Biographies
Board Members
Directors elected by the General Shareholders’ Meeting
Gérard Mestrallet
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Born April 1, 1949.
Education
- Graduate of the École Polytechnique
- Graduate of the École Nationale d’Administration
Professional experience
- 2001-2008: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SUEZ
- 1997-2001: Chairman of the Executive Board of Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux
- 1995-1997: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Compagnie de Suez
- 1991-1995: Executive Director and Chairman of the Management Committee of Société Générale de Belgique
- 1986-1991: Senior Executive Vice-President in charge of industrial affairs
- 1984-1986: Special Advisor at Compagnie de Suez
Principal other memberships and offices held
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of GDF SUEZ Energy Services**, SUEZ Environnement Company** (France), Electrabel**, GDF SUEZ Belgium**
- Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aguas de Barcelona** (Spain)
- Director of Saint-Gobain (France), Pargesa Holding SA (Switzerland) and International Power** (United Kingdom)
- Chairman of Paris EUROPLACE
- Member of the Advisory Board of Siemens AG (from January 23, 2013 onwards)
** GDF SUEZ Group
Jean-François Cirelli
Vice-Chairman and President, in charge of the Energy Europe Business line
Born July 9, 1958.
Education
- Graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies
- Graduate of the École Nationale d’Administration
- Graduate in Law
Professional experience
- 2004-2008: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gaz de France
- 2002-2004: Deputy Director of the Prime Minister’s Office
- 1997-2002: Economic Advisor to the President of the Republic
- 1995-1997: Technical Advisor to the President of the Republic
- 1985-1995: different posts in the Treasury Department of the Economy and Finance Ministry
Principal other memberships and offices held:
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of GDF SUEZ Trading** (France) and Eurogas (Belgium)
- Vice-Chairman of the GDF SUEZ Corporate Foundation** and Electrabel** (Belgium)
- Director of GDF SUEZ Energy Services**, SUEZ Environnement Company** (France), GDF SUEZ Belgium** and International Power** (United Kingdom)
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Vallourec
** GDF SUEZ Group
Albert Frère*
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Managing Director of the Bruxelles Lambert group
Vice-Chairman
Born February 4, 1926.
* Independent Director
Ann-Kristin Achleitner*
Member of the GDF SUEZ Audit Committee
Member of the GDF SUEZ Committee for Ethics, the Environment and Sustainable Development
Born March 16, 1966.
* Independent Director
Edmond Alphandéry*
Chairman of the GDF SUEZ Strategy and Investment Committee
Member of the GDF SUEZ Audit Committee
Born September 2, 1943.
* Independent Director
Jean-Louis Beffa*
Chairman of honor of Saint-Gobain
President of the GDF SUEZ Nomination and Compensation Committee
Born August 11, 1941.
* Independent Director
Aldo Cardoso*
Chairman of the GDF SUEZ Audit Committee
Member of the GDF SUEZ Strategy and Investment Committee
Born March 7, 1956.
* Independent Director
Paul Desmarais Jr*
Chairman of the Board and Joint-CEO of Power Corporation of Canada
Member of the GDF SUEZ Nomination and Compensation Committee
Born July 3, 1954.
* Independent Director
Françoise Malrieu*
Chair of the Board of Directors and the Audit committee of the Société de Financement de l’Economie Française
President of the GDF SUEZ Committee for Ethics, the Environment and Sustainable Development
Member of the GDF SUEZ Audit Committee
Member of the GDF SUEZ Nomination and Compensation Comittee
Born February 7, 1946.
* Independent Director
Lord Simon of Highbury*
Member of the GDF SUEZ Strategy and Investment Committee
Member of the GDF SUEZ Nomination and Compensation Comittee
Born July 24, 1939.
* Independent Director
State representatives of the French government
Ramon Fernandez
Executive Director of the Treasury at France’s Ministry for Economy and Finance
Born June 25, 1967.
Pierre Mongin
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of RATP
Member of the GDF SUEZ Strategy and Investment Committe
Born August 9, 1954.
Stéphane Pallez
Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of the French re-insurance company, Caisse Centrale de Réassurance
Member of the GDF SUEZ Committee for Ethics, the Environment and Sustainable Development
Born August 23, 1959.
Directors representing employees
Alain Beullier
Presented by the Chemical Energy Federation – CFDT trade union
Member of the GDF SUEZ Committee for Ethics, the Environment and Sustainable Development
Born March 26, 1964.
Anne-Marie Mourer
Presented by the Federation of electrical and gas industries – CFE-CGC trade union
Member of the GDF SUEZ Audit Committee
Born April 20, 1959.
Patrick Petitjean
Presented by the National Federation of Employee Unions in the energy, electrical nuclear and gas industries – CGT trade union
Member of the GDF SUEZ Strategy & Investment Committee
Born August 23, 1952.
Director representing employee shareholders
Caroline Simon
Born November 3, 1968.
Caroline Simon trained in industrial purchasing and began her career at Thomson-CSF in 1991 as a buyer of electrical and electronic components, general expenses, upstream purchasing and investment negotiation. She joined the Group in 1997 and currently holds a purchasing position at INEO Défense in the area of cabling and mechanical sub-contracting.
Caroline Simon sits on the works council as a staff delegate, and is a union delegate for INEO Défense and CFDT representative on INEO’s European works council. She is also a CFDT post-holder on the French group works council. She is a member of the Supervisory Boards of Link France and Spring France.
Observer
Gérard Lamarche
Executive Director of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (Belgium)
Born July 15, 1961.
Commissioner of the French Government
Laurent Michel
Commissioner of the French Government – Department of Climate and Energy at France’s Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy
Florence Tordjman
Substitute Commissioner of the French Government – Department of Climate and Energy at France’s Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy