Alain Chaigneau

60 years old

In charge of Business Strategy and Sustainable Developement of GDF SUEZ
Member of the GDF SUEZ Executive Committee

Date of initial appointment: 15 July, 2008
Start date of current mandate: 20 May, 2010
Termination date of mandate: General Shareholders’ Meeting which approves the financial statements for the fiscal year ending 31 December, 2013

BiographY

Alain Chaigneau, born 8 September, 1951, French, holds a Master’s degree in Economic Sciences and is a graduate of IAE in Paris. After beginning his career at Bank of France and moving into the Treasury Department (Ministry of Finance) , he joined Compagnie Financière de SUEZ in 1984 as Executive Vice President. In 1989, he was appointed Director of Planning and Strategy. He was a Director of Société Générale de Belgique from 1991 to 1995, where he became Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Management Committee in 1995. From 1999 to 2003, he was Executive Vice-President for Finance and Administration of Ondeo Services. In 2003, Mr Chaigneau was appointed Chief Operating Officer for Finance and Administration of SUEZ Environnement; in 2005, he was appointed Chief Operating Officer for the Americas. In January 2007, he became Executive Vice-President for Strategy and a member of the Executive Committee of SUEZ. He has been a member of the Executive Committee of GDF SUEZ since 22 July, 2008, in charge of Business Strategy and the Sustainable Development Department.