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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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- REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2016
OLIVIA QIU
Independent Director
Member of the Nomination, Remuneration and Governance Committee
Principal offices held:
Director of innovation for Philips Lighting
Executive Vice Chairman of Philips
Professional address: Philips Lighting - Herikerburgweg 102 - 1101 CM Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Age 50
Nationality:
French
Chinese
Date of first election:
June 2011
Term start date:
June 2015
Term end date:
Shareholders’ Meeting
convened to approve
the financial statements
for the year ending
December 31, 2018
Number of shares held
at 12/31/2016:
800
EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE
Ms. Olivia Qiu is an engineer from the University of Nankai with a degree in electronics from China Electronic Science and
Technology University (UESTC) and a doctorate in management science from Grenoble École Supérieure des Affaires.
Starting in 1987, Ms. Olivia Qiu was an engineer responsible for the design of military radars, then for research and development at
China Chengdu Design Institute n° 784.
In 1997 she joined Alcatel as Project Director for the negotiation of three joint ventures for Alcatel China Cable Sector. In 1998 she
was appointed Alcatel’s Director of Sales for the Eastern China Region, then in 2000 Director of Commercial Operations. In 2002
she became Director of Marketing and 3G Operations for Alcatel Shanghai Bell, and from 2004 to 2005 Director of Development
for Alcatel’s Asia-Pacific region.
Starting in 2005 she directed the commercial, marketing, technical solutions and implementation activities for Alcatel China. In
2008 she was appointed Regional Director for East Asia, President of Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell.
Ms. Olivia Qiu was General Director responsible for development of the “Strategic Industries” branch of activities for
Alcatel-Lucent until 2013. She has been an independent Director of the Board of Directors of Renault since 2016. Her other offices
and duties held over the past five years are described below.
Ms. Olivia Qiu has been a Director of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain since June 2011.
OFFICES AND DUTIES HELD OUTSIDE THE GROUP
Director of Renault*
•
OTHER OFFICES HELD OUTSIDE THE GROUP AND EXPIRED
OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS
Executive Director of Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bel** (up to
•
2013)
Director of Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell**
•
Qingdao Telecommunications**
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alcatel-Lucent
•
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alcatel-Lucent
•
Ltd**, Lucent Technologies Qingdao Telecommunications
Enterprise Co. Ltd**, Lucent Technologies Information** and
Shanghai Bell Enterprise Communications Co. Ltd**,
Alcatel-Lucent Sichuan Bell Communication System Co.
Communications of Shanghai Ltd**
* Listed company
** Company registered outside of France
DENIS RANQUE
Director
Principal office held:
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Airbus Group
Professional address: Airbus Group - 12 rue Pasteur – BP 76 - 92152 Suresnes Cedex
Age 65
Nationality:
French
Date of first election:
June 2003
Term start date:
June 2015
the financial statements
for the year ending
Shareholders’ Meeting
convened to approve
December 31, 2018
Term end date:
at 12/31/2016:
888
Number of shares held
EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE
Mr. Denis Ranque is an alumnus of École Polytechnique and of École des Mines.
He began his career at the Ministry of Industry, where he held several positions in the energy sector, before joining the Thomson
Group in 1983 as Planning Director.
The following year he was transferred to the Electronic Tubes Division, first as Director of the “Space” activity then, starting 1986,
as Director of the Hyperfrequency Tubes Department. Two years later, this division became a subsidiary of Thomson Tubes
Electroniques, for which he was appointed Chief Executive Office in 1989.
became Chief Executive Officer of Thomson Marconi Sonar, the sonar systems joint venture of THOMSON-CSF and
In April 1992 he was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thomson Sintra “Submarine Activities”. Four years later he
GEC-MARCONI.
of Directors of the Fondation École Polytechnique.
Association Nationale Recherche et Technologie. Mr. Denis Ranque is currently Chairman of the Haut Comité de Gouvernement
d’Entreprise (High Committee on Corporate Governance), co-Chairman of La Fabrique de l’Industrie, and Chairman of the Board
2000 took the name THALES. He left in 2009 due to a change in shareholder control. He is currently Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Airbus Group. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Mines Paris Tech, of the Cercle de l’Industrie and
In January 1988 Mr. Denis Ranque was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the THOMSON-CSF Group, which in
His other offices and duties held over the past five years are described below.
Mr. Denis Ranque has been a Director of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain since June 2003.
OFFICES AND DUTIES HELD OUTSIDE THE GROUP
(Netherlands)
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Airbus Group* SE*
•
Director of CMA-CGM
•
Director of Scilab Enterprises
•
OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS
OTHER OFFICES HELD OUTSIDE THE GROUP AND EXPIRED
Chairman of the Board of Directors
•
of Technicolor* (up to 2012)
(up to 2012)
Director of Fonds Stratégique d’Investissement and of CGG*
•
* Listed company