FORM 20-F THOMSON multimedia - Technicolor

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Initially Name Responsibility appointed Other members of the Executive Committee Olivier Barberot ........................................... Senior Vice President, Human Resources 1997 Jean-Charles Hourcade .............................. Senior Vice President, Research 2000 and Innovation Patrice Maynial ........................................... Senior Vice President, Corporate 1997 Secretary and Legal Counsel Eric Meurice ................................................ Executive Vice President, TV/Video 2001 Marc Meyer ................................................. Senior Vice President, Communication and 2000 Entrepreneurship Mike O’Hara Executive Vice President, Consumer 1999 Products Marketing and Sales Enrique Rodriguez ...................................... Executive Vice President Broadband 1999 Access Products Gilles Taldu ................................................. Executive Vice President, Displays 1997 and Components Julian Waldron ............................................ Senior Vice President, Chief Financial 2001 Officer Management Biographies Principal Members of the Executive Committee Thierry Breton was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of THOMSON multimedia and Thomson S.A. in March 1997. From November 1993 to March 1997, Mr. Breton was a member of the Executive Committee of the Bull Group, a French computer and information technology company. He was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Bull Group in November 1995. From 1990 to March 1993, he was Chief Executive Officer of CGI, a French services development company. From 1986 to 1990, he was Chief Executive Officer of Futuroscope, a French theme park. From 1981 to 1986, he was Chief Executive Officer of Forma Systems, a systems analysis and software engineering firm. Mr. Breton is a graduate of Supelec Paris, and of the 46th session of IHEDN (French Institute for Higher National Defense Studies). Al Arras was appointed Senior Executive Vice President, Audio and ATLINKS in March 2001. Since July 1997, he was Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President for Audio and ATLINKS. He has also been responsible for the Worldwide Internet Device and e-business, or WIDe, program, since June 1999. From October 1995 to July 1997, Mr. Arras served as Vice President for Manufacturing Operations in Asia. From January 1993 to October 1995, he was Vice President for Audio and Communications. Between 1980 and 1993, he held various management positions in the Audio Division as Vice President of the Audio Division, Vice President for Home Audio Systems, Hi-Fi General Manager, Business Development Manager for Audio and Communications, Audio Market Manager, Tape Manager, Market Development Manager and Product Manager. Mr. Arras is a graduate of Cornell University. Frank Dangeard was appointed Vice Chairman of the Board Thomson in July 2001. He has been Senior Executive Vice President in charge of Corporate Coordination since 1997. Mr. Dangeard was also appointed Senior Executive Vice President of Thomson S.A. in April 1997. From September 1989 to April 1997, Mr. Dangeard was a Managing Director of SBC Warburg, an investment bank, and from June 1995 to April 1997 he was also Chairman of the Board of SBC Warburg (France). From September 1986 to June 1989, he practiced law as an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York and London. Mr. Dangeard is a graduate of the École des Hautes Études Commerciales and the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris. He also graduated from the Harvard Law School. 60
Charles Dehelly was appointed Chief Operating Officer Thomson in July 2001. He is also Senior Executive Vice President for Operations Coordination and Business Performance. From March 1992 to February 1998, Mr. Dehelly held a series of senior management positions at the Bull Group, including President of Bull Europe, President of the PC Division, President of Bull Electronics and President of Material and Logistics Operations. From 1987 to 1992, he was President of the Television Division of Thomson in Europe. He also held various management positions for Thomson Grand Public beginning in 1974. Mr. Dehelly is a graduate of the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers. John Neville was appointed Senior Executive Vice President, Patents and Licensing and acting responsible for New Media Services in February 2001. Since June 1999, he has been responsible for Patents and Licensing. Mr. Neville was responsible from July 1997 to June 1999 for Operations Coordination, and has been in charge of the LIVE program since February 1998. From July 1993 to July 1997, he was Executive Vice President of Operations. He became Vice President for the North America Tube Division in 1988 and was appointed Senior Vice President in 1992. Since 1967, he has held various management positions within the RCA Group (which was acquired by Thomson), including Director of Financial Analysis, Director of Financial Planning, Vice President for Finance and Vice President for Technical Contacts. Mr. Neville holds a B.S. from Ohio State University and graduated from the Stanford University Executive M.B.A. Program. Lanny Raimondo was appointed Senior Executive Vice President for Digital Media Solutions in July 2001. Since March of that year, he has been Executive Vice President for Technicolor. Mr. Raimondo has worked at Technicolor since 1994 and was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Technicolor Group in 1998, after having served as President of that company’s Packaged Media Group from 1996. Prior to working at Technicolor, Mr. Raimondo spent sixteen years with Pirelli Cable Corp. where he managed large subsidiary companies in Great Britain, Canada and the United States, holding the position of President and Chief Executive Officer from 1985 to 1994. Mr. Raimondo is a graduate of Purdue University with a degree in electrical engineering. Other Members of the Executive Committee Olivier Barberot was appointed Senior Vice President of Human Resources in July 1997. From June 1993 to July 1997, Mr. Barberot was the General Secretary of the Léonard de Vinci University and SEM 92, a French regional development company. From 1991 to 1993, he was General Secretary of CGI, a French services development company. From 1985 to 1991, he was the Company Secretary of Futuroscope. Before 1985, he held several positions as an engineer. Mr. Barberot is a graduate of the École des Mines de Paris. Jean-Charles Hourcade was named Senior Vice President, Research and Innovation in February 2000. Prior to his current position, Mr. Hourcade served from 1995 to 2000 as Vice President Strategic Planning, Thomson-CSF, where he was in charge of Corporate Strategy, Strategic Alliances and Mergers and Acquisitions activities. He joined the Group in February 1986, coming from the Institut National de l’Audiovisuel where he worked as a research and development engineer in computer graphics and special effects. During the years prior to becoming Vice President of Strategic Planning, Thomson-CSF, he served as Chairman and CEO of Thomson Digital Image (TDI), a company specialized in 3D Computer Graphics software and systems. Mr. Hourcade is a graduate of the École Polytechnique and the École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications in Paris. Patrice Maynial was appointed Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Legal Counsel in July 1997. Since that date, Mr. Maynial has also served as Corporate Secretary of Thomson S.A. From August 1996 to April 1997, he was a judge at the French Cour de Cassation. From 1994 to 1996 he was General Manager of the Gendarmerie Nationale, the French national police force. From 1991 to 1994 he was President of the Cour d’Appel de Paris. From 1988 to 1991 he was Vice President of the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris. From 1986 to 1988 he was Technical Counsel for the French Defense Ministry. From 1982 to 1986 he was the Examining Magistrate of 61
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