Gérard Mestrallet

62 years old
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GDF SUEZ

Date of initial appointment: 5 December, 2007
Start date of current mandate: 22 July, 2008
Termination date of mandate: General Shareholders’ Meeting which approves the financial statements for the fiscal year ending 31 December, 2011.

Others titles and positions held (excluding Group):
Member of the Supervisory Board of Axa
Director of Saint-Gobain.
Director of International Power (United Kingdom) since 3 February, 2011

Biography

Gérard Mestrallet, born 1 April, 1949, French, is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole Nationale d’Administration. Mr Mestrallet joined Compagnie Financière de SUEZ in 1984, as a project manager. In 1986, he was appointed Executive Vice- President for industrial affairs. In February 1991, Mr Mestrallet was appointed Deputy Director and Chairman of the Management Committee of Société Générale de Belgique. In 1995, he became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Compagnie de SUEZ, then, in June 1997, Chairman of the Management Board of SUEZ Lyonnaise des Eaux. On 4 May, 2001, Mr Mestrallet was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SUEZ, a position he held until he became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GDF SUEZ when SUEZ merged with Gaz de France on 22 July, 2008. He is also the President of Association Paris EUROPLACE.