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3CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Senior Management 5.
The Senior Management of Schneider Electric SA is made up of
Emmanuel Babeau
the Chairman and CEO and a Deputy CEO. The operational
Age: 46
organization of the Senior Management of the Group is supported
by the executive committee, which is chaired by the Chairman and
Business address:
Schneider Electric
35,rue Joseph-Monier
92500 Rueil-Malmaison, France
CEO.
The Chairman and CEO
The board of directors was appointed by the Annual Shareholders’
31,208(1) Schneider ElectricSA shares
Meeting of April25, 2013, which approved the change to the
First appointed: 2009/Term ends: 2015
mode of governance of the company, decided for the reasons set
forth on page 126 to unify the functions of Chairman of the board
of directors and Chief executive officer, and appointed Jean-Pascal
Tricoire as Chairman and CEO.
Directorships and other functions in French and foreign
companies
The Chairman and CEO represents the company in its dealings
with third parties. He shall have the broadest authority to act in any Currently:
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and all circumstances in the name and on behalf of the company, Member of the steering committee of Aster Capital Partners
within the limits of the company purposes thereof and except for SAS; Deputy CEO of Schneider Electric SA; Director of Samos
those matters which are reserved by law expressly to the acquisition company Ltd, Schneider Electric (China) Co. Ltd;
shareholders at Annual Shareholders’ Meetings or to the board of Chairman of the management board of Schneider Electric
directors. In addition, the internal regulations and procedures of the Services International Sprl; Director of Schneider Electric
board of directors stipulate that the Chairman and CEO must IndustriesSAS and Schneider Electric USA Inc; Member of the
submit for approval to the board any acquisition transactions or supervisiory board of Schneider Electric Energy Acces
disposal of assets amounting to more than EUR250million as well representing Schneider Electric Industries SAS.
as any strategic partnership agreement.
Previous directorships and functions held in the past five years:
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Deputy CEO
Group Deputy Managing Director in charge of Finance at
PernodRicard; Member of the management board of
Schneider SA; Director of Schneider ElectricTaiwan, Telvent GIT
On April25, 2013, on the proposal of Jean-Pascal Tricoire, the SA et Transformateurs SAS.
board of directors appointed Emmanuel Babeau Deputy CEO in
Experience and qualifications
charge of Finance and Legal Affairs.
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.
He subsequently held several executive positions at Pernod Ricard,
notably outside France, before becoming Vice-president of
Development in2001, CFO in June2003 and Group Deputy
Managing Director in charge of Finance in2006. He joined
Schneider Electric in the first half of2009.
Note: bold indicates the names of companies listed on a regulated market.
(1) Directly or through the FCPE.
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