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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$18.4B
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Electrabel is a pioneer in energy trading and portfolio management in Europe. Our team delivers innovative risk management products and services by combining power and natural gas physical supplies and transmission access. Electrabel trades more than 600 TWh per year with counterparts across Europe and is one of the most significant players on the European energy scene.

Number of Employees 16,911
Contact Information

Blvd du Regent 8

Brussels B-1000

www.electrabel....

(32) 25186111

NAICS Code Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing: 334514

News & Analysis

electrabel s.a. - All News and Analysis

  • The trend for leading European utilities remains to be significantly short for gas.

    - 2006-03-03

    M2 PRESSWIRE-3 March 2006-Research and Markets: The trend for leading European utilities remains to be significantly short for gasC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06032006 Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c33973) has announced the addition of European Utilities Key Players and Strategies - Electrabel to their offering ...

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  • A Look at the Market Shares Held by the Twelve Leading European Utility Companies

    - 2006-02-24

    DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c33528) has announced the addition of European Utilities Key Players and Strategies - EDF to their offering. The leading utilities are expanding geographically and along the energy value chain. The implementation of the EU 2nd Directive by European national markets has increased the...

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  • SUEZ LAUNCHES SHARE SALE TO BUY ELECTRABEL.

    - 2005-09-09

    Suez said on September 8 that it would begin selling euro 2.4 billion of stock to fund its euro 11.4 billion buyout of Electrabel, Belgium's largest electricity generator. The French power and water group, which already owns 50% of Electrabel, said it would sell 115 million...

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  • A very long engagement; European utilities.

    - 2005-08-13

    Suez and Electrabel wed at last THIS was one of the longest courtships in corporate history. For over ten years Suez, a French water and power company, considered merging with Electrabel, a Belgian electricity firm. On August 9th Suez finally took the plunge, announcing...

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  • WORLD MARKETS: Europe

    - 2005-08-10

    High oil prices boosted energy shares, while the utility groups Suez and Electrabel climbed 7 per cent each after Suez launched a $13.9bn (pounds 7.8bn) buyout offer for its rival. Telecoms operators rang up gains, with the Dutch operator KPN up 3.4 per cent after a smaller-than-expected profit fall. But...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Erik Von Scholz CEO
Nicolas Tissot Cfo
Alain Janssens General Manager, Markets & Sales
Eric Bosman General Manager, Trading & Portfolio Mgmt
Fred Hofman General Manager, Northeastern Europe
Jacqueline Boucher Deputy General Manager, Strategy
Philippe Van Troeye Gen Manager, Generation & Purchasing
Alfred Becquaert General Manager, HR
Bram Klijnsma Manager, Generation
Etienne Snyers General Manager, Strategy & Communications
Yvan Dupon Manager, Distr, Belgium
Gerard Lamarche Advanced Management Program for Suez Executive
Jean de Garcia Secretary
Gerard Mestrallet Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Alain Chaigneau Board of Directors
Emmanuel Van Innis Board of Directors
Geert Versnick Board of Directors
Jean-Pierre Depaemelaere Board of Directors
Jean-Pierre Hansen Board of Directors
Jean-Pierre Ruquois Board of Directors
Luc Hujoel Board of Directors
Pierre Drion Board of Directors
Piet Van Waeyenberge Board of Directors
Robin Leyssens Board of Directors
Tony Vandeputte Board of Directors
Xavier Votron Board of Directors
Yves De Gaulle Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Electrabel S.A. CEO Current

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Electrabel S.A. Cfo Current

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Electrabel S.A. General Manager, Markets & Sales Current

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Electrabel S.A. General Manager, Trading & Portfolio Mgmt Current
Electrabel S.A. Manager, Internal Portfolio, Management & Trading Former

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Electrabel S.A. General Manager, Northeastern Europe Current
Electrabel S.A. Manager, Northeastern Europe Former

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Electrabel S.A. Deputy General Manager, Strategy Current

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Electrabel S.A. Gen Manager, Generation & Purchasing Current

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Electrabel S.A. General Manager, HR Current

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Electrabel S.A. Manager, Generation Current

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Electrabel S.A. General Manager, Strategy & Communications Current

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Electrabel S.A. Manager, Distr, Belgium Current

Gerard Lamarche, who holds a degree in Economic Science of the Universite de Louvain-la-Neuve and of the Institute for Management of INSEAD (Advanced Management Program for SUEZ Executive). He attended also a Wharton International program (Forum-Global Leadership Series). He served as consultant and then senior accountant with Deloitte Haskins & Sells in the mid-eighties. He joined Societe Generale de Belgique in 1988 as controller and in 1992 became a member of the Corporate Strategy Group. In 1995, he joined Compagnie de SUEZ and served first as chief of staff for the Chairman, in 1997 as CEO, and eventually assumed the duties of Managing Director for Plan, Controlling and Accounting of SUEZ Lyonnaise des Eaux. In 2000, he accepted an assignment in the U.S. as Executive Vice President for Ondeo Nalco, then a SUEZ subsidiary, returning to SUEZ headquarters in 2003 to become Deputy General Manager in charge of Finance. In March 2004 he was appointed as Senior Executive Vice President Finance (Chief Financial Officer) and member of the Executive committee of SUEZ. Certain other directorships and positions: Chairman of Cosutrel and Genfina, director of SUEZ-TRACTEBEL, Distrigas, SUEZ Environnement (France), SUEZ Energie Services (France), Leo Holding Company, SUEZ Environment North America, Aguas de Barcelona, Legrand and KKR Guernsey GP Limited. He has been director of Electrabel since 2004. He is member of the Audit Committee (since 2005) and of the Strategy Committee (since 2006).

Organization Position Status
Electrabel S.A. Advanced Management Program for Suez Executive Current
Electrabel S.A. Director Current

Organization Position Status
Electrabel S.A. Secretary Current

Alain Chaigneau, master in Economics and qualified from IAE Paris. After starting out his carreer for Banque de France then for Direction du Tresor, he joined in 1984 Compagnie de SUEZ as Deputy Manager. In 1989, he was appointed Manager for Planification and Strategy. From 1991 to 1995 he was a director of Societe Generale de Belgique, to which he became Chief Financial Officer and member of the Management Committee in 1995. From 1999 to 2003, he was Executive Vice-President in charge of Finance and Administration of Ondeo Services. In 2003, he held the position of Senior Executive Vice-President responsible for Finance and Administration of SUEZ Environnement; in 2005 he was appointed Senior Executive Vice-President in charge of the Americas. Since 2007 he is Executive Vice-President in charge of Business Strategy and member of the Executive Committee of SUEZ. He is also director of SUEZ-TRACTEBEL en SUEZ Energie Services (France) and director and member of the Strategy committee of Electrabel since 2007.

Organization Position Status
Electrabel S.A. Board of Directors Current
The Strategy Company Manager Former

Emmanuel van Innis, Doctor of Law, has been involved in the electricity and gas sector since 1971. He is director of SUEZ-TRACTEBEL, member of the Executive Committee of SUEZ and Executive Vice-President in charge of Group Human Resources. He is also Chairman of Contassur, Insutrel, Telfin and C.E.F., Vice-Chairman of Fabricom and SUEZ Energy Services Espana, director of various subsidiaries within the Group, such as SUEZ Energie Services (France), SUEZ Energy North America (SENA - US), Distrigas, Cosutrel, SUEZ University, AceaElectrabel Produzione and Fabricom France. He is also Chairman of Brussels Enterprises Commerce and Industry (BECI) and member of the management committee of the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium, director of SN Airholding, Lithobeton and of NEIL. He has been a director of Electrabel since 1992, and was appointed Vice-Chairman in 1998 and member of the Strategy Committee (previously Executive Committee) in 2003.

Organization Position Status
The Industry Inc Chairman Former
Fabricom Vice-Chairman Current

Geert Versnick is Doctor of Law and was a member of the Bar of Ghent from 1980 to 2000. In addition to holding a number of political offices he is a member of the Chamber of Representatives since 1994, and in this capacity he serves on numerous committees, both at national and European level. Since 2001 he has been Alderman of the City of Ghent and since 2006, in charge of Intermunicipal companies and financial participations. From May 1998 to November 2000 he represented Finiwo as a director on the Electrabel Board. He has been a director of Electrabel in a personal capacity since 2003. He is also Chairman of the 'OCMW Ghent' and of Eandis.

Organization Position Status
Electrabel S.A. Board of Directors Current

Gerard Mestrallet is aircraft engineer, graduate of cole Polytechnique, IEP (Institut d' tudes Politiques) and ENA ( cole Nationale d'Administration). He joined Compagnie de SUEZ as 'charge de mission' in 1984. In 1986 he was appointed Deputy General Delegate for industrial matters. In February 1991 he was appointed CEO and Chairman of the General Management Committee of Societe Generale de Belgique. In 1995 he became Chairman and General Manager of Compagnie de SUEZ, and subsequently, Chairman of the Directorate of SUEZ Lyonnaise des Eaux in June 1997. He was appointed Chairman and Executive Officer of SUEZ on 4 May 2001. He is Chairman of the Societe Generale de Belgique and later of SUEZ-TRACTEBEL since 28 February 2001. He has been a director of Electrabel since 2003 and Chairman of the Board since 1 January 2005. Moreover, he is Chairman of the 'Association Paris Europlace' and of Hisusa (Spain), Vice-Chairman of Aguas de Barcelona (Spain), director of Saint-Gobain (France) en of Pargesa Holding (Switzerland) and member of the Supervisory Board of Axa (France).

Organization Position Status
Electrabel S.A. Director Current
Electrabel Director Current

Jean-Pierre Depaemelaere holds a master's degree in electro-mechanical engineering. He entered the electricity and gas industry in 1972. After occupying various positions within Electrabel (among General Manager Strategy and General Manager Distribution), he was Chief Executive Officer of the former Distrigas from 1994 to 2000. Since 2001 until his retirement in 2004, he was General Manager Corporate Human Resources of SUEZ-TRACTEBEL and Advisor to the International and Institutional Relations department of SUEZ. He has been a director of Distrigas, of Fluxys, of Real Software and since 1992, of Electrabel.

Organization Position Status
Electrabel S.A. Board of Directors Current
Electrabel General Manager Former

Jean-Pierre Hansen is graduated in Civil Electromechanical Engineering, in economic science and is doctor in engineering. He entered the electricity and gas sector in 1975. As from 1 January 2005 Jean-Pierre Hansen has been Vice-Chairman and CEO of Electrabel, which function he already has exercised from 1992 to March 1999. Since March 1999 he has also held the position of Chairman of the Strategy Committee (previously Executive Committee) of Electrabel. He is also CEO of SUEZ-TRACTEBEL and Chairman of Fluxys. He is Executive Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee, in charge of SUEZ Energy Europe and Senior Executive Vice-President of SUEZ, in charge of Operations. He is a director of SUEZ Energie Services (France), SUEZ Energy Services Espana, SUEZ Environnement (France), SUEZ Energy North America (SENA - US), AceaElectrabel, Electrabel Customer Solutions, Electrabel Espana, Electrabel Italia, Distrigas, Aguas de Barcelona (Agbar), ArcelorMittal, University of Liege, Eurelectric and of Institut Francais des Relations Internationales (IFRI), member of the Supervisory board of Electrabel Nederland Cooperatieve and Electrabel Deutschland AG, Vice-Chairman of the Management Committee of the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium, member of the Board of Trustees of GUBERNA Institute of directors and professor at UCL and cole Polytechnique (Paris).

Organization Position Status
Electrabel S.A. Board of Directors Current

Jean-Pierre Ruquois holds a business degree, another in commercial and finance science and an Master of Business Administration. He is Advisor to the Sofina Management and has been a director of Electrabel since 2001, after having represented Sofina on the Board of Directors for many years. He has been a member of the Audit Committee since 2003.

Organization Position Status
Electrabel Advisor Current
Electrabel S.A. Board of Directors Current

Luc Hujoel holds a master's degree in economics. He is Chairman of the College of Experts of Intermixt (Association of mixed intermunicipal companies). He is also Vice-Chairman of Brussels Network Operations, General Manager of the Sibelga intermunicipal company, General Advisor to the Interfin intermunicipal company, Consultant to Sibelgas and General Manager of IBE-IBG. From 1997 to 1998 he represented Intermixt as a director of Electrabel. He has been a director of Electrabel on a personal capacity since 1998.

Organization Position Status
Electrabel Director Current
Electrabel S.A. Board of Directors Current

Pierre Drion, Sales Engineer and graduated in commercial and financial science, is Managing Director of the Petercam Group. He is also Chairman of Spadel, director of Axa Belgium and Vice-Chairman of the Belgian Bankers and Stockbroking Firms Association. He has been a director of Electrabel since 2001.

Organization Position Status
Electrabel S.A. Board of Directors Current
Electrabel Director Current

Piet Van Waeyenberge studied at the Universities of Louvain (degree in commercial and financial science, 1956-1960), Illinois (Master of Science in Agricultural Economics, 1962), Fontainebleau (Master of Business Administration at Insead, 1963) and Cambridge (Advanced Management Program, 1978). He currently holds the following positions: chairman of De Eik n.v, De Warande vzw, Indufin s.a. and of Culturaion Brussels, manager of BG & Co, director of Fortis s.a. and Fortis Brussels s.a., Suez Energy Services (independent director), Sobelder s.a., VUM Media n.v., Maison de la Radio Flagey s.a. and Flagey asbl, Quartier des Arts asbl, Vlaamse Academische Stichting vzw, of Europalia International vzw and of the Fondation Francqui (Public Benefit Foundation); honorary chairman of the Vlaams Economisch Verbond (VOKA), member of the Supervisory Board of Campina Melkunie n.v., of Koninklijke Sphinx Gustavsberg n.v. and of De Eik Beheer b.v. (Nijmege). He has been a director and a member of the Strategy Committee of Electrabel since 11 May 2006.

Organization Position Status
Electrabel S.A. Board of Directors Current
INSEAD Master of Business Administration Former

Robin Leyssens holds a degree in business studies from Solvay (ULB) and a Master of Business Administration from the KULeuven.

Organization Position Status
Electrabel S.A. Board of Directors Current

Tony Vandeputte is Doctor of law, baccalaureate in Philosophy, graduate in Notariat and Economics (K.U.Leuven) and then earned a Master of Science degree (Economics) from Edinburgh University. He was Chief Executive Officer of the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium until June 2004. Since then he has held the position of Honorary CEO and Honorary Regent to the National Bank of Belgium. Prior to his activities at the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium, Baron Vandeputte worked at the Bureau du Plan and taught at the UFSIA (Universitaire Faculteiten Sint Ignatius Antwerpen). He is also General Secretary of ICC-Belgium, Chairman of Prevent, director of Oce-Belgium and member of the General Council of the Vlerick Leuven Ghent Management School. Since 2004, he has been a director of Electrabel and a member of the Strategy Committee and of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee since 2006.

Organization Position Status
Electrabel S.A. Board of Directors Current
Edinburgh University Master of Science Degree Former

Xavier Votron holds a master's degree in electrical engineering and a degree in nuclear science. Since 1976 he has occupied various positions in the company in the Generation and Distribution departments. In 2000 he was appointed General Manager Generation, and in May 2001 he became General Manager with responsibility for Generation and Industrial Sales Belgium. In January 2004 he became General Manager for Belgium-Luxembourg. From March 2005 to March 2006 he holds the position of General Manager Generation, Distribution, IT. Since April 2006, he has taken over as Central Director Suez, in charge of promoting technological innovation and renewable energies. He has also been Chairman of Laborelec and director of Electrabel (since 2001), of Distrigas and is also a director of various subsidiaries in Belgium.

Organization Position Status
Electrabel Director Current
Electrabel S.A. Board of Directors Current
Electrabel S.A. General Manager Former

Organization Position Status
Suez University General Secretary Current
Electrabel S.A. Board of Directors Current
Suez University Director Current
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