New Directors appointed to the Board of Eutelsat Communications
08 November 2017 - 6:53PM
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The Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Eutelsat
Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) today approved the
appointment of four new directors: Dominique D'Hinnin,
Paul-François Fournier, Esther Gaide and Didier Leroy. Their
mandates will be for a term of four years up to the date of the
Ordinary General Meeting to approve the financial statements for
the Financial Year ending 30 June 2021.
These appointments follow the non-renewal of the mandate of
Bertrand Mabille and the resignation of Miriem Bensalah Chaqroun,
as well as that of Michel de Rosen, whose term as Chairman of the
Board of Directors ended today.
Dominique D'Hinnin spent much of his career at the
Lagardère Group where he was Director of Internal Audit before
being appointed Financial Director of Hachette Livre, Executive
Vice President of Grolier Inc., Chief Financial Officer of
Lagardère and finally co-manager until 2016. Until today’s
Shareholders' Meeting, he represented the Fonds Stratégique de
Participations (FSP) on Eutelsat's Board of Directors. Agnès Audier
has replaced Dominique D'Hinnin as the representative of the Fonds
Stratégique de Participations.
Esther Gaide is Chief Financial Officer of the
Technicolor Group. She was previously Deputy Chief Financial
Officer and HR Director of Havas Group for five years, after
holding various financial positions within the Bolloré Group.
Paul-François Fournier is currently Director of
Innovation and Member of the Executive Committee of the Banque
Publique d’Investissement ((Bpifrance) after having spent nearly 20
years at Orange where he held various positions, first in the
Enterprise segment, subsequently at Wanadoo and finally as Head of
the Orange Technocentre.
Didier Leroy is a recognised expert in the automotive
industry. He began his career at Renault where he held various
positions before joining Toyota, where he is now Executive Vice
President and a member of the Board of Directors of Toyota Motor
Corporation.
At the end of the General Meeting, the new Board met and
appointed Dominique d'Hinnin as Chairman.
Speaking as the new Chairman, Dominique d'Hinnin said: "I am
honoured to become Chairman of the Board of Eutelsat and to succeed
Michel de Rosen in this role. Eutelsat has become a global player
in the satellite industry under his Chairmanship. He has impressed
his mark on the Group and I thank him warmly for his
accomplishments on behalf of all Board members. I am also delighted
to continue my mission alongside Rodolphe Belmer and the teams at
Eutelsat who are fully committed to the Group’s development and to
achieving the objectives set out in the strategic plan."
The Board is now made up of twelve members, 42% of whom are
women (five out of twelve) and 67% of whom are independent
directors (eight out of twelve). It is composed as follows:
- Dominique D'Hinnin, Chairman*
- Rodolphe Belmer, Chief Executive
Officer
- Lord Birt, Vice Chairman*
- Bpifrance Participations (formerly FSI)
represented by Stéphanie Frachet
- FSP represented by Agnès Audier*
- Jean d'Arthuys
- Ana Garcia Fau*
- Paul François Fournier
- Esther Gaide*
- Didier Leroy*
- Ross McInnes*
- Carole Piwnica*
* Independent Directors
The Combined General Meeting also approved all the other
resolutions, including the approval of the accounts, the dividend
for the 2016-17 Financial Year, (€1.21 per share, paid on 23
November 2017), executive compensation and financial
resolutions.
About Eutelsat Communications
Founded in 1977, Eutelsat Communications is one of the world's
leading satellite operators. With a global fleet of satellites and
associated ground infrastructure, Eutelsat enables clients across
Video, Data, Government, Fixed and Mobile Broadband markets to
communicate effectively to their customers, irrespective of their
location. Over 6,600 television channels operated by leading media
groups are broadcast by Eutelsat to one billion viewers equipped
for DTH reception or connected to terrestrial networks.
Headquartered in Paris, with offices and teleports around the
globe, Eutelsat assembles 1,000 men and women from 32 countries who
are dedicated to delivering the highest quality of service.
Eutelsat Communications is listed on the Euronext Paris Stock
Exchange (ticker: ETL).
For more about Eutelsat go to www.eutelsat.com
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