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Yves-Thibault de Silguy

Director since: 2000
Current appointment ends: 2014 General Meeting
Age: 64

Main appointments within the VINCI Group: Permanent representative of VINCI on the Board of Directors of ASF

Appointments outside the VINCI Group in listed companies: Director of LVMH (France) and of Solvay (Belgium).

Other appointments outside the VINCI Group: Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Sofisport; Managing Director of YTSeuropaconsultants; Managing Partner of Ysilop Consulting SARL; Director of VTB France; member of the Board of Directors of the Fondation du Collège de France; trustee of the IASC Foundation; Vice-Chairman Medef International and Chairman of the France-Qatar committee of Medef International; Chairman of the Board of Directors of AgroParisTech; member of the Conseil des Affaires Etrangères (Foreign Affairs Council).

Main appointments within the Group that have expired during the last five financial years: Chairman of the Board of Directors of VINCI.

Appointments outside the Group that have expired during the last five years: Director of SMEG (Monaco), of VTB (Russia) and of Suez Tractebel (Belgium). Member of the Advisory Group of ING Direct (France); Chairman of the France-Algeria committee of Medef (the French employers’ organisation); member of the Conseil Économique de Défense (Economic Defence Council).

Background: Yves-Thibault de Silguy has a degree in law from the Université de Rennes, a Masters degree in public law, and is a graduate of the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris, public service section, and the École Nationale d’Administration. From 1976 to 1981, he worked at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and for the European Commission from 1981 to 1985. He then worked at the French Embassy in Washington as a Counsellor (economic affairs) from 1985 to 1986. From 1986 to 1988, Mr de Silguy was an adviser in the Prime Minister’s office with responsibility for European affairs and international economic and financial affairs. From 1988 to 1993, he headed the international affairs department of the Usinor Sacilor Group, before being named its Director for International Affairs. From 1993 to 1995, he was Secretary-General of the Interdepartmental Committee for Questions of Economic Cooperation in Europe and at the same time, adviser for European affairs and vice-sherpa in the Prime Minister’s office, assisting in the preparation of summits of the industrialised nations. From 1995 to 1999, Mr de Silguy was European Commissioner responsible for economic, monetary and financial affairs. From 2000 to 2005, he was Chairman of Medef’s European Policy Committee. In January 2000, he became a member of the Executive Board of Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux, of which he was Chief Executive Officer from 2001 to 2003. He was then Executive Vice-President of Suez from 2003 until June 2006. Mr de Silguy was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of VINCI on 1 June 2006 and resigned from all his appointments at Suez. Since 6 May 2010, he has been Vice-Chairman of VINCI and Senior Director of the Board.