registration document France Telecom 2009 - Orange.com

14 ORGANIZATION
administrative and management bodies and senior management
AND OPERATIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
14.1.2 Information on the directors
14.1.2.1 Biographies, terms of office and shares held
This Section primarily details the directorships and offi ces held in any company by our directors, as required by Article L. 225-102-1 of
the French Commercial Code. The information provided in this section is given to the best of the Company’s knowledge.
The Shareholders’ Meeting on May 26, 2009 set the number of shares to be held by each director elected by the Shareholders’
Meeting to 1,000, except the Director representing employee shareholders, who is exempt in accordance with the law.
Didier Lombard, 68, has been Chairman of the France Telecom
Board of Directors since February 27, 2005. He was also the
Company’s Chief Executive Offi cer until March 1, 2010. He
joined France Telecom in 2003 as Executive Director in charge of
Technologies, Strategic Partnerships and New Usage Patterns.
Didier Lombard began his career in research and development
at France Telecom in 1967, where he participated in the
development of numerous new products for France Telecom
covering satellites, electronic components and mobile systems.
From 1988 to 1990, he was the Scientifi c and Technical Director
at the French Ministry of Research and Technology and then
served as Managing Director of Industrial Strategy at the French
Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry from 1991 to
1998. Prior to his appointment at France Telecom, Mr. Lombard
also served as Ambassador for international investments for
several years and was founding Chairman of the French agency
for international investment. He is also a member of Thomson’s
and Thales’ board, and a member of the Supervisory Boards
of STMicroelectronics and Radiall. Mr. Lombard is a graduate
of the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure
des Telecommunications. He is also a Knight of the French
Legion of Honor and an Offi cer of the French Ordre National du
Mérite (national merit order).
Number of France Telecom shares held: 8,893
Current directorships and offi ces
■ Chairman of the France Telecom Board of Directors
■ Director of Thomson
■ Director of Thales
■ Member of the STMicroelectronics N.V. Supervisory Board
■ Member of Radiall’s Supervisory Board
Directorships and offi ces having expired in the last fi ve years
■ Chief Executive Offi cer of France Telecom (until March 1, 2010)
■ Member of the Supervisory Board of Agence de l’Innovation
Industrielle
■ Chairman of the Board of Directors of Orange S.A.
Caroline Angeli, 52, is head of corporate networks in a customer service center at Paris Bercy, after working as central labour
delegate for the SUD Federation. She joined France Telecom in 1988 as a line works manager.
Number of France Telecom shares held: 97
Current directorships and offi ces
Director of France Telecom (since December 3, 2009)
Directorships and offi ces having expired in the last fi ve years
None.
Bruno Bézard, 46, has served since February 2007 as
Managing Director of the French Government Shareholding
Agency for State Equity Investments (APE) within the French
Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Employment. He is
also a director of Areva, Air France-KLM, EDF, Thales, La
Poste, SNCF, Dexia and Strategic Investment Fund (FSI).
From September 1994 to May 1998, Bruno Bézard served as
Bureau Chief with the Department of the Treasury, responsible
for fi nancing housing, savings collection circuits and La Poste .
From May 1998 to January 2000, he served as the sub-Director
for the Department of Treasury, responsible for insurance. From
January to March 2000, he was Deputy Chief of Staff for the
Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry. In May 2000,
Bruno Bézard was appointed sub-Director in the Department
of the Treasury for development assistance, multilateral banks
and emerging countries. At the same time, he became Vice-
Chairman of the Club de Paris. From June 2001 to April 2002,
he served as Economic and Financial Advisor to the Prime
Minister. As Head of the Equity Investments Department until
September 2004, he was then appointed Deputy CEO of the
APE and was named Managing Director on February 26, 2007.
Number of France Telecom shares held: 0 (1)
(1) The directors representing the French Government are not required by law to hold any share in the Company.
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