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6 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
1. Composition and operation of the Board of Directors
124 SAINT-GOBAIN - REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2016
ALAIN DESTRAIN
Employee Director
Principal office held: Safety Auditor, Saint-Gobain Interservices
Professional address: Saint-Gobain Interservices - « Les Miroirs » -
18 avenue d’Alsace - 92400 Courbevoie
Age 60
Nationality:
French
Date of first election:
Dec. 2014
Term start date:
Dec. 2014
Term end date:
Shareholders’ Meeting
convened to approve
the financial statements
for the year ending
December 31, 2017
Number of shares held
at 12/31/2016: 746
EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE
Mr. Alain Destrain has served the majority of his professional career in the Vauxrot plant at Saint-Gobain Packaging (SGE, former
Packaging Sector). Very early on he took a union career path at the Vauxrot plant, then in the local and national union
organizations as Secretary responsible for union affairs at the Départemental Union of Aisne for three years, then as member of
the Federal Glass and Ceramics Office since 1999. In 2002 he was in charge of collective bargaining in the Mechanical Glass
Division through the FNTVC. At Saint-Gobain Packaging and the Saint-Gobain Group, he has been union representative (affiliated
with the Confédération Générale du Travail - CGT), then titular member of the Central Enterprise Committee of SGE, Central Union
Delegate of Verallia, Secretary of the Saint-Gobain Group Committee, member of the European Convention for Social Dialog and
member of the Select Committee.
In 2013, in recognition of his union career, he pursued certification training at Sciences Po Paris.
Mr. Alain Destrain has served as Safety Auditor within Saint-Gobain Interservices since January 1, 2015.
Mr. Alain Destrain has been a Director of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain since December 2014.
OFFICES AND DUTIES HELD OUTSIDE THE GROUP
None
OTHER OFFICES HELD OUTSIDE THE GROUP AND EXPIRED
OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS
None
JEAN-MARTIN FOLZ
Director
Chairman of the Strategy and CSR Committee
Principal office held: Director of companies
Professional address: Compagnie de Saint-Gobain - « Les Miroirs » -
18 avenue d’Alsace - 92400 Courbevoie
Age 70
Nationality:
French
Date of first election:
March 2001
Term start date:
June 2013
Term end date:
Shareholders’ Meeting
convened to approve
the financial statements
for the year ending
December 31, 2016
Number of shares held
at 12/31/2016: 1,717
EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE
Mr. Jean-Martin Folz is an alumnus of École Polytechnique and a State Mining Engineer (Ingénieur des Mines). After one year in
Tokyo at the Maison Franco-Japonaise, he began his professional life in 1972 at a regional office of the Ministry of Industry;
between 1975 and 1978 he held various positions in ministerial cabinets, culminating as Chief of Staff to the Secretary of State for
Industry. In 1978 he joined the Rhône-Poulenc Group, where he was first plant Director at Saint-Fons then Senior Vice President of
Rhône-Poulenc Specialty Chemicals. He was Senior Vice President then Chairman - Chief Executive Officer of Jeumont-Schneider,
a subsidiary of the Schneider Group, from 1984 to 1987. He was a Director of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain from 1986 to 1987. In
July 1987 he became Chief Executive Officer of Pechiney, then Chairman of Carbone Lorraine. In 1991 he was appointed Chief
Executive Officer of Eridania Béghin-Say and Chairman of Béghin-Say. He joined the PSA Peugeot Citroën Group in July 1995 and
became Director of the Group’s Automobile Division in April 1996. He was named Chairman of the PSA Peugeot Citroën Group as
of October 1, 1997. On that date he also became Chairman of Automobiles Peugeot and Automobiles Citroën, positions he held
until 2007. From June 2007 to March 2010, Mr. Jean-Martin Folz served as Chairman of the French Association of Private
Enterprises (AFEP).
His other offices and duties held over the past five years are described below.
Mr. Jean-Martin Folz has been a Director of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain since March 2001.
OFFICES AND DUTIES HELD OUTSIDE THE GROUP
Director of Axa* •
OTHER OFFICES HELD OUTSIDE THE GROUP AND EXPIRED
OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS
Director of Alstom* (up to June 2015) •
Director of Société Générale* (up to May 2015) •
Director of Solvay* (Belgium) (up to 2014) •
Chairman of the Board of Directors of •
Eutelsat-Communications* (up to 2013)
Member of the Supervisory Board of ONF-Participations (up •
to 2012)
* Listed company