Paris, 4 March 2010
Four new members proposed for Vivendi’s Supervisory Board
On the advice of the Corporate Governance Committee, the General Meeting that will be held in Paris on 29 April 2010 will be asked to approve the appointment of four new, independent, members to Vivendi’s Supervisory Board:
– Mrs. Dominique Hériard Dubreuil, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rémy Cointreau,
– Mrs. Aliza Jabes, founder, Chairman of Laboratoire Nuxe,
– Mrs. Jacqueline Tammenoms Bakker, former Director General of Transport and Civil Aviation in Netherlands and an independent Director,
– Mr. Daniel Camus, Executive Director of EDF, Member of EDF Executive Committee.
Subject to the approval of the General Meeting, Vivendi’s Supervisory Board will have twelve members, four women and eight men, including ten independent members.
About Vivendi
A French company and world leader in Communications, Vivendi combines Activision Blizzard (the world leader in video games), Universal Music Group (the world leader in music), SFR (the second largest French mobile and fixed-line operator), Maroc Telecom (the leading Moroccan mobile and fixed-line operator) GVT (the leading Brazilian alternative mobile and fixed-line operator), Canal+ Group (the No. 1 French pay-TV company) and NBCU (20% stake: the American leader in TV and films). In 2009, the company had revenues of 27.1 billion euros and adjusted net income of 2.6 billion euros. Present in 77 countries, Vivendi employs around 49,000 people.
Vivendi’s Supervisory Board
Subject to the approval of the General Meeting held on 29 April 2010, Vivendi’s Supervisory Board will consist of the following people:
Jean-René Fourtou
Chairman
Henri Lachmann (*)
Vice-Chairman, Chairman of Schneider Electric’s Supervisory Board
Claude Bébéar
Honorary Chairman of the Axa Group
Daniel Camus (*)
Executive Director of EDF, Member of the Executive Committee
Jean-Yves Charlier (*) (**)
Chairman and Chief Executive of Promethean
Maureen Chiquet (*) (**)
Chairman and Chief Executive of Chanel
Philippe Donnet (*)
Member of the Surpervisory Board of Financière Miro
Dominique Hériard Dubreuil (*)
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rémy Cointreau
Aliza Jabes (*)
Founder, Chairman of Laboratoire Nuxe
Christophe de Margerie (*)
Chief Executive of Total and Chairman of the Executive Committee
Pierre Rodocanachi (*)
Chief Executive of Management Patrimonial Conseil
Jacqueline Tammenoms Bakker (*) ()
Independent Director and former Director General of Transport and Civil Aviation in the Netherlands
(*) Independent member
(**) Non French national