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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
3THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1.3 Composition of the board of directors at December31, 2015
Chairman of the board of directors
andChiefExecutive Officer
Jean-Pascal Tricoire
Age: 5 2 years
Business address:
Schneider Electric
35, rue Joseph-M onier
92500-Rueil Malmaison, France
239,362 Schneider ElectricSE shares
First appointed: 2013/Term ends: 2017
Directorships and other functions
Chairman and CEO of Schneider Electric SE; Chairman and
CEO of Schneider Electric Industries SAS; Director of DELIXI
Electric Ltd; Director of Schneider Electric USA, Inc.; Director
and Chairman of the board of directors of Schneider Electric Asia
Pacifi cLtd; Chairman of the board of directors of Schneider Electric
HoldingsInc., Chairman of the France-China Committee.
•Previous directorships and functions held in the past fi ve years:
Chairman of the management board of Schneider ElectricSA;
Director of NINGBO Schneider Power Distribution Apparatus
Manufacturing Co.Ltd.
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 and rejoined the Schneider Electric
Group (Merlin Gerin) in 1986. From 1988 to 1999 he occupied
occupational functions within Schneider Electric abroad, 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 Deputy CEO, before becoming
Chairman of the management board of Schneider ElectricSA on
May3, 2006. On April25, 2013, following the change in mode of
governance of the Company, he was appointed Chairman and CEO.
Vice-Chairman independent lead director
Léo Apotheker*
Age: 62 years
Business address:
Flat A, 15 Eaton Square
London SW1W 9DD, England
2,038 Schneider ElectricSE shares
First appointed: 2007/Term ends: 2016
Directorships an d other functions
•Currently:
Vice-Chairman independent lead director of Schneider
ElectricSE and Chairman of the Governance and Compensation
Committee, member of the Strategy Committee.
–Other directorships at a listed company:
Director of NICE-SystemsLtd (Israel).
–Other directorships or functions:
Chairman of the board of KMD A.S. (Denmark), Vice-Chairman
of the board of Unit 4 NV (Netherlands) and Director of P2
Energy Solutions (United States).
•Previous directorships and functions held in the past fi ve years:
Manager of « Effi ciency Capital » fund; Vice-Chairman of
Schneider Electric SA’s supervisory board; member of the
supervisory board of Steria, Chairman and CEO of Hewlett-
Packard; member of the board of directors of Hewlett-Packard;
CEO ofSAP AG; non-voting member of Schneider ElectricSA;
Director of GTNexus (United States); member of the board of
directors and the Strategy Committee of Planet Finance.
Experience and qualifi cations
Léo Apotheker began his career in 1978 in management control after
graduating with a degree in international relations and economics
from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He then held management
and executive responsibilities in several fi rms specializing in
information systems including SAP France & Belgium, where he
was Chairman and CEO between 1988 and 1991. Mr.Apotheker
was founding Chairman and CEO of ECsoft. In 1995, he returned
to SAP as Chairman of SAP France. After various appointments
withinSAP as Regional Director, in 2002 he was appointed as a
member of the Executive Committee and Chairman of Customer
Solutions& Operations, then in 2007 as Chairman CSO and Deputy
CEO ofSAP AG and in 2008 CEO ofSAP AG. In 2010, he became
CEO and Chairman of Hewlett-Packard, a position he held until
the fall of 2011. Member of the Schneider Electric SA board of
directors since 2007, Léo Apotheker was appointed Vice-Chairman
independent lead director in May2014.
Note: bold indicates the names of companies whose securities are listed on a regulated market.
* An independent director within the meaning of the AFEP/MEDEF corporate governance guidelines for listed companies.