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14.1 Board of Directors
14.1.2.
PERSONAL INFORMATION ON THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Members appointed by the Shareholders/coopted by the
Board of Directors
PHILIPPE VARIN
Born August 8, 1952 in Reims, France, Mr. Philippe Varin is an alumnus of École
polytechnique and of the École des mines of Paris.
He joined the Péchiney group in 1978 as a researcher and subsequently fills a
number of management positions within the group (management control, strategy,
project direction) before being appointed in 1995 as Director of the Rhenalu Division
then Chief Executive Officer of the aluminum segment and member of the group’s
Executive Committee in 1999.
In 2003, he joined the Anglo-Dutch steel group Corus as Chief Executive Officer.
He was Chairman of the European Steel Association (Eurofer) from 2006 to 2008.
He was appointed Chairman of the Executive Board of PSA Peugeot Citroën in
June 2009 and left the group in June 2014.
Mr. Philippe Varin is a
Chevalier
in the Ordre national du Mérite, an
Officier
in the
Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur, and a Commander of the British Empire.
He has chaired the Board of Directors of AREVA since January 8, 2015.
CLAUDE IMAUVEN
Born September 6, 1957 in Marseille, France, Mr. Claude Imauven is a graduate of
École polytechnique and holds the rank of
Ingénieur
in the Corps des mines. He
began his career in 1983 at the French Ministry of Industry, where he held several
management positions in public administration, most notably as a member of
ministerial staffs (Trade and Industry).
His career at Saint-Gobain began in 1993 with the Flat Glass Division, where he
was Vice President of Industrial Policy and subsequently Vice President of Industry
and Finance. In 1996, he was appointed General Delegate for Spain, Portugal and
Morocco. Returning to France in 1999, he joined the Pipe activity as Chief Operating
Officer of Pont-à-Mousson SA. In 2001, he became Chairman and CEO of that
company and President of the Pipe activity.
FromApril 2004 to the end of 2015, Mr. Claude Imauven was Senior Vice President
of Saint-Gobain and President of the Construction Products Sector.
Mr. Claude Imauven is an
Officier
in the Ordre national du Mérite.
Mr. Claude Imauven has been Chief Operating Officer of Saint-Gobain since
January 1, 2016.
He has been a member of the Board of Directors of AREVA since January 8, 2015.
PHILIPPE KNOCHE
Born February 14, 1969 in Strasbourg, France, Mr. Philippe Knoche is an alumnus of
École polytechnique, where he received a Master’s of Science inMaterials Science;
he is also holds a degree from the École des mines.
He began his career in 1995 in Brussels as a case handler for the European
Commission’s Antidumping Department.
In 1998, he joined the Consortium de Réalisation as Assistant to the Chairman of
the Supervisory Board.
He joined AREVA in 2000 as Senior Vice President in charge of Corporate Strategy.
He became Executive Vice President of the Treatment Business Unit in 2004 and,
in 2006, Director of the Olkiluoto 3 project. In 2010, he took the helmof the Reactors
& Services Business Group as Senior Executive Vice President and became a
member of the group’s Executive Committee.
In July 2011, Mr. Philippe Knoche was appointed to the Executive Board and named
Chief Operating Officer in charge of nuclear operations.
He has been a member of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of
AREVA since January 8, 2015.
CHRISTIAN MASSET (PROPOSED BY THE FRENCH STATE)
Born January 23, 1957 in Sète, France, Mr. Christian Masset is an alumnus of
the École nationale d’administration (ENA) and a graduate of the Institut d’études
politiques of Paris (SciencesPo) and of the École supérieure des sciences
économiques et commerciales (ESSEC).
Mr. Christian Masset began his career with the Political Affairs Directorate of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1984. In 1987, he was named First Secretary to the
Embassy of France in London before joining the Economic Affairs Directorate of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris in 1989. From 1991 to 1994, he was First
Counsellor to the Embassy of France in Pretoria then, from1994 to 1997, Counsellor
to the Permanent Representation of France to the European Union. From 1997
to 1999, he was appointed Technical Advisor to the Cabinet of the Minister of
Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Masset was Minister-Counsellor to the Embassy of France in Rome from 1999
to 2002, the Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the European Union
from 2002 to 2007, and then Director of Economic and Financial Affairs at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2009, he was named Director General of Globalization,
Development and Partnerships. In that capacity, he held the office of Chairman of
the Board of Directors of the Agence pour l’enseignement du français à l’étranger
(agency for French education abroad) and of the France cooperation international
public interest grouping.
He was Ambassador of France to Japan from January 2012 to July 2014.
Mr. Christian Masset is a
Chevalier
of the Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur
and a
Chevalier
of the Ordre national du Mérite.
Since August 1, 2014, Mr. Christian Masset has been Secretary General of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development.
He was appointed to the Board of Directors on January 8, 2015 on the proposal
of the French State.
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