Solvay SA — Board/Management Information 2014

Apr 9, 2014

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)