France Telecom

Appointed as the France Telecom Group’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer on February 27, 2005, he is also a director at Thomson and Thales and a member of the supervisory board at Radiall and ST Microelectronics. Didier Lombard joined the Group in 2003 as Executive Senior Vice President, in charge of Technologies, Strategic Partnerships and New Usages for France Telecom. Between 1988 and 2003, he worked with the French ministry for research and technology and the ministry for the economy, finance and industry, and was then founding chairman of the French agency for international investment. He began his career in 1967 at France Telecom’s CNET (currently Research and Development Division), where he worked on developing new products for France Telecom on satellites, electronic components and wireless systems. Didier Lombard is a graduate from École Polytechnique and École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications, was born in 1942 and is married with three sons.

Louis-Pierre Wenes is a member of the Group Management Committee, in charge of Group Sourcing, Transformation, Home LoB and France, and joined the France Telecom Group in January 2003 as Senior Vice President of Sourcing and Performance Improvement. After being appointed Vice President at A.T. Kearney and heading up its Paris office since 1996, he joined Coopers & Lybrand in 1989 as a partner responsible for the industrial and logistics sector, after several years spent in industry. He began his career in 1972 at Matra Automobile. Louis-Pierre Wenes is a graduate from École Centrale de Paris, and was born in 1949.

Jean-Jacques Damlamian is France Telecom's chief operating officer of the Corporate Technology and Development Division, a position he has held since 1995. He is in charge of corporate strategy, international development, research laboratories and information systems. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Damlamian served as executive vice president, Marketing and Sales at France Telecom since 1991. Mr. Damlamian began his career at France Telecom in 1973 at the CNET (Centre National d'Etudes des Telecommunications), France Telecom's Research and Development Center. Throughout the early part of his career, he held various management positions in France Telecom's corporate, sales and marketing, and regional divisions. From 1983 to 1988, Mr. Damlamian served as vice president, International Networks and from 1988-1989, he headed the Mobile Communications Group and launched the Orange GSM program. From 1989 to 1991, he was France Telecom's executive vice president, Industrial and International Affairs, leading the group's accelerated international development. He initiated France Telecom's foreign investment policy with the acquisition of equity stakes in Telecom Argentina and Telmex (Mexico). Mr. Damlamian, born in 1942, received degrees from the Ecole Polytechnique, France's leading engineering school (class of 1961) and the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications (1966). He is an Ingenieur General des Telecommunications and has also been named Officier de l'Ordre National du Merite and Chevalier de l'Ordre de la Legion d'Honneur.

Barbara Dalibard is a member of the Group Management Committee, in charge of Enterprise Communication Services. Before being appointed to head up the Enterprise Communication Services Division in April 2004, she had been in charge of the Corporate Solutions Division since January 2003. She has also been Chairman and CEO of Equant since August 2005, after serving as Director of Business Markets for Orange France and Vice-President of Orange Business in 2001. In 1998, Barbara Dalibard joined Alcanet International S.A.S., a subsidiary of the Alcatel Group, as Chairman, before becoming the Commercial Director for New Operators and then Sales Director for France at Alcatel CIT. She began her career in 1982 within the France Telecom Group. Barbara Dalibard is a graduate from École Normale Supérieure, has a masters in mathematics and a degree from École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications, and was born in 1958.

Georges Penalver is a member of the Group Management Committee, in charge of Group Strategy & Development. Before joining France Telecom in 2005, he was deputy Chief Executive Officer at SAGEM Communication (SAFRAN Group), where he developed SAGEM’s broadband communications business from 2002 to 2005, overseeing the launch of new fixed and mobile product offerings as well as the company's industrial deployment in Tunisia, Asia and Eastern Europe and the development of sales networks in Europe, China, South-East Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Africa and America. Appointed to serve on SAGEM’s Management Board in 2001, he notably accompanied the mass development of mobile and internet services. Georges Penalver is a graduate from École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers in Aix en Provence (gold medal, 1974) and École Nationale Supérieure de Télécommunications in Paris (1980) and was born in 1956.

Olaf Swantee is a member of the Group Management Committee, in charge of the company's mobile businesses worldwide and the operational and financial performance of France Telecom Group businesses in Europe and Egypt. Previously Senior Vice President at Hewlett-Packard, responsible for enterprise sales and software in EMEA, Olaf was part of the team that steered HP through consolidation to become the leading global IT company. Olaf has 17 years experience in the IT industry, holding senior leadership, sales and marketing positions with Compaq and Digital Equipment Corporation in Europe and the United States. He has worked at the country, European and global levels and has considerable experience of driving international business leadership in mature markets. Born in 1966, Olaf is a Dutch national. He holds a BA in Economics and received his European MBA from EAP (Ecole Européenne des Affaires) in Paris in 1989.

Olivier Barberot is a member of the Group Management Committee, in charge of Human Resources and Poland, and joined the Group in March 2003 as Executive Senior Vice President of Development and Optimization of Human Competencies. Since March 2004, he has been in charge of Management Networks and Internal Communications. From 1985 to 2003, Olivier Barberot served as General Secretary for the Futuroscope in Poitier, General Secretary for CGI, General Secretary for Université Léonard de Vinci, then Executive Committee member and Senior Vice President Human Resources for the Thomson Group (formerly Thomson Multimédia). Olivier Barberot is a graduate from École des Mines de Paris, and was born in 1954.

Allyson Kilbrai works at France Telecom's R&D Division as a Program Manager of a team developing the group strategy for machine-to-machine (M2M) technlogies. Allyson has been a member of the Board of Directors of Theseus Institute since 2000, and is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Centre d'Etudes et de Cooperation avec le Canada (an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Canada) at the University Nice-Sophia Antipolis. In addition to her Board positions, Allyson has also served as a member of the Jury of France Telecom's "Academie de Sciences Sociales et Humaines" which is responsible for the appointment of experts in Recherche et Conseil & Developpement within FT's Research and Development division. Allyson has an MBA from Theseus Institute, and a B.A. (Hons), With Distinction in Political Science and Economics from Trinity College at the University of Toronto (Canada). Allyson is a dual French and Canadian citizen.

J.L. Le Roux is a senior architect in MPLS networks, at France Telecom. He is working on short term MPLS design and deployment activities and on longer term research and development projects, with a particular focus on MPLS Traffic Engineering and Multicast MPLS. He is actively contributing to the IETF, where he has been editing and co-authoring several Internet Drafts and RFCs. His current interests are QoS routing, fast rerouting, inter domain traffic engineering (including PCE), P2MP MPLS and GMPLS Multi Layer Networks. J-L holds an engineering degree from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications de Bretagne, France.

Peter Sayer is bureau chief for IDG News Service in Paris. His beat covers IT and telecommunications across Europe -- but particularly Italy and France, including local companies France Telecom and Alcatel. He follows developments in intellectual property legislation, and plans to write more about the environmental impact of computing. Sayer has been reporting on European IT and networking for over a decade, but in his first job in journalism he wrote about architecture and the construction industry. Between 1996 and 1998, he edited two monthly magazines about mobile telecommunications, and then went on to edit the telecommunications pages of CMP's Network Week, joining the News Service in 1999. Aged 14 or so (his memory is hazy) Sayer won a programming contest run by British magazine 'Your Computer,' after editing his entry down from 14 lines of BASIC to just three densely-packed lines of code. His fascination with IT -- and editing -- had begun. He holds a masters' degree in electronic systems, from way back when ATM and GSM were but twinkles in the standards bodies' eyes. He is fluent in French and can get by in German and Italian, although he is most comfortable speaking his native British English. His efforts to learn Mandarin Chinese are advancing more slowly than he would like. Outside work, he enjoys cycling and is active in associations lobbying to make Paris safer for cyclists.

Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IBM France Chairman of audit Committee Date appointed: February 25, 2003*. Term ending: 2011** 65, joined IBM France as an engineer in 1966 and served in various positions in marketing and management in Paris and elsewhere in France until 1981. He was a consultant for the IBM Corporation in the United States from 1981 to 1983 and Business Director (1983-1988), as well as General Operating Director (1988-1993) for IBM France. In 1994, he became the Managing Director of IBM Europe’s Distribution Division. From January 1, 1995 until April 1, 2001, Mr. Dufau was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IBM France. From July 2001 to December 2005, he worked as a strategy consultant. Mr. Dufau is also a director at Dassault Systèmes and KESA Electricals. Mr. Dufau is a graduate of the Ecole supérieure d’électricité and former Chairman of the Amicale des ingénieurs SUPELEC (engineers association).

General manager of the Agency of the Participations of the State Member of audit Committee Date appointed: March 9, 2007. Term ending: March 8, 2012 44, has served since February 26, 2007 as Managing Director of the Agency for State Holdings (APE) within the French Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry. He is also a director of Areva, France Télévision, EDF, the SNCF and the Post Office. From September 1994 to May 1998, Bruno Bezard served as Bureau Chief with the Department of the Treasury, responsible for financing housing, savings collection circuits and the Post Office. From May 1998 to January 2000, he served as the sub-Director for the Department of Treasury, responsible for insurance. From January to March 2000, he was Deputy Chief of Staff for the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry. In May 2000, Bruno Bezard was appointed sub-Director in the Department of the Treasury for development assistance, multilateral banks and emerging countries. At the same time, he became Vice-President of the “Club de Paris”. From June 2001 to April 2002, he served and Economic and Financial Advisor to the Prime Minister. After serving as head of the equity investments department until September 2004, he was then appointed Deputy Managing Director of the Agency for State Holdings and was named Managing Director on February 26, 2007. Bruno Bezard is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole nationale d’administration.

Christian JACQUENET graduated from the Ecole Nationale Superieure de Physique de Marseille. In 1989, he joined the national directorate of France Telecom where he was in charge of the specification and of the technical support related to the deployment of the first internetworking service offerings of France Telecom. Christian JACQUENET is now the Director of Standards for the France Telecom group.

Mrs. Claudie Haigneré is a certified rheumatologist and holds a doctorate in science specialized in neurosciences. She participated in several spatial missions (Station MIR in 1996, International Space Station in 2001). She also served as Ministre Français Délégué à la Recherche et aux Nouvelles Technologies (2002-2004) and as Ministre Français Délégué aux Affaires Européennes (2004-2005). Since November 2005, Mrs. Claudie Haigneré has been an Advisor of the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA).

Hélène Adam Member representing the employees Member of strategy Committee Date appointed: September 2, 2005. Term ending: December 2, 2009 54, has been a technician on the international network, part of France Telecom’s ROSI/IBNF (International Backbone Network Factory) switching department since September 2006. She has previously held various responsibilities within the European Group Works Council, notably contributing to its creation. Prior to that, she served as Head of Telecommunication Line Work, then as videocommunication engineering supervisor at the Arcueil Paris-South Line Construction Center.

Honorary Chairman of Aerospatiale Vice-Chairman of strategy Committee Date appointed: February 25, 2003*. Term ending: 2011** 79, served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Aérospatiale from 1983 to 1992. He was also Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Airbus Industrie from 1986 to 1992, Chairman of Groupement des industries françaises aéronautiques et spatiales – Gifas (French aeronautics and spatial industries group) from 1990 to 1993, Chairman of the Association européenne des constructeurs de matériel aérospatial (AECMA) (European association of aerospace manufacturers), and Chairman of AFNOR from 1993 to 2002. Ingénieur Général de l’Armement (general engineer of armaments), Mr. Martre is a director of Renault S.A., SOGEPA (French State holding company of EADS) and On-X, and a member of the Executive Committee of SOFRADIR, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ESL and Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of KLM. He is a member of various State Councils (Conseil supérieur de l’Aviation marchande, Conseil du CEPII) and the advisory board for the Bank of France. Mr. Martre is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and the EcoleNationale Supérieure des Télécommunications. He was the Delegué Général pour l’Armement (general representative for armaments) from 1977 to 1983.

General manager of the Communication and Information systems to the Ministry for Defense Member of compensation, nominating and governance Committee Date appointed: October 1, 2002*. Term ending: September 6, 2009 56, has been the Managing Director of Information and Communication Systems at the French Ministry of Defense since September 2006, and Vice Chairman of the General Council for Information Technologies within the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry since July 2005. In December 2005, he was appointed as French State representative to the Board of Directors of La Poste. Mr. Serres served in the office of André Giraud, Minister of Industry from 1978 to 1980, and then as Technical Director in the Ministry of Defense from 1981 to 1986. He was also Head of Public Radio Telephony at Matra Communication from 1986 to 1989. He was a Director of the Department of Industry, responsible for the communication and services industries from 1989 to 1996, and served as Vice-Chairman of CSC Peat Marwick from 1996 to 2000, then as Central Director for Information Systems Security with the General Secretariat for National Defense from 2000 to 2005. Mr. Serres is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications.

Advisor to Chairman of BNP Paribas Member of audit Committee Date appointed: May 22, 1998*. Term ending: September 6, 2009 77, is Chairman of the Observatoire de l’épargne européenne (European savings observatory) and co-Chairman of Eurofi. He has served as an advisor to the Chairman of BNP Paribas (formerly Paribas) since 1998 and as Chairman of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) from 1993 to 1998. He was also Chairman of the Committee of Governors of the Group of Ten from 1990 to 1993. He served as Gouverneur of Banque de France from 1987 to 1993 and as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1978 to 1987. Prior to 1978, Mr. de Larosière held various positions in the French Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry, including Treasury Director. Mr. de Larosière is a graduate of the Université de Paris, the Institut d’études politiques de Paris, and the Ecole nationale d’administration. He is a member of the “Institut de France”.

Mayor and vice-president of a Community of communes Member of compensation, nominating and governance Committe Date appointed: May 26, 1998*. Term ending: 2011** 62, is the former Managing Director of the retail sales office of France Telecom in Toulouse. Mr. Simonin led France Telecom’s commercial activities for the South West division from 1993 to 1996. Previously, Jean Simonin headed up France Telecom’s sales office in Avignon from 1989 to 1992 and Nevers from 1986 to 1989. Before 1986, he held various positions within France Telecom in Nevers, Cluses, Evry and Paris. He has been a director of AFTAS. He is the Mayor of Saint- Emiland (71), and Vice-President of the “Autour de Couchois” association of municipalities. Mr. Simonin graduated from the Centre national des Arts et Métiers.

Member representing the employees Member of strategy Committee Date appointed: December 3, 2004. Term ending: December 2, 2009 54, is a business manager and network designer within the Rouen Unité d’Intervention (intervention unit). He has been an employee of France Telecom since 1977.

Chief Executive Officer of the Carrefour Group Member of strategy Committee Date appointed: February 5, 2008. Term ending: 2011* Chief Executive Officer of the Carrefour Group since July 2008. After studying economics, José-Luis Durán began his career in 1987 at Arthur Andersen. After joining Pryca (a Carrefour subsidiary) in 1991, he worked as a management controller (1991-1994), then as management controller for Southern Europe (1994-1996), and subsequently as management controller for the Americas up until 1997. After serving as Chief Financial Officer for Pryca, he became Chief Financial Officer of Carrefour Spain in 1999. In April 2001, he was appointed as Carrefour’s Executive Vice President for Finance, Management, Organization and Systems, joining the Group's Executive Committee. On February 3, 2005, José-Luis Durán was appointed as a Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Carrefour Group. José-Luis Durán has been a Director of HSBC Holding plc since January 1, 2008.

Honorary Chairman of France Telecom Chairman of compensation, nominating and governance Committee Date appointed: February 25, 2003*. Term ending: 2011** 74, was Chairman at France Telecom from 1991 to 1995. Following this, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thomson S.A. between February 1996 and March 1997 and Thomson CSF (now Thales) between February 1996 and January 1998. A retired general telecoms engineer since January 1, 1999, Marcel Roulet provides business consulting services. Marcel Roulet is also a director at Thomson, Thales (permanent representative of TSA) and HSBC France and Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Gimar Finance S.C.A. He is a member of the Supervisory Board at Eurazeo. He is also an observer (censeur) on Cap Gemini’s Board of Directors. He is Chairman Emeritus of France Telecom. Mr. Roulet is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications.

Member representing the shareholders employees Member of strategy Committee Date appointed: April 22, 2005. Term ending: 2010* 38, has been responsible for the prepaid market line of services (mobicard services) at Orange France since May 2003. Between May 2001 and May 2003, he was a marketing manager for banking and financial services at Orange France. From February 1999 to April 2001, Mr. Tierce was a marketing manager for remote banking services within France Telecom’s Enterprise division. Mr. Tierce holds an engineering degree from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers.

Gervais Pellissier is a member of the Group Management Committee, in charge of Finance and Information Systems, and joined the Group in October 2005 to oversee the integration of its business units in Spain and advise on regional integration within the Group. He was previously Deputy Director and General Manager of the Bull Group, where he held various positions between 1983 and 2005, including Chief Financial and Operations Officer from 1998 to 2000 and Deputy CEO from 2000 to 2004. Gervais Pellissier is a graduate in business law from Université Paris XI and international management from HEC (joint program with Berkeley and Cologne Universities), and was born in 1959.