People based in France

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Mr Nicholas Clive Worms Mr Nicholas Clive Worms is Board Member of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA.
Mr Bernadette Chirac Mr Bernadette Chirac is Board Member of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA.
Ms Delphine Arnault Mr Delphine Arnault is Board Member of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA and Board Member at Twenty-First Century Fox since June 2013.
Mr Antoine Arnault Mr Antoine Arnaulté is Board Member of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA.
Mr Pierre Godé Mr Pierre Godé is Vice Chairman of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA.
Mr Bernard Arnault Mr Bernard Arnault is Chairman and CEO of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton, the world’s leading luxury products group. Born to an industrial family in Roubaix, France on March 5, 1949, Mr. Arnault attended the Roubaix lycée and the Faidherbe lycée in Lille. He then went on to study at the Ecole Polytechnique, graduating in 1971.He began his professional career that year as an engineer with the Ferret-Savinel construction company and successively was promoted to various executive management positions before becoming Chairman in 1978.
Mr Jean-Claude Trichet Mr Jean-Claude Trichet was President of the European Central Bank, the European Systemic Risk Board and the Global Economy meeting of Central Bank Governors in Basel until the end of 2011. Previously, he was in charge of the French Treasury for six years and was Governor of the Banque de France for ten years. Earlier in his career, he held positions within the French Inspection Générale des Finances, as well as the Treasury department and was advisor to the French President for microeconomics, energy, industry and research (1978-81). Mr Jean-Claude Trichet is Baord Member at Airbus Group SE.
Mr Nicolas Bazire Mr Amparo Moraleda graduated as an industrial engineer from the ICAI (Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieria Industrial) Madrid and holds a PDG from IESE Business School in Madrid. Between January 2009 and February 2012, she was Chief Operating Officer of Iberdrola SA's International Division with responsibility for the United Kingdom and the United States. She also headed Iberdrola Engineering and Construction from January 2009 to January 2011. Previously, she served as General Manager of IBM Spain and Portugal (2001-2009). Ms María Amparo Moraleda Martínez is Baord Member at Airbus Group SE.Mr Nicolas Bazire was born in France in 1957.He is a graduate of the French Naval Academy (1978), the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (1984) and studied at the Ecole Nationale d’Administration. He is a magistrate on the French Cour des Comptes (Court of Audit). Mr Nicolas Bazire served as Cabinet Director for Prime Minister Edouard Balladur from 1993 to 1995. In 1995 he joined Rothschild et Cie Banque as a Managing Partner. He was appointed Managing Director of Groupe Arnault in 1999 and became a member of the LVMH Board of Directors. He is also a member of the Executive Committee.Mr Nicolas Bazire is a member of the boards of Carrefour, Suez Environnement and Atos and a member of the Supervisory Board of Rothschild et Cie Banque.
Mr María Amparo Moraleda Martínez Mr Amparo Moraleda graduated as an industrial engineer from the ICAI (Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieria Industrial) Madrid and holds a PDG from IESE Business School in Madrid. Between January 2009 and February 2012, she was Chief Operating Officer of Iberdrola SA's International Division with responsibility for the United Kingdom and the United States. She also headed Iberdrola Engineering and Construction from January 2009 to January 2011. Previously, she served as General Manager of IBM Spain and Portugal (2001-2009). Ms María Amparo Moraleda Martínez is Baord Member at Airbus Group SE.
Mr Michel Pebereau Mr Michel Pebereau was Chairman of the Board of BNP Paribas between 2003 and 2011. He presided over the merger that created BNP Paribas in 2000, becoming Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. In 1993, he was appointed Chairman and CEO of the Banque Nationale de Paris and privatised it. Previously, he was Chairman and CEO of the Crédit Commercial de France. He started his career in 1967 at the Inspection Générale des Finances. In 1970 he joined the French Treasury, where he held various high ranking posts. Mr Michel Pebereau is Baord Member at Airbus Group SE.
Mr Thomas Enders Mr Thomas Enders was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Airbus Group1, effective 1 June 2012, after having been CEO of Airbus since 2007. He studied Economics, Political Science and History at the University of Bonn and at the University of California in Los Angeles. Prior to joining the aerospace industry in 1991 (Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm), he worked, inter alia, as a Member of the “Planungsstab” of the German Minister of Defence. At MBB, and subsequently DASA, he held various positions, including Chief of Staff, Director of Corporate Development & Technology, and Head of Defence Systems.
Mr Stefan Lippe Mr. Stefan Lippe is a graduate in mathematics and business administration from the University of Mannheim. He obtained his doctorate in 1982 being awarded the Kurt Hamann foundation prize for his thesis. In October 1983, he joined Bavarian Re (a former Swiss Re subsidiary). From 1985, he was involved in the casualty department's operations in the German-speaking area. In 1986, he became Head of the non-proportional underwriting department. He was appointed member of the Management Board in 1988 when he assumed responsibility for the company's casualty line of business in the German-speaking area. In 1993
Ms Doina Palici-Chehab Mrs. Doina Palici-Chehab is a graduate of the University of Bucarest (Romania) (Magister Artium) and of the Deutsche Versicherungsakademie of Munich (Germany) (Degree in insurance management (Versicherungsbetriebswirt(DVA)). From 1980 to 1983, she was a teacher for foreign languages in Romania. From 1983 to 1990, she was subject Matter Expert in AGF (now Allianz) in Cologne (Germany). In 1990, she joined the AXA Group as Reinsurance Director of AXA Germany (Germany). In 2000, she became Head of Group Reinsurance of AXA Global P&C in Paris (France). From 2010 to March 2013, she was Chief Executive Officer of AXA Business Services in Bangalore (India). Since April 2013, she has been Chief Executive Officer of AXA Insurance Singapore (Singapore). Since April 2012, Mrs. Doina Palici-Chehab has been the employee shareholder representative to the AXA Board of Directors.
Mr Ramon de Oliveira Mr. Ramon de Oliveira is a graduate of the University of Paris and of the Institut d'Études Politiques (Paris). Starting in 1977, Mr. de Oliveira spent 24 years at JP Morgan & Co. From 1996 to 2001, Mr. de Oliveira was Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of JP Morgan Investment Management. Mr. de Oliveira was also a member of the firm's Management Committee since its inception in 1995. Upon the merger with Chase Manhattan Bank in 2001, Mr. de Oliveira was the only executive from JP Morgan & Co. asked to join the Executive Committee of the new firm with operating responsibilities. Between 2002 and 2006, Mr. de Oliveira was an Adjunct Professor of Finance at both Columbia University and New York University. Mr. Ramon de Oliveira is the Managing Director of the consulting firm Investment Audit Practice, LLC, based in New York.
Ms Suet Fern Lee Mrs. Suet Fern Lee graduated with a double first in law from Cambridge University in 1980 and qualified as a Barrister-at-Law at Gray's Inn London in 1981. She was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 1982 and has practised law in London and Singapore since then. She was President of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) until 2011. Since 2000, she has been Senior Partner of Stamford Law Corporation (Singapore). She is Chairman of the Asian Civilisations Museum Board and is also a member of the National Heritage Board, a member of the Executive Committee of the Singapore Academy of Law, where she also chairs the Committee on Legal Education and Studies, a member of the Advisory Board to the Law School at Singapore Management University, where she also chairs the Expert Panel Centre of Cross-Border Commercial Law in Asia and a trustee for Nanyang Technological University as well as a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors.
Ms Isabelle Kocher Mrs. Isabelle Kocher is a graduate of the École Normale Supérieure (ENS-Ulm), ingénieur du Corps des Mines and holds an aggregation in Physics. From 1997 to 1999, she was in charge of budget of Telecommunication and Defense at the French Ministry of Economy. From 1999 to 2002, she was Advisor on Industrial Affairs of the French Prime Minister Office (Lionel Jospin). In 2002, she joined the Suez group. She then held various positions: from 2002 to 2005, at Strategy & Development; from 2005 to 2007, director of Performance and Organisation; from 2007 to 2008, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Lyonnaise des Eaux. From 2009 to September 2011, Mrs. Isabelle Kocher was Chief Executive Officer of Lyonnaise des Eaux, in charge of the development of activities in Europe. From October 2011 to November 2014, Mrs. Isabelle Kocher was Executive Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer of GDF SUEZ. Since November 2014, Mrs. Isabelle Kocher has been director, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of GDF SUEZ, which became ENGIE on April 2015.
Mr Paul Hermelin Mr. Paul Hermelin is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA). Mr. Paul Hermelin spent the first fifteen years of his professional life in the French government, primarily in the Ministry of Finance. He held a number of positions in the Budget Office and on various ministry staffs, including that of Finance Minister Jacques Delors. He was chief of staff to the Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade, from 1991 to 1993. Mr. Paul Hermelin joined the Capgemini Group in May 1993, where he was first in charge of coordinating central functions. In May 1996, he was appointed member of the Management Board of Cap Gemini and Chief Executive Officer of Cap Gemini France. In May 2000, following the merger between Cap Gemini and Ernst & Young Consulting (which he initiated), he became Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Group and member of the Board of Directors. As of January 1st, 2002, he is Chief Executive Officer of the Capgemini Group. Since May 2012, Mr. Paul Hermelin has been Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Capgemini.
Mr Jean-Pierre Clamadieu Mr. Jean-Pierre Clamadieu is a graduate of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines of Paris and ingénieur du Corps des Mines. He began his carrier in various positions within the French Civil Service, in particular for the Ministry of Industry and as technical adviser in the Ministry of Labour. In 1993, he joined the Rhône-Poulenc Group and held various executive positions. In 2003, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Rhodia Group and in 2008, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer. In September 2011, further to the combination between the groups Rhodia and Solvay, Mr. Clamadieu became Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee of Solvay and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rhodia. Since May 2012, Mr. Clamadieu has been Chairman of the Executive Committee and member of the Board of Directors of Solvay.
Mr Gérard de La Martinière Mr. Gerard de La Martiniere serves as Independent Member of the Supervisory Board of Schneider Electric SA since May 3, 2006. He is also Chairman of the Company's Audit Committee. He was appointed to the Company's Board of Directors in 1998. He has occupied several posts in the Ministry of Finance. He was then Secretary General of the Exchange Operations Commission and Managing Director of Societe des Bourses Francaises. He joined Groupe AXA in 1989 where he was named Executive Vice-President for Holding Companies and Corporate Functions in 1993. He became Member of the Management Board in 1997 and Executive Vice-President of Finance, Budget Control and Strategy in 2000. He left Groupe AXA in 2003 to become President of the Federation Francaise des Societes d’Assurances (FFSA). Mr. de La Martiniere was also Chairman of the European insurance and reinsurance federation (CEA), a post he held until October 2008. He graduated from Ecole Nationale d'Administration and Ecole Polytechnique. His other positions include Director of Air Liquide.
Ms Cathy Kopp Ms. Cathy Kopp has been an Independent Member of the Supervisory Board of Schneider Electric SA since May 3, 2006. She was appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors in 2005. She studied Mathematics and started her career at IBM France in 1973. In 1992, she became Director of Human Resources of IBM France before she was named Vice President of Human Resources of the Storage Systems Division of IBM Corp. in 1996. In 2000, Ms. Kopp was named Chief Executive Officer of IBM France. In 2002, she joined Accor Group and was appointed Managing Director of Human Resources. Ms. Kopp has chaired the Social Committee of the Services Sector Group of MEDEF, the French Business Confederation, and headed negotiations on diversity within MEDEF in 2006 and on the modernization of the job market in 2007. She also serves as Member of the Board of Directors of Dexia and Fondation SNCF. She is Member of the Human Resources Committee of the Company.