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2015 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 137
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Gregory Spierkel
Age: 58 years
Business address:
325 Weymouth Place,
Newport Beach, California, United States
1,000 Schneider ElectricSE shares
First appointed: October2014/Term ends: 2019
Directorships and other functions
•Currently:
Director of Schneider ElectricSE; Member of the Governance
and Compensation Committee and the Strategy Committee.
–Other directorships or functions at listed companies:
Director of MGM Resorts International (member of the Audit
and Compensation Committees) and Director of PACCARInc.
(Chairman of the Compensation Committee and member of
the Audit Committee).
–Other directorships or functions:
Member of the advisory board at The Merage School of
Business at the University of California, Irvine.
•Previous directorships and functions held in the past fi ve years:
Chairman and Chief Executive Offi cer of Ingram Micro Inc.;
President, Worldwide of Ingram Micro Inc.; Director of Ingram
MicroInc.
Experience and qualifi cations
Mr.Spierkel holds a Bachelor i’s degree in Commerce degree from
Carleton University (Ottawa) and a Master’s Degree in Business
Administration from Georgetown University. He also attended the
Advanced Manufacturing program at INSEAD.
Mr. Spierkel began his career working for Bell Canada in sales
and product development, followed by a period with NortelInc. in
market research. For four years, he served as Managing Director
of Mitel Telecom with responsibilities over Europe and Asia. He
then spent fi ve years at Mitel Corp where he served as President
of North America and President of Global Sales and Marketing. In
August1997, he joined Ingram Micro as a Senior Vice-President
and Chairman of Ingram Micro Asia-Pacifi c. In June1999, he was
appointed as Executive Vice-President and Chairman of Ingram
Micro Europe, where he led the transformation of the region into
a best-in-class performer, delivering sales and operating margins
at historic highs. He was promoted to Chairman of the Ingram
MicroInc. group in 2004, before assuming the role of Chairman and
CEO of Ingram MicroInc. in 2005. He retained this position, and his
seat on the board of directors, until his departure in 2012. Since
2012, Mr. Spierkel has been providing advisory and consulting
services to private equity fi rms with investments in the information
technology sector.
G.Richard Thoman*
Age: 71 years
Business address:
Corporate Perspectives, LLC
485 Park Avenue
New York NY 10022, USA
1,000 Schneider ElectricSE shares
First appointed: 2007/Term ends: 2016
Directorships and other functions
•Currently:
Dire ctor of Schneider Electric SE and member of the
Governance and Compensation Committee.
–Other directorships or functions:
Managing Partner of Corporate Perspectives (an American
strategy consulting fi rm); member of the International board
of advisors of INSEAD, the French American Foundation, the
Americas Society, the Council of the Americas, Committee
for Economic Development, McGill University School of
Management, the Fletcher School and the Heritage Committee
of the Institut des Hautes Études Internationales, « IHEID »
(Geneva); Adjunct Professor at Columbia University and the
Fletcher School; member of the Trilateral Commission, the
Council on Foreign Relations, Business Executives for National
Security, New York Economics Club; Member of the board
of directors of China European International Business School
(C.E.I.B.S).
•Previous directorships and functions held in the past fi ve years:
Member of the supervisory board of Schneider ElectricSA.
Experience and qualifi cations
G. Richard Thoman has a u nique background. He was one of
the top fi ve CEOs for four of the top Fortune 75 companies, in
three different industries: fi nancial services, the food industry and
technology.
Mr.Thoman began his career at Citibank after receiving his BA from
McGill University in Montreal and MA, MALD and Ph.D. from the
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (the result of a partnership
between Tufts University and Harvard). He also graduated from the
Hautes études internationales in Geneva. After working with Exxon
Finance and McKinsey, he became Chairman and co-Executive
Vice-President of American Express Travel Related Services. In 1992,
he was appointed Chairman and CEO of Nabisco International. In
1993, he joined IBM as Senior Vice-President, Personal Systems
Group, later becoming Financial Director. In1997, he joined Xerox.
He served as Chairman and CEO of Xerox from April 1999 to
May2000. Mr.Thoman is currently Managing Partner of Corporate
Perspectives and is on the faculty of several US universities.
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.