Rosemary THORNE
Birth date : 12th February 1952. Nationality : British
Education/Professional affiliations
- BSc (Hons), Mathematics and Economics, University of Warwick (UK)
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and Chartered Global Management Accountants
- Fellow, Association of Corporate Treasurers
- Companion, Chartered Management Institute
Professional Activities
- 1974-1977 : Accountant at the BOC Group
- 1977-1986 : Group Financial Controller at Habitat Mothercare and Storehouse
- 1986-1990 : Finance Director and Company Secretary at Harrods
- 1990-1992 : Group Financial Controller at Grand Metropolitan
- 1992-1999 : Group Finance Director at J. Sainsbury
- 1999-2005 : Group Finance Director at Bradford & Bingley
- 2006-2007 : Group Finance Director at Ladbrokes
Non executive roles
- 1997-1999 : Non-Executive Director of the Department fo Education & Employment (UK)
- 1998-2004 : Non-Executive Director Royal Mail Group
- 2004-2007 : Non-Executive Director of Cadbury Schweppes
- 2007-2008 : Senior Non-Executive Director of Virgin Radio Holdings
- since 2006 : Non-Executive Director and Chair Audit Committee of Santander UK
- since 2008 : Non-Executive Director and Chair Audit Committee of Smurfit Kappa Group
Other activities
- 1996-2006 : Member of the Financial Reporting Review Panel (UK)
- 1998-2007 : Member of the Financial Reporting Council (UK)
- 2002-2008 : Member of the Council, University of Warwick (UK)
- 2006-2009 : Member of the Council, Royal College of Art (UK)
Gilles MICHEL
Birth date : January 10, 1956. Nationality : French
Education
- Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
- Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique (ENSAE)
- Ecole Polytechnique
Professional Activities
World Bank (Washington DC, USA)
- 1982-1986 : Industrial Economist
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
- 1986-1989 : Vice President, Control and Strategic Planning, Industrial Ceramics Division
- 1989-1994 : Plant Manager, then General Manager, SEPR (a Saint-Gobain subsidiary, France)
- 1994-1997 : Vice President, Fused Cast Ceramics, Industrial Ceramics Division
- 1997-2000 : Chairman and CEO, Ball Foster Glass (a Saint-Gobain subsidiary, USA)
- 2000-2001 : President, Ceramics and Plastics Division Member of the Group Executive Committee
PSA Peugeot-Citroën
- 2002-2007 : Executive Vice President, Platforms, Engineering and Purchasing Member of the Group Executive Committee
- 2007-2008 : Executive Vice President of Automobiles Citroën Member of the PSA Peugeot Citroën Managing Board
Fonds Stratégique d'Investissement ("French Sovereign Fund", co-owned by French Government
- and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations)
- 2009-2010 : CEO
Imerys (world leader of Industrial Minerals)
- since 2010 : President and CEO
Non executive roles
- since 2012 : Independent Director of GML-I (holding company of privately owned GML Group – Mauritius)