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2Corporate governanceBoard of DirectorsPascal LebardChief Executive Officer of Sequana■■Director since 3 May 2005Deputy Chief Executive Officer from 3 May 2005 to 30 June 2007Chief Executive Officer since 1 July 2007Pascal Lebard was also a member of the Supervisory Board and Executive Board of Sequana (formerly Worms & Cie) between 2003and 2005.His term of office, which was renewed in 2011, will expire at the end of the Annual General Meeting of 27 June 2013. The Board willask shareholders to reappoint Mr Lebard as director for a period of four years, i.e., until 2017.■■Mr Lebard is 50 years old and holds 64,361 shares in Sequana, registered in his name. He also holds 3,338,717 shares (13.35% of theCompany’s capital) through DLMD, which he controls and of which he is Chairman.■■He is a graduate of the EDHEC business school. He began his career in the banking sector and went on to become an AssociateDirector of 3i SA. He has held several executive management positions in the Exor group (formerly Ifil) and also holds a number ofdirectorships in other companies.Professional address: Sequana – 8, rue de Seine – 92517 Boulogne Billancourt Cedex, FranceDirectorships and positions held in 2012 and since 1 January 2013:Chairman of Arjowiggins (1)Chairman of Antalis International (1)Chairman of Arjowiggins Security (1) (since 6 February 2013)Chairman of Arjowiggins Security Solutions (1) (since 6 February 2013)Chairman of Arjobex (1) (since 14 February 2013)46 | Sequana | 2012 Document de référence (English version)Director of Permal Group Ltd (UK)Director of CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) (Belgium)Directorships and positions held in the past five years:Chairman of Fromageries de l’Etoile SASChairman of Etoile Plus SASChairman of DLMD SAS Chairman of Arjowiggins Security (1)Chairman of Pascal Lebard Invest SAS Chairman of Arjobex (1)Chairman of Boccafin SAS (1) Chairman of Arjowiggins Security Solutions (1)Chairman of Antalis Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (Singapore) (1)Member of the Supervisory Board of Ofi Private Equity CapitalChairman of AW Trading (Shanghai) Co Ltd (1) Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Sequana Capital (1)Member of the Supervisory Board of Eurazeo PMEDirector of SGS SA (Switzerland)Director of Arjowiggins HKK 1 Ltd (Hong Kong) (1) Director of Arjowiggins HKK 2 Ltd (Hong Kong) (1)Director of Arjowiggins HKK 3 Ltd (Hong Kong) (1)Manager of Ibéria SarlDirector of Greysac SAS (until 30 September 2012) Liquidator of Boccafin Suisse SA (1)Director of Club Méditerranée – Listed companyDirector of Lisi – Listed company(1) Subsidiary of Sequana.Luc ArgandPartner at the law firm Pfyffer & Associés, Geneva (Switzerland)■■Independent director of Sequana since 3 May 2005His term of office as director, which was renewed in 2011, expires in 2014.■■Mr Argand, a Swiss citizen, is 65 years old and holds 100 shares in Sequana.■■He is an attorney with the Geneva Bar, of which he was President from 1996 to 1998. He is also Arbitrator at the Court of Arbitrationfor Sport (Lausanne), was a member of the High Council for the Judiciary (Geneva) and is Chairman of the Supervisory Committeeof Notaries in Geneva. He is specialised in business, banking, sport and arbitration law.Professional address: Étude Pfyffer & Associés – 6, rue François Bellot – 1206 Geneva, SwitzerlandDirectorships and positions held in 2012 and since 1 January 2013:Chairman of the Board of Directors of Banque Syz & Co (Switzerland)Chairman of the Board of Directors of Financière Syz & Co (Switzerland)Chairman of the Board of Directors of Société de Gestion d’Oncieu et Cie SA (Switzerland)(until March 2012)Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Banque Morval & Cie (Switzerland)Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Palexpo (Switzerland) – Listed companyDirector of Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild (Switzerland) – Listed companyDirector of Yafa SpA (Italy) (since January 2012)Director of Yura International BV (since January 2012)Director of Casino Barrière de Montreux (Switzerland) – Listed companyDirector of Compagnie Benjamin de Rothschild (Switzerland)Chairman of the Supervisory Committee of Notaries in GenevaArbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne (Switzerland)Directorships and positions held in the past five years:Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hôtel Olden AG (Switzerland)Chairman of Salon International de l’Automobile de Genève (Switzerland)Member of the High Council for the Judiciary in Geneva (Switzerland)Director of LCF Holding Benjamin & Edmond de Rothschild (Switzerland)
Corporate governanceBoard of Directors 2Jean-Pascal BeaufretPartner at Portalis AM and member of the Investment Committee of Aurinvest Capital 3■■Independent director since 21 May 2008His term of office, which was renewed in 2011, expires in 2014.■■Mr Beaufret, a French citizen, is 62 years old and holds 100 shares in Sequana.■■He is a graduate of the HEC business school and of École Nationale d’Administration. He has had major responsibilities at theFrench Treasury, in the banking world and in industry. He held several senior posts at the French Ministry of Economy and Finance,particularly at the General Inspectorate of Finance (Inspection générale des finances), the French Treasury, and the French GeneralTax Division. He was deputy governor of CCF (1994-1996), Head of the French General Tax Division (1997-1999), Deputy ChiefFinancial Officer and then Chief Financial Officer of Alcatel Lucent (1999-2007). In 2008, he was a member of the Executive Boardof Natixis. From September 2009 to February 2012, he was Chief Financial Officer of Australian firm National Broadband NetworksCo Limited. In 2012, he became a partner of Portalis AM and authorised representative of venture capital firm Aurinvest Capital 3,and was appointed Managing Partner of Pardys SAS, a consulting firm, in 2013.Professional address: 16, rue de Bourgogne – 75007 Paris, FranceDirectorships and positions held in 2012 and since 1 January 2013:Partner of Portalis AM (since July 2012)Partner and member of the Investment Committee of Aurinvest Capital 3 (since July 2012)Managing partner of Pardys SAS (since January 2013)Chief Financial Officer of National Broadband Networks Co. Ltd (Australia)(until 17 February 2012)Directorships and positions held in the past five years:Director of National Broadband Networks Tasmania Ltd (Australia)Member of the Executive Board of NatixisDirector of Natixis Global Asset ManagementChief Financial Officer of Alcatel-LucentChairman of Alcatel-Lucent ParticipationsChairman and Chief Executive Officer of ElectrobanqueChairman of TelpartMember of the Supervisory Board of Thales Alenia SpaceDirector of Alcatel Standard AG (Switzerland)Odile Desforges(since 9 July 2012)■■Odile Desforges was appointed as a director by the Annual General Meeting of 26 June 2012, subject to completion of the capitalincrease and the acquisition by FSI of a stake in the Company. Her appointment therefore took effect on 9 July 2012 for a period of fouryears, i.e., expiring at the end of the Annual General Meeting to be called to approve the 2015 financial statements.■■Mrs Desforges, a French citizen, is 63 years old and holds 100 shares in Sequana.■■She graduated from Ecole Centrale de Paris and began her career as research officer at the Transport Research Institute. She joined theRenault group in 1981 as research officer at the Automobile division’s Planning department before becoming product engineer on theR19 and then for the M1 range. In 1986, she moved to Purchasing as Head of the Exterior Equipment department and was appointedDirector of body hardware purchasing. In March 1999, she became Executive Vice-President of the Renault VI-Mack group, in chargeof 3P (product planning, product development, purchasing project). In January 2001, she was appointed President of the AB Volvogroup’s 3P business unit. She became Senior Vice-President, Renault Purchasing, Chairman and Managing Director of the RenaultNissan Purchasing Organisation in 2003 as well as a member of Renault’s Management Committee. In 2009, she was appointed Head ofRenault’s Engineering and Quality Control department and also became a member of Renault’s Executive Committee. Odile Desforgesretired on 1 August 2012. She is currently a director of Safran and Vice-President of the Ecole Centrale de Paris alumni association.Professional address: 3, rue Henri Heine – 75016 Paris, FranceDirectorships and positions held in 2012 and since 1 January 2013:Head of Engineering and Quality of Renault group, and member of the ExecutiveCommittee of Renault – Listed company – (until 30 June 2012)Head of Renault Nissan Technology and Business Centre India (India) (until 30 June 2012)Head of Renault Nissan BV (Netherlands) (until 1 July 2012)Director of Renault Espana (Spain) (until 15 December 2012)Director of Safran – Listed companyDirector of GIE RegienovDirectorships and positions held in the past five years:Chairman and Managing Director of Renault Nissan Purchasing OrganisationSequana | 2012 Document de référence (English version) | 47
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