Vivendi

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

French citizen

Business address

Expertise and experience

Mr. Jean-René Fourtou was born in Libourne on June 20, 1939 and is a graduate of the École Polytechnique. In 1963, he joined Bossard & Michel as a consultant. In 1972, he became Chief Operating Officer of Bossard Consultants and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Bossard group in 1977. In 1986, he was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Rhône-Poulenc Group. From December 1999 to May 2002, he served as Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Aventis. He is the Chairman of the Bordeaux University Foundation. From 2002 to 2005, he was Chairman-Chief Executive Officer of Vivendi before becoming the Chairman of the Supervisory Board in April 2005.

Positions currently held

Vivendi Group
Maroc Telecom (Morocco), Member of the Supervisory Board

Other positions and functions

Sanofi Aventis, Director
Nestlé (Switzerland), Director until April 2012
Chairman of the Bordeaux University Foundation

Positions previously held that expired during the last five years

Groupe Canal+, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Axa, Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Axa, Member of the Ethics and Governance Committee
Cap Gemini, Director
NBC Universal (United States), Director
ICC, International Chamber of Commerce, Honorary Chairman
Axa Millésimes, Member of the Supervisory Board