Jean-François Cirelli

Biography

 Jean-François Cirelli, born July 9, 1958, French, is a graduate of Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris and of Ecole Nationale d’Administration; he also has a law degree. From 1985 to 1995, Mr. Cirelli held management positions at the Treasury department of the Ministry of Economy and Finance before becoming an advisor to the President of the French Republic, from 1995 to 1997, then economic advisor from 1997 to 2002. In 2002, he was appointed Assistant Director of Staff to Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, responsible for economic, industrial and social matters. A former Chairman and Chief Executive Offi cer of Gaz de France, Mr. Cirelli was appointed Vice Chairman and President of GDF SUEZ on July 22, 2008.