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2015 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC134
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
3THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Willy R. Kissling
Age: 71 years
Business address:
Poststrasse n° 4 BP
8808 Pfaeffi kon, Switzerland
2,000 Schneider ElectricSE shares
First appointed:December12, 2001/Term ends: 2016
Direc torships and other functions
•Currently:
Director of Schneider Electric SE, and member of the
Governance & Compensation Committee and the Human
Resources and CSR committee.
•Previous directorships and functions held in the past fi ve years:
Member of the supervisory board of Schneider Electric SA;
member of the board of directors of Cleantech Invest AG;
Chairman of the board of directors of Grand Resort Bad Ragaz AG.
Exper ience and qualifi cations
Willy R. Kissling, a Swiss citizen, holds diplomas from the
Universities of Bern (Dr. Rer.pol) and Harvard (P.M.D). He has
extensive experience and recognized expertise in both CEO and
director positions in multinational companies based in Switzerland,
and particularly in the following fi elds: construction and energy
management technologies (acquired as CEO of the former
Landis&GyrLtd), information technology and vacuum processing
(acquired as Chairman of Oerlikon Bührle Ltd, which became
OC Oerlikon Ltd), construction materials (Holcim Ltd, Cement,
ForboLtd Floring, Rigips GmbH, Gypsum), packaging (Chairman
of SIGLtd) and logistics (acquired at Kühne&NagelLtd). Willy R.
Kissling has also been a member on various supervisory boards
including those of Pratt& Whitney and Booz Allen Hamilton.
He began his career at Amiantus Corporation and then joined
Rigips, a plasterboard manufacturer, in 1978. He was appointed to
the Rigips Executive Committee in 1981 and subsequently became
Chairman. From 1987 to 1996, Mr.Kissling served as Chairman and
CEO of Landis& Gyr Corporation, a provider of services, systems
and equipment for building management, electrical contracting and
payment methods for payphone operators. From 1998 to 2005, he
was Chairman of the board of directors of Oerlikon Bührle Holding
AG (since renamed OC Oerlikon Corp.).
Linda Knoll*
Age: 55 years
Business address:
CNH Industrial N.V., 6900 Veterans Boulevard,
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527, United States
1,000 Schneider ElectricSE shares
First appointed: 2014/Term ends: 2018
Directorships and other functions
•Currently:
Director of Schneider ElectricSE and member of the Human
Resourcesand CSR committee.
–Other directorships or functions at a listed company:
Chief Human Resources offi cer and member of the Group
Executive Council of CNH INDUSTRIAL N.V.
Chief Human Resources offi cer and member of the Group
Executive Council of FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES N.V.
•Previous directorships and functions held in the past fi ve years:
Interim President of CNH Parts& Service.
Experience and qualifi cations
Linda Knoll holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business
Administration from Central Michigan University. After a career in
the land systems division of General Dynamics, Ms. Knoll joined
CNH Industrial in 1994 (Case Corporation at the time). She held
various positions there, culminating in her appointment to multiple
senior management positions.
In 1999, Ms.Knoll became Vice-President and General Manager
of the Group’s Crop Production Global Product Line. From 2003
to 2005, she was Vice-President for North America Agricultural
Industrial Operations. She then served as Vice-President for
Worldwide Agricultural Manufacturing until 2007, managing 20
plants in 10 countries, before being appointed Executive Vice-
President for Development of Agricultural Products. From 2007 to
2011, she represented CNH as a board member for the National
Association of Manufacturers. Ms.Knoll was appointed CHRO in
CNH Industrial and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in 2007 and 2011
respectively.
From 2010 to 2011, Ms. Knoll served as Interim Chair of CNH
Parts & Service, in addition to her duties as Executive Vice-
President, Global Human Resources.
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 Code for listed companies.