Gilles Schnepp

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Born on October 16, 1958, Gilles Schnepp joined Legrand in 1989 as Deputy Chief Financial Officer. He later took on the post of Company Secretary and was subsequently appointed Group Chief Financial Officer. He became Chief Operating Officer in 2000 and in 2001 became a member of the Executive Committee and a director of Legrand. He was Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Legrand group until 17 March 2006.

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Besides Gilles Schnepp, the Executive Committee comprises the following members:

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Antoine Burel

Executive Vice-President and Group Chief Financial Officer

Born on December 22, 1962, Antoine Burel joined the Group in 1993 as Finance Controller and later became Chief Financial Officer at Legrand Normandie. After gaining experience at several subsidiaries, he was appointed to head up Group Finance Control in 2005. He was named Group Chief Financial Officer in January 2008.

Benoît Coquart

Executive Vice-President Strategy and Developmentt

Born on November 30, 1973, Benoît Coquart joined Legrand in 1997 to manage the Group's representative office in Seoul, before moving on to serve as Investor Relations Advisor (1998), Head of Group External Communication (2002) and then Head of Marketing Wiring Devices and Home Systems (2006). In 2007, he was appointed to head the Corporate Development unit, and in 2010, he became Group Vice-President Strategy and Development.

Xavier Couturier

Executive Vice-President Human Resources

Born on December 9, 1964, Xavier Couturier joined Legrand in 1988 as Internal Organization Consultant and went on to hold various positions in the Human Resources Department, as Limousin HR Assistant (1989), Head of Executives Management France (1996), and Head of Management Development (2002). In 2004, he also took on responsability for Group Training. In 2008, he was appointed Group Vice-President Human Resources.

Fabrizio Fabrizi

Executive Vice-President Commercial Systems & Infrastructures Division

Born on October 20, 1951, Fabrizio Fabrizi has been with Legrand since 1989, when BTicino became part of the Group. He had joined BTicino in 1977, serving as Design Office Manager (1984), Vice-President Product Development (1987) and Vice-President Marketing and Product Development (1999). In 2008, he was appointed Group Vice-President Building Management Division, and in 2010, became Group Vice-President Commercial Systems and Infrastructure Division.

Xavier de Froment

Executive Vice-President France

Born on January 11, 1950, Xavier de Froment joined the Group in 2005 when Legrand acquired ICM Group of which he was the Chairman and Chief Operating Officer. In 2006, he became Chief Executive of Groupe Arnould. He was appointed Vice-President France on 1 August 2009.

Jean-Paul Leduc

Executive Vice-President Export

Born on February 2, 1950, Jean-Paul Leduc held various positions in sales (France and Export) between 1973 and 1988, before being successively appointed Market Manager for Industrial Products (1989), Sales Manager Planet-Wattohm (1991), and then Marketing Manager for German standard wiring devices (1994). He took on the management of Aupem Sefli in 1999, and in 2001 was appointed Group Vice-President Export.

Paolo Perino

Chief Executive Officer BTicino

Born on February 27, 1954, Paolo Perino joined BTicino Italy in 1983 as Product Manager (BTicino became part of the Legrand Group in 1989). He was subsequently appointed Marketing Manager, Marketing Vice-President and then Sales Vice-President of BTicino Italy. In 1996, he took on the role of Director and later of General Manager of Legrand SpA, an Italian subsidiary of the Legrand Group. In 2000, he was appointed Group Vice-President Marketing and External Communication. In 2006, he took over the General Management of BTicino.

John Selldorff

President and Chief Executive Officer Legrand North America

Born on January 16, 1960, John Selldorff joined Legrand in 2002 to take on the position President and Chief Executive Officer, Legrand North America.

Patrice Soudan

Deputy Chief Operating Officer & Executive VP Wiring Devices and Home Systems Division

Born on September 29, 1958, Patrice Soudan joined Legrand in 1990 as Finance Controller for international subsidiaries. He successively held the positions of Head of Finance Control, Vice-President Group Finance Control and Group CFO from 2001 to early 2008, before taking over the management of the Wiring Devices and Home Systems Division.

Philippe Weber

Deputy Chief Operating Officer & Executive VP Energy Distribution and Industrial Applications Division

Born on January 31, 1951, Philippe Weber joined the Group in 1987 as Engineering Manager at Antibes. He successively held the positions of Antibes site Director (1991), Director Protection (1999) and Vice-President Protection Division (2002). In 2008 he was appointed Vice-President Energy Distribution and Industrial Applications Division.