63 years old
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
Others titles and positions held (excluding Group): Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of STMicroelectronics NV; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FT1CI.
Gérald Arbola, born May 29, 1948, French, is a graduate of Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris and has a degree in economic sciences. Mr Arbola held several positions with Cogema Group (which became Areva NC) before joining Areva. He joined Cogema in 1982, as Director of Planning and Strategic Studies of SGN; from 1985 to 1989, he served as Chief Financial Officer. In 1988, he was appointed Executive Vice-President of SGN. In 1992, Mr Arbola was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Cogmema and was made a member of the Executive Committee in 1999, while serving as Chairman of SGN in 1997 and 1998. A member of the Executive Board of Areva since 2001, Mr Arbola has been the Chief Operating Officer of Areva since 2006.