Gilles Benoist

65 years old
Chief Executive Officer of CNP Assurance

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):
President of the Fédération française des sociétés anonymes d’assurance (French Federation of Insurance Companies),
Member of the Executive Committee of Groupe Caisse des Dépôts,
Director of Dexia.

Biography

Gilles Benoist, born 12 December, 1946, French, has a degree in law and is a graduate of Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris and of Ecole Nationale d’Administration. In 1981, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Minister of the Economy and Finance. In 1983, he became an auxiliary judge at the Cour des Comptes .
From 1987 to 1991, he was General Secretary of Crédit Local de France, a member of the Executive Committee, and advisor to the Executive Vice-President of the Caisse des Dépôts before being appointed Director of Central Services of the Caisse des Dépôts in 1991. From 1993 to July 1998, Mr Benoist was General Secretary, a member of the Executive Committee, and Director of Human Resources of the Caisse des Dépôts Group. Chairman of the Executive Committee of CNP Assurances since 1998, Mr Benoist was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Director on 1 July, 2007.