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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND INTERNAL CONTROL
2.1 Governance structure and composition of the Board of Directors
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Registration Document 2016 — Capgemini
PHIL LASKAWY
Director
Member of the Audit & Risk Committee
Date of birth:
March 31, 1941
Nationality:
American
Address:
9 Creamer Hill
06831
Greenwich, CT
United States
First Appointment:
2002
of office:
Expiry of term
2018
financial statements)
approving the 2017
(General Meeting
Dec. 31, 2016:
held at
Number of shares
1,000
BIOGRAPHY – PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Economics.
Mr. Phil Laskawy graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor’s degree in
expanded into a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services.
his retirement in 2001, after 40 years of service with the professional services firm. Under his leadership, the firm
Mr. Laskawy served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ernst & Young (now known as EY LLP) from 1994 until
Improving the Effectiveness of Corporate Audit Committees.
Accountants to review and update rules regarding auditor independence, and the 1999 Blue Ribbon Committee on
Standards Board, created by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the American Institute of Certified Public
which oversees the setting of accounting standards in over 100 countries. He was a member of the Independence
In 2006 and 2007, he has served as Chairman of the International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation,
March 2014.
at the commencement of Fannie Mae’s conservatorship and retired from Fannie Mae’s Board of Directors in
Mr. Phil Laskawy was appointed Chairman of Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) in September 2008
also was the Audit Committee chair.
Mr. Laskawy had previously served on the Board of Directors of General Motors Corp. until June 2013, of which he
the Board of Directors of Lazard Ltd.
LLC since July 2008 and also is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee of
Advisory Committee of Henry Schein, Inc. Mr. Phil Laskawy has served as a director of Lazard Ltd and Lazard Group
Chairman of the nominating and Governance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and of the Strategic
has been a director of Henry Schein, Inc. since 2002 and has served as its Lead Director since 2012. He also is
Mr. Phil Laskawy is a member of the Board of Directors of Loews Corp (and is a member of its Audit Committee). He
the Audit & Risk Committee.
the systems integration business of Ernst and Young, of which he was Chief Executive Officer. He also is a member of
Mr. Phil Laskawy joined the Board of Directors of Cap Gemini in 2002 further to the acquisition by Capgemini Group of
expertise amassed throughout his career with Ernst and Young, his experience in the governance of listed companies
in the United States, as well as in strategy and external growth operations in technological environments.
individual in the economic and financial sector in the United States. He also contributes the accounting and financial
Mr. Phil Laskawy brings to the Board of Directors of Cap Gemini the outlook and experience of a highly respected
Principal office:
Non-Executive Director
OFFICES HELD IN 2016 OR CURRENT OFFICES AT DECEMBER 31, 2016
Director of:
CAP GEMINI S.A.* (since 2002)
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HENRY SCHEIN, INC.* (USA) (since 2002)
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LAZARD LTD* (USA) (since July 2008)
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LOEWS CORPORATION* (USA) (since 2003)
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LAZARD GROUP LLC (USA) (since July 2008)
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OTHER OFFICES HELD DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS (OFFICES EXPIRED)
Chairman of the Board of:
FANNIE MAE* (USA) (until March 2014)
Director of:
(USA) (until June 2013)
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION*
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(*) Listed company.