BOARD NOMINATIONS
TO BE PROPOSED TO THE
SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING
Rexel's Board of Directors has unanimously decided on the recommendation of the
Nomination, Governance and CSR Committee, to propose to the Annual General
Meeting of April 30th, 2024 the appointment of Eric Labaye and Catherine
Vandenborre as new independent members of the Board of Directors for a four year
term, as well as the renewal of Brigitte Cantaloube's term of office as
Director.
François Henrot has also informed the Board of his resignation from his
directorship following the April 30th, 2024 Annual General Meeting.
Agnès Touraine, Chairwoman of Rexel's Board of Directors, said: "François Henrot
has played a key role on Rexel's Board of Directors, notably as Senior
Independent Director. I would like to thank him warmly for his advice, his
loyalty and his many contributions over the years. And I am delighted to welcome
Eric Labaye and Catherine Vandenborre. The Board of Directors had recently
identified complementary needs in terms of expertise, which guided our choices.
Eric will bring to the Board his expertise in the fields of strategy and
innovation. As for Catherine, she will provide Rexel with her knowledge of the
electricity sector, as well as her expertise in finance. I wish them both much
pleasure in contributing to Rexel's development as members of our Board."
Biographies:
Eric Labaye has been since 2023 Chairman and co-Founder of IDEL Partners, a
consulting firm specialized in business transformation. From 2018 to 2023, Eric
Labaye was Chairman and (executive) President of École Polytechnique, as well as
of Institut Polytechnique de Paris since its creation in 2019. Previously, he
was a Senior Partner at McKinsey, which he joined in 1985, serving international
companies in the high-tech and industrial sectors. Eric Labaye was Managing
Partner of McKinsey's French office, member of the Global Executive Committee in
charge of Knowledge and Communication, and Chairman of the McKinsey Global
Institute (MGI). He was also a member of McKinsey's Global Board of Directors
for 9 years. He is a graduate of École Polytechnique and Télécom Paris and has
an MBA from INSEAD.
Catherine Vandenborre has been, since September 2023, interim CEO of the Elia
Group, an electricity system operator in Belgium and Germany and developer of
electricity infrastructure in the US. She has held several management positions
within the Group, including Chief Financial Officer. She is also a Director and
Chairwoman of 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 began her career in the auditing
sector, where she held the position of auditor at Coopers & Lybrand. She has a
graduate degree in Applied Economics from Université Catholique de Louvain, and
a diploma in tax law and financial risk management. She attended the Executive
Programs of INSEAD and Singularity University.
ABOUT REXEL GROUP
Rexel, worldwide expert in the multichannel professional distribution of
products and services for the energy world, addresses three main markets:
residential, commercial, and industrial. The Group supports its residential,
commercial, and industrial customers by providing a tailored and scalable range
of products and services in energy management for construction, renovation,
production, and maintenance. Rexel operates through a network of more than
1,950 branches in 19 countries, with more than 27,000 employees. The Group's
sales were EUR19.2 billion in 2023.
Rexel is listed on the Eurolist market of Euronext Paris (compartment A, ticker
RXL, ISIN code FR0010451203). It is included 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 part of 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, in recognition of its
performance in terms of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). For more
information, visit www.rexel.com/en (http://www.rexel.com/en).
CONTACTS
FINANCIAL ANALYSTS/INVESTORS
Ludovic DEBAILLEUX +33 1 42 85 76 12 ludovic.debailleux@rexel.com
PRESSE
Brunswick : Thomas KAMM +33 1 53 96 83 92 tkamm@brunswickgroup.com
(mailto:tkamm@brunswickgroup.com)
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