Biographies

Gérard Mestrallet

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GDF SUEZ

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Jean-François Cirelli

Vice-Chairman and President

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Dirk Beeuwsaert

Executive Vice-President in charge of the Energy International Business line

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Valérie Bernis
Executive Vice-President, Communications and Marketing
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Jean-Louis Chaussade
Executive Vice-President in charge of Environment Business line
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Jean-Marie Dauger

Executive Vice-President of GDF SUEZ in charge of the Global Gas & LNG Business line

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Jean-Claude Depail
Executive Vice-President in charge of Infrastructures Business line
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Henri Ducré
Executive Vice-President in charge of GDF SUEZ Energy France
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Isabelle Kocher

Executive Vice-President of GDF SUEZ in charge of Finance

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Jérôme Tolot
Executive Vice-President in charge of Energy Services Business line
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Bruno Bensasson

Member of the GDF SUEZ Executive Committee, Strategy and Sustainable Development Director

Born on October 21, 1972.

Education

• Graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole des Mines in Paris.

Professional career

• 2007: Economics, price and markets Director in the Strategy and Sustainable Development department of the GDF SUEZ Group.
• 2006: Technical advisor responsible for the environment, industry and transport, reporting to the President of the Republic.
• 2004: Technical advisor responsible for the environment, new energies and nuclear with the Minister of Industry.
• 2002: Chief of staff of the General Director of the General Directorate of nuclear safety and radioprotection.
• 1998: Head of the nuclear installations division at the Regional Department of industry, research and the environment for Lower Normandy.

Other positions and offices presently held

• Director of Elengy.

Jean-Louis Blanc

Member of the GDF SUEZ Executive Committee, in charge of Development Department France

Born on February 5, 1949.

Education

• Agronomy engineering degree, Paris.
• Graduate of l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris.
• Graduate of Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA).

Professional career

• 2003: Commercial Director for France, Suez.
• 1999: Director of water resources, Suez.
• 1997: Chairman of the Société d’études et de promotion pour l’Aqueduc Languedoc-Roussillon-Catalogne.
• 1992: Chairman of the management board of the Compagnie nationale d’aménagement de la Région du Bas-Rhône et du Languedoc.
• 1985: Chairman of the management board of Domaine Cordier (Bordeaux wine production and trading).
• 1980: Chief of staff to Secretary General for the Government.
• 1980: Representative to the office of the Minister for Foreign Trade.
• 1976: Civil administrator at the Ministry of Agriculture, Head of wine board.

Claire Brabec-Lagrange

Member of the GDF SUEZ Executive Committee, in charge of Purchasing

Born in 1962.

Education

• Graduate of Ecole Centrale de Paris.

Professional career

• 2005: THALES GROUP Vice-President Purchasing.
• 2004: EADS DCS Procurement Vice-President.
• 2001: EADS TELECOM Procurement Vice-President.
• 1997: Group BULL Non Production Purchasing Manager.

Alain Chaigneau

Member of the GDF SUEZ Executive Committee, General Secretary

Born on September 8, 1951.

Education

• DESS degree in Company Administration and Management from IAE (Institut d’Administration des Entreprises) in Paris.
• Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of Poitiers.  

Professional career

• 2007: SUEZ Executive Vice-President in charge of Business Strategy.
• 1984: Joins Compagnie de Suez in 1984 as Vice-President. Over the course of his career within the Group, he served as Senior Vice President for Strategy and Planning at Compagnie de Suez, Finance Director at Société Générale de Belgique, Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration at Ondeo Services, and as Chief Executive Officer for North and South America within SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT.
• Worked at the Treasury Department of the Ministry of Economy and Finance as recording Secretary and then Deputy General Secretary for the Committee for Improving Industrial Structures and the French Industrial Restructuring Authority (CIASI/CIRI).

Pierre Clavel

Member of the GDF SUEZ Executive Committee, Executive Vice President of the Global Gas & LNG Business line.

Born on July 15, 1956.  

Education

• Graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole des Mines de Paris. 

Professional career

• 2008: Vice-President of the Energy International Business line.
• 2004: Senior Vice-President of the Gaz de France International Branch.
• 2002: Vice-President-Trading Division of Gaz de France, responsible for natural gas supplies.
• 2001 : takes charge of the Group’s natural gas supplies.
• 1999: joins the joint EDF GDF Distribution Division as Head of the Group distribution centers in the Auvergne and Limousin regions.
• 1997: Senior Manager of the Transmission Division of Gaz de France. Started his career in engineering, specializing in natural gas installations and thermal equipment in the Gaz de France and EDF Groups.

Phil Cox

Member of the GDF SUEZ Executive Committee, Chief Executive Officer of International Power plc

Born on September 22, 1951.  

Education

• MA from the University of Cambridge.
• Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountant.

Professional career

• 2003 : Chief Executive Officer of International Power plc.
• 2000 : Chief Financial Officer of international Power plc.
• Prior responsibilities : Senior Vice President at Invensys.

Principal other memberships and offices held

• Member of the President’s Committee of the CBI.
• Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Wm Morrison Supermarkets PL.

Véronique Durand-Charlot

Member of the GDF SUEZ Executive Committee, Information Systems Director

Born on June 11, 1957.  

Education

• Graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and Supélec.

Professional career

• 2008: Information Systems Director of GDF SUEZ.
• 2002: joins the Gaz de France Group and is appointed Director of Information Systems in 2004.
• 1999: Quality Management representative, EDF GDF Services.
• 1995: Head of the Asnières Distribution Centre, EDF.
• 1980: joins EDF and holds various management positions in the Distribution sector.

Marc Florette

Member of the GDF SUEZ Executive Committee, in charge of Research and Innovation

Born on September 1^st, 1953.

Education

• Graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique.
• Master of Science in Physics Engineering, University of California.
• CPA 94 (HEC School of Management, Paris).

Professional career

• 2003: Senior Vice-President, Research Division, Gaz de France, then Research & Innovation Division, GDF SUEZ.
• 2000: Chair of the Cogeneration division within the service business line of Gaz de France and Chair of the CCGT construction project.
• 1999: Deputy Director, Research Division, Gaz de France.
• 1995: Director EDF GDF SERVICES Seine et Marne.
• 1990: Deputy Director, EDF GDF SERVICES Grand Toulouse.
• 1979: Joins the Research department of Gaz de France, then the Distribution department of EDF and Gaz de France.

Yves de Gaulle

Member of the GDF SUEZ Executive Committee, Project Leader reporting to the Chairman and CEO

Born on September 1^st, 1951.  

Education

• Graduate of l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris and Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA) (member of the André Malraux graduating class)
• Degree in Economics
    

Professional career

• 2005: Member of the Group Executive Committee.
• From 2004: General Secretary and General Counsel of SUEZ.
• 2004: Magistrate at the Government Accounting Office. Joins the SUEZ Group as Assistant General Counsel.
• 1992: joins the AGF/Allianz Group, serves as Chairman and CEO of a group subsidiary in Spain, then Executive Vice President for International and member of the Executive Committee, and finally as Senior Executive Vice President of the Euler Group.
• 1989: Associate Director of the KPMG/FIDAL law firm, and then Partner in the Cabinet Jeantet law firm. Serves as Technical Advisor to the Minister in charge of Privatization and General Secretary of the Privatization Commission.
• 1977: begins his career at the French Ministry of Finance, serving among others in the French Treasury Department where he is bureau chief for Monetary and Credit Policy.

Jean-Pierre Hansen

Member of the GDF SUEZ Executive Committee, Chairman of the Energy Policy Committee

Born on April 25, 1948.

University career

• Civil Electromechanical Engineering (Liège).
• Degree in Economics (Paris II).
• PhD in Engineering (Paris VI).

Professional career

• 2004: Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee of SUEZ.
• 2003-2008: Executive Director of SUEZ-Tractebel.
• 2000-2004: Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of Electrabel, GDF SUEZ Group.
• 2000-2003: Chairman of the Management and Executive Director of Tractebel (merged to become SUEZ-Tractebel).
• 2000-2003: Member of the Supervisory Board of SUEZ (changed to executive committee in 2001).
• 1999-2003: Director and member of the Executive Committee of Société Générale de Belgique.
• 1992-1999: Executive Director of Electrabel S.A., member of the General Management Committee of Tractebel.
• 1975-1992: Worked in the electricity and natural gas sector.
• 1973-1975: Energy Policy Adviser to the Belgian Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Other memberships and offices held

• Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fluxys.
• Executive Director of Electrabel.
  
   

Emmanuel Hedde

Member of the GDF SUEZ Executive Committee in charge of Integration, Synergies and Performance

Born on December 20, 1947. 

Education

• Graduate of Institut Supérieur d’Electronique de Paris and of the Institut de Contrôle de Gestion. 

Professional career

• 2007: General Secretary of the Gaz de France Group and Secretary to the Board of Directors.
• 2004: Director of Equity Acquisitions.
• 2000: Deputy Director of the Corporate Finance Division then Director of the Major Projects Division.
• 1993: Joins Gaz de France as Assistant Manager and then Manager of the Subsidiaries and Equity Interests Office in the Financial and Legal Affairs Division. Begins his career as Production Manager in different engineering and mechanical engineering companies, then moves to the banking sector where he assumes a series of operating responsibilities, including as Assistant Manager of the Central Branch of Crédit d'Equipement des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises (CEPME).

Philippe Jeunet

Member of the GDF SUEZ Executive Committee in charge of Audit and Risks

Born on June 25, 1953.  

Education

• Graduate from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris.
• Master’s Degree in Law. 

Professional career

• 2007: Advisor to the Chairman and CEO of Gaz de France.
• 2000-2007: Chief Financial Officer.
• 1995-2000: Director of International Development.
• 1995-1998: Manager of Supplies and Gas Projects.
• 1991: joins Gaz de France as Assistant Manager of the Financial and Legal Division in charge of subsidiaries and equity interests.
• 1984-1986: recording secretary of the French Government’s Interministerial Committee on Industrial Restructuring and the Industrial Financing Office of the French Treasury Department.
• Pursued the greater part of his career in the Crédit d'Equipement des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises (CEPME) Group where he held different positions of authority in corporate finance for companies in the manufacturing and tourism industries.
• Managed two venture capital firms, Avenir Tourisme and Promotour Investissement.

Christelle Martin

Member of the GDF SUEZ Executive Committee, Human Resources Director

Born on May 24, 1960.

Education

• Graduate of Université Paris-Dauphine.
• Awarded Trium International Executive MBA from the joint program run by HEC, London School of Economics and New York Stern Business School.

Professional career

• 2009-2011: Executive Vice President Finance, Human Resources, Legal & Communication at GDF SUEZ Energy Europe.
• 2002-2009: Director, Central Plan, Control and Accounts at Suez, then GDF SUEZ.
• 1988-2002: held various positions in the areas of management control and accounting within Lyonnaise des Eaux and then Suez.
• 1983: external auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Other positions and offices presently held

• Member of the Board of Directors of GDF SUEZ Energy Services.
• Honorary Chair of the Association of Accounting and Management Professionals and Directors.
• Head of the Foundation for the development of Université Paris Dauphine.

Paul Rorive

Member of the GDF SUEZ Executive Committee, in charge of Nuclear Development

Born on July 15, 1953. 

Education

• Civil engineer (mechanical and electrical), graduate of the Université Libre of Brussels.
• Graduate of the CEDEP (Fontainebleau).

Professional career

• 2006: joins SUEZ Corporate to create the Nuclear Activities Department.
• 2002-2006: Chief Executive Officer of Tractebel Engineering.
• 1983: joins the Nuclear Power Plant of Tihange, where he holds a number of operational posts and is appointed Director of the Plant in 1997.
• 1978: joins Intercom (one of the three companies from which Electrabel was created) and holds various posts in the traditional thermal power plants of Ruien and Marchienne-au-Pont.

Other positions and offices presently held

• Director of GDF SUEZ Energy Services, LABORELEC, SYNATOM, Belgian Nuclear Forum, BELGONUCLEAIRE and Foratom.
• Executive Director of the Nuclear New Build Development Company.
• President of the Tihange 1 Participation Association.

Philippe Saimpert

Member of the GDF SUEZ Executive Committee, appointed Project Leaders working for the Chairman and CEO

Born on December 19, 1953.  

Education

• Graduate of the HEC School of Management.  

Professional career

• 2004: Executive Vice-President of Gaz de France in charge of Human Resources.
• 2004: Executive Vice-President of EDF GDF Services.
• 2002: Director of Human Resources of Gaz de France.
• 1999: Deputy Director of the Personnel and Social Relations Department.
• 1994-1999: directs the EDF GDF Services Distribution Center at Pantin.
• 1989: Director of Labor Relations and Social Affairs in the Personnel and Social Relations Department.
• 1978: joins EDF GDF, holds different positions in the Distribution Department.

Denis Simonneau

Member of the GDF SUEZ Executive Committee, Member of the Executive Committee in charge of European and International Relations

Born on April 8, 1963. 

Education

• Graduate of Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris and Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA).    

Professional career

• 2009: Diplomatic Adviser at GDF SUEZ.
• 2007-2008: Chief of Staff of the Minister for European Affairs.
• 2005-2007: Deputy spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs of the French Government.
• 2001-2005: Consul General and Head of the French Trade Economic Mission in Houston, Texas (USA).
• 1997-2001: Counsellor at the French Permanent Representation to the European Union in Brussels.
• 1996-1997: Adviser  to the Minister of European Affairs.

Other memberships and offices held

• Vice-President of Europanova.

Emmanuel van Innis

Member of the GDF SUEZ Executive Committee in charge of the Senior Managers Department, appointed Project Leaders working for the Chairman and CEO 2011  

Born on August 20, 1947.  

Education

• Doctorate in Law from the Université Catholique de Louvain (KUL) in Belgium.    

Professional career

• 2003: Member of the Executive Committee of SUEZ in charge of Group Human Resources.
• 1997: Vice-Chairman of the Electrabel Group.
• 1996: joins Tractebel as member of the General Management Committee responsible for corporate administration, finance, and control.
• 1990: joins the Electrabel Group, where he holds positions of Director of Human Resources, Executive Vice President, then Director and Member of the Executive Committee.
• 1971: begins his career in Human Resources at Intercom.