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INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
SECTION 3 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY BODIES
MAIN ACTIVITIES OF CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD
JEAN-FRANÇOIS DUBOS, CHAIRMAN OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD
French citizen.
Business address
Vivendi – 42, avenue de Friedland, 75008 Paris, France
Expertise and experience
Mr. Jean-François Dubos was born on September 2, 1945 in Cabourg. He
previously was Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
of the Management and Supervisory Boards of Vivendi.
Mr. Dubos is an honorary member of the French Administrative Supreme
Court (Maître des Requêtes au Conseil d’Etat).
Mr. Dubos joined Compagnie Générale des Eaux, the predecessor
of Vivendi, as deputy to the Chief Executive Officer in 1991, and since
1994, has held the position of General Counsel. From 1993 to 1999, he
was the Chief Executive Officer of the Carrousel du Louvre. From 1984
to 1991, while a full-time member of the French Administrative Supreme
Court (Conseil d’Etat), he worked on a wide range of matters, including
education, interior affairs, urban planning, historical preservation and
codification of laws. From 1981 to 1984, he was co-head of the cabinet of
the French Ministry of Defense. He was also a lecturer at Ecole Nationale
d’Administration, as well as at Université de Paris I (Sorbonne), Paris X
(Nanterre), Paris V (René Descartes) and at the IEP Aix-en-Provence. Jean-
François Dubos holds a degree in French and Spanish and graduated in
public international law and political science from Université de Paris X.
He also participated in two sessions of the Academy of International Law
at The Hague.
Jean-François Dubos performs various responsibilities on a voluntary basis
in the world of culture. He is General Secretary of the Aix-en-Provence
International Opera Festival and a member of the Board of American
Friends, a Director of Amis de Mozart, Vice Chairman of the Arles
International Photography Festival and Chairman of Maison Européenne
de la Photo. He is also Chairman of Centre de Musique Baroque de
Versailles and Director and Treasurer of Théâtre du Châtelet.
Positions currently held
Vivendi Group
Canal+ Group, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Canal+ France, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
GVT Holding SA (Brazil), Chairman of the Board of Directors
SFR, Director
Maroc Telecom (Morocco), member of the Supervisory Board
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (United States), Director and member of the
Remunerations Committee
Positions previously held that expired during the last five years
Canal+ Group, Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board
SFR, Permanent Representative of Canal+ on the Board of Directors
CMESE, member of the Supervisory Board
Eaux de Melun, member of the Supervisory Board