor and L’Oréal.Senior Partner at ArjilSAS; member of the Committee of
France Galop; Director of the PMU Economic Interest
Other directorships or functions:
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Group; Chairman of the Steering and supervisory board of
Associate professor at HEC; member of the board of the company Vivéris Holding; Member of the Steering and
directors of Ansa. supervisory board of the company Vivéris Management.
Previous directorships and functions held in the past five years:
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Previous directorships and functions held in the past five years:
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Member of the supervisory board of Schneider Electric SA;Member of the supervisory board of Schneider Electric SA;
Chairman and CEO of Essilor International; Chairman of the Chairman of ManopiSAS (oceanic research services company).
board of directors of Essilor International; Director of Crédit
Agricole SA and of the Fonds stratégique d’Investissement
Experience and qualifications
(FSI); President of EOA Holding Co. Inc. (USA), Nikon and A graduate of the École polytechnique and the École des Mines in
Essilor Joint Research Center Co Ltd (Japan); Director of Paris, Noël Forgeard began his career in the French civil service
Nikon-Essilor Co. Ltd (Japan), Nikon and Essilor Joint Research before joining Usinor’s subsidiary Compagnie Française des Aciers
Center Co Ltd (Japan), Essilor of America Inc. (USA), Transitions Spéciaux. In1986, he served as an advisor on industrial issues in
Optical Inc. (USA), EOA Holding Co, Inc. (USA), Shanghai Essilor Prime Minister Jacques Chirac’s office. In1987, he joined the
Optical Company Ltd (China), Transitions Optical Holdings B.V. Lagardère Group, where he headed the Defense and Space
(Netherlands), Essilor Manufacturing India Private Ltd (India), divisions of Matra. Five years later, he became Chairman and CEO
Essilor India PVT Ltd (India), Essilor Amico L.L.C. (United Arab of Matra Haute Technologie and joint Vice-president of the
Emirates); Permanent representative of Essilor International on Lagardère Group. In1998, he was appointed Director and general
the board of directors of the Association Nationale des Sociétés manager of GIE Airbus-Industrie, and in2000, CEO of AirbusSAS
par Actions (Ansa). (an Airbus consolidated company). From July1, 2005 to July1,
Experience and qualifications
2006 he was co-Executive Chairman of EADS. In2011, he joined
ArjilSAS as a Senior Partner.
A graduate of the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées and
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Xavier Fontanet began his
career as a Vice-president at the Boston Consulting Group. He
was General Manager for Bénéteau beginning in 1981. Between
1986 and 1991, he was in charge of Central Management of
Catering for the Wagons-Lits group. In1991, he joined Essilor as
Executive Vice-president and then served as Chairman and CEO
from1996 to2009 and Chairman of the board of directors until the
beginning of2012.
Note: bold indicates the names of companies listed on a regulated market.
* An Independent Director within the meaning of the AFEP/MEDEF corporate governance code for listed companies.
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