BOARD APPOINTMENTS
PROPOSED TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The Board of Directors of Rexel has unanimously decided, on the recommendation of the Appointments, Governance and CSR Committee, to propose to the General Meeting of April 30, 2024 the appointment of Eric Labaye and Catherine Vandenborre as new independent members of the Board of Directors for a period of 4 years, as well as the renewal of the directorship of Brigitte Cantaloube.
Furthermore, François Henrot informed the Board of his resignation from his mandate as director with effect from the end of the General Meeting of April 30, 2024.
Agnès Touraine, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rexel, declared: “
François Henrot played a key role on the Board of Directors of Rexel, notably as lead director. I warmly thank him for his advice, his loyalty and his many contributions over all these years. And I am delighted to welcome Eric Labaye and Catherine Vandenborre. The Board of Directors had recently identified additional needs in terms of expertise which guided our choices. Eric will bring his expertise in the areas of strategy and innovation to the Board. As for Catherine, she will put her knowledge of the electricity sector at the service of Rexel in addition to her mastery of the financial field. I wish them both a lot of fun contributing to the development of Rexel within our Board. »
Biography
:
Eric Labaye
is the co-founder and President of IDEL Partners since 2023, a consulting company for executives on business transformation issues. From 2018 to 2023, Eric Labaye served as (executive) President of the Board of Directors of the École Polytechnique, as well as that of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris since its creation. He was previously a Senior Associate Director at McKinsey where he began his career in 1985 and served international companies in the high technology and industrial fields. Eric Labaye was Managing Director of the French office of McKinsey, member of the Global Executive Committee in charge of the development and dissemination of intellectual capital, and President of the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI). He was also a member of the McKinsey Global Board of Directors for 9 years. He graduated from École Polytechnique and Télécom Paris and holds an MBA from INSEAD.
Catherine Vandenborre
has been interim General Manager of the Elia Group since September 2023, manager of the electricity transmission network in Belgium and Germany and developer of electrical infrastructure in the United States. She held several management positions in this group, including that of Financial Director. She is also a director and Chair of the Proximus Audit Committee. Previously, she was a member of the executive committee of APX-ENDEX, an Anglo-Dutch gas and electricity company based in Amsterdam and CEO of Belpex. She started her career in the auditing industry where she served as an auditor at Coopers & Lybrand. She holds a degree in applied economics from the Catholic University of Louvain and a degree in tax law and financial risk management. She also followed the
Executive Programs
from INSEAD and Singularity University.
ABOUT THE REXEL GROUP
Rexel, a global expert in professional multi-channel distribution of products and services for the energy world, is present in three markets: residential, tertiary and industrial. The Group supports its customers to enable them to better manage their activities by offering them an adapted and scalable range of energy management products and services for construction, renovation, production and maintenance.
Present in 19 countries, through a network of more than 1,950 agencies, Rexel has more than 27,000 employees. Its turnover reached 19.2 billion euros in 2023.
Rexel is listed on the Eurolist market of Euronext Paris (compartment A, symbol RXL, ISIN code FR0010451203) and appears in the following indices: MSCI World, CAC Next 20, SBF 120, CAC Large 60, CAC 40 ESG, CAC SBT 1.5 NR, CAC AllTrade, CAC AllShares, FTSE EuroMid and STOXX600. Rexel is also included in the following SRI indices: FTSE4Good, Dow Jones Sustainability Index Europe, Euronext Vigeo Europe 120 and Eurozone 120, STOXX® Global ESG Environmental Leaders and S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2022, thanks to its performance in corporate social responsibility . For more information: www.rexel.com
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