FORM 20-F THOMSON multimedia - Technicolor

Initially Other business
Principal Occupation Appointed Term activities outside
Name or Employment to Board Expires Thomson
Censeurs:
Emmanuel Caquot (1) ................ Director, French November 2000 2002 Director, INRIA, La
Ministry of Industry (former Director, Française des Jeux,
March 1999) SFP and Groupe des
Écoles des
Télécommunications
Didier Lombard (1) ..................... French Ambassador- November 2000 2002 Chairman of
at-large, International (former Director, International
Investment March 1999) Investments, Agence
Française; Director, la
Poste (the French
Postal Office),
censeur, France
Télécom
* Mr. Dunogué resigned in February 2002 and has been replaced by Mr. Olivier Houssin. His appointment is to be approved
at our next ordinary general shareholders’ meeting.
** Mr. Blanc’s appointment in June 2001 is to be approved at our next ordinary general shareholders’ meeting.
(1) Member of the Strategy Committee.
(2) Member of the Audit Committee.
(3) Member of the People and Organization Committee.
Executive Committee
In accordance with French law and our by-laws, the Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Chief Executive Officer (Chairman and CEO) has full authority to manage the Company’s affairs and
to represent the Company before third parties.
Subject to the powers expressly reserved by law to shareholders’ meetings, as well as to those
specifically reserved by law to the Board of Directors, the Chairman and CEO is vested with the
broadest powers to act on our behalf in respect of our corporate purpose in any and all
circumstances.
The Executive Committee is composed of fifteen members and includes heads of key
operational units. The Executive Committee meets every month.
The tables below indicate the names of the members of the Executive Committee, their current
responsibilities within the Group and the dates of their initial appointment.
Initially
Name Responsibility appointed
Principal members of the Executive
Committee
Thierry Breton ............................................. Chairman and CEO 1997
Al Arras ....................................................... Senior Executive Vice President, Audio 1997
and ATLINKS
Frank Dangeard .......................................... Senior Executive Vice President, 1997
Vice Chairman
Charles Dehelly .......................................... Senior Executive Vice President, Chief 1998
Operating Officer
John Neville ................................................ Senior Executive Vice President, Patents 1993
and Licensing, New Media
Services (acting)
Lanny Raimondo ......................................... Senior Executive Vice President, Digital 2001
Media Solutions
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