Year of birth: 1947.
Nationality: French.
Principal function: Director of companies.
End of mandate: AGM 2015
First mandate: 26 June 2007-28 June 2011
Independent Director.
Chairman of the Ethics, Compliance and Sustainability Committee
Holds 1,000 shares.
Other current directorships and positions:
In France:
Chairman of the Board of Eutelsat Communications (*);
Director of Saint-Gobain (*);
Director of Société Générale (*);
Director of AXA (*).
In foreign countries:
Director of Solvay (*) (Belgium).
Past directorships and positions (held during the past five years):
In France:
Director of Carrefour (*) (2007 – 2011);
Chairman of Association Française des Entreprises Privées (AFEP) (2007 – 2010).
In foreign countries:
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Biography:
Mr Jean-Martin Folz is a graduate of École polytechnique. He started his career in the French Ministry of Industry where he served from 1972 to 1978. Then he joined the Rhône-Poulenc group in 1978. He became Deputy Chief Executive Officer and, then, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Jeumont-Schneider between 1984 and 1987. He then joined Pechiney as Chief Operating Officer up to 1991, and was appointed Chairman of Carbone Lorraine. He was Chief Executive Officer of Eridania Béghin-Say and Chairman of Béghin-Say from 1991 to 1995. In 1995, he joined PSA Peugeot Citroën group and was appointed Chairman of the group in 1997. He left the group in February 2007. He was Chairman of AFEP from 2007 to 2010.