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First appointed to the Board: Board of Directors of December 2020 End of term: 2026 Shareholders’ Meeting (a) DANONE shares: 5,000 Expertise – Experience – Main activities Upon graduating from the École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) in 1981, Gilles SCHNEPP started his career in 1983 at Merrill Lynch France where he became Vice-President in 1986. He then joined Legrand in 1989, holding various positions, in particular that of group Chief Financial Officer, before being appointed Chief Operating Officer in 2000. He was appointed to the executive committee and the board of directors in 2001 and Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 2004. Between 2006 and 2018 he has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Legrand and then Chairman of its board of directors between 2018 and 2020. From 2018 to 2021, he was also Chairman of MEDEF’s Ecological and Economic Transition Commission and a member of its executive committee. He was awarded the titles of Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur in 2007 and of Officier de l’Ordre National du Mérite in 2012. Since 2020, he has been an operating advisor of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice. Gilles SCHNEPP has been appointed Chairman of Danone’s Board of Directors on March 14, 2021
Current terms of office Danone companies • Chairman of the Board of Directors, member of the Audit Committee of DANONE SA Other companies French listed companies •Director, member of the audit and risk committee of COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN •Director, chairman of the appointments, governance and CSR committee, member of the strategy committee of SANOFI French unlisted companies • Chairman of GS CONSEILS (SAS) •Director of SOCOTEC Terms of office expired over the past five years • Vice-Chairman and Senior Independent Member of the supervisory board of PEUGEOT S.A • Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LEGRAND •Director, member of the strategy and social responsibility Committee of LEGRAND • Various terms of office within companies of the LEGRAND group (a) Subject to the renewal of his term of office by the Shareholders’ Meeting of 27 April 2023.
Personal Details
Title: Mr
Surname: Schnepp
DoB: 16/10/1958
Age: 67 years
M/F: Male
Nationality: France
Country of Birth: France
Language: English
Qualification: HEC
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Appointed Date: 01/01/2020
Date Resigned: 01/01/2025
Industry: Healthcare
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Other Non-Executive
SanofiAppointed Date: 01/01/2020
Date Resigned: 01/01/2025
Industry: Healthcare
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Committee/s
| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danone | Board | Member | 14/03/2021 | |
| Saint-Gobain | Board | Member | ||
| Saint-Gobain | Risk & Compliance | Member | ||
| Saint-Gobain | Audit | Member |
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