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Mersen — Board/Management Information 2013
Apr 15, 2013
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Board/Management Information
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Mersen: Appointments to the Supervisory Board
Paris, April 15, 2013 - Mersen (Euronext FR0000039620 – MRN), a global expert in materials and equipment for extreme environments and for the safety and reliability of electrical equipment, is announcing some changes in its Supervisory Board.
Mersen's Supervisory Board, which is chaired by Hervé Couffin, has decided to propose the appointment of Mrs. Carolle Foissaud and Mrs. Ulrike Steinhorst as independent members of the Supervisory Board at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. They will replace Agnès Lemarchand and Walter Pizzaferri, who did not request the renewal of their term in office, which was due to expire.
Carolle Foissaud has spent the bulk of her career with the Areva group, primarily in operational duties at the Connectors, Fuel, Reactors and Clean-up divisions. She is a member of the Areva group's Executive Management Board (EMB) and Senior Executive Vice President, Safety, Security and Operations Support. Carolle Foissaud is a graduate of the French École Polytechnique and École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications.
Ulrike Steinhorst began her career with the Ministry of European Affairs, before moving to EDF's International division. In 1999, she joined Degussa AG in Germany, before taking over at the helm of the Degussa France subsidiary. In 2007, she moved to the EADS group, where she is currently Head of Strategy, Planning, Finance at the Research Directorate, after acting as Chief of Staff for the CEO. Ulrike Steinhorst, a German lawyer, is a graduate of Paris II - Panthéon University and of the French Ecole Nationale d'Administration.
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About Mersen
Global expert in materials and solutions for extreme environments as well as in the safety and reliability of electrical equipment, Mersen designs innovative solutions to address its clients' specific needs to enable them to optimize their manufacturing process in sectors such as energy, transportation, electronics, chemical, pharmaceutical and process industries.
With 6,800 employees in over 40 countries, Mersen achieved consolidated sales of €811 million in 2012.
The Group is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris – Compartment B Visit our website www.mersen.com
Mersen Tel: +33 (0)1 47 03 68 10
Contact Press Contact
Véronique Boca Nicolas Jehly / Guillaume Granier VP Financial Communication FTI Consulting Strategic Communications Tel: + 33 (0)1 46 91 54 40 Email: [email protected] / Email: [email protected] [email protected]