Appointments to Alstom’s Board of directors
June 23, 2010
The annual shareholders’ meeting of Alstom, held in Paris on 22 June 2010, approved the appointments of Mrs. Lalita Gupte, former Joint Managing Director and member of the board of ICICI Bank Ltd, and Mrs. Katrina Landis, Group Vice President of BP Alternative Energy, as members of Alstom’s Board of directors.
These nominations aim to develop the diversity of Alstom’s Board members. Because of their Indian and American nationalities, their rich and diverse professional careers and their contributions to major companies such as ICICI Bank or BP, Lalita Gupte and Katrina Landis will bring to the Board their international experience and knowledge of the markets where Alstom operates.
The annual shareholders’ meeting also approved the renewal of the appointments of Georges Chodron de Courcel, Olivier Bouygues and Bouygues SA, as directors.
Following these nominations, Alstom’s Board of directors, chaired by Patrick Kron, Chairman and CEO of Alstom, will include 14 members : Patrick Kron, Jean-Paul Béchat*, Candace K. Beinecke, Olivier Bouygues, Georges Chodron de Courcel, Pascal Colombani*, Jean-Martin Folz*, Lalita Gupte*, Gérard Hauser*, Katrina Landis*, James William Leng*, Klaus Mangold*, Alan Thomson*, Bouygues SA (represented by Philippe Marien).
*Independent director
Lalita D. Gupte, 61, an Indian citizen, holds a Bachelor’s degree in economics and a Master’s degree in management studies from Mumbai University. Beginning her career with ICICI Ltd (India’s second largest bank) in 1971, she held various leadership positions in areas of corporate and retail banking, strategy and international banking. She has been instrumental in transforming ICICI Bank into a diversified financial services group. She has been specifically in charge of developing the retail domestic bank, the listing of ICICI on the New York Stock Exchange in 1998-1999, before leading international operations starting in 2001. Between 2002 and 2006 she was Chief Operating Officer and member of the board of ICICI Bank. Mrs Gupte is presently non executive chairman of ICICI Venture Funds Management Co and a board member of Nokia and Bharat Forge Ltd.
Katrina Landis, 50, a US citizen, graduated from University of Mary Washington and the University of Alaska. She started her career as a consultant then created a consulting firm specialised in energy. After working for Amoco, she joined the BP group in 1992 where she has served in a variety of senior roles, including exploration and production, trading as well as mergers and acquisitions. An expert in clean energy, she is Group Vice President of BP Alternative Energy, a subsidiary of BP launched in 2005 to invest in renewables and alternative fuels.
Media relations
Philippe Kasse, Stéphane Farhi (Corporate) - Tel +33 1 41 49 29 82 /33 08
press@chq.alstom.com
Investor Relations
Emmanuelle Châtelain - Tel + 33 1 41 49 37 38 - investor.relations@chq.alstom.com
These nominations aim to develop the diversity of Alstom’s Board members. Because of their Indian and American nationalities, their rich and diverse professional careers and their contributions to major companies such as ICICI Bank or BP, Lalita Gupte and Katrina Landis will bring to the Board their international experience and knowledge of the markets where Alstom operates.
The annual shareholders’ meeting also approved the renewal of the appointments of Georges Chodron de Courcel, Olivier Bouygues and Bouygues SA, as directors.
Following these nominations, Alstom’s Board of directors, chaired by Patrick Kron, Chairman and CEO of Alstom, will include 14 members : Patrick Kron, Jean-Paul Béchat*, Candace K. Beinecke, Olivier Bouygues, Georges Chodron de Courcel, Pascal Colombani*, Jean-Martin Folz*, Lalita Gupte*, Gérard Hauser*, Katrina Landis*, James William Leng*, Klaus Mangold*, Alan Thomson*, Bouygues SA (represented by Philippe Marien).
*Independent director
Lalita D. Gupte, 61, an Indian citizen, holds a Bachelor’s degree in economics and a Master’s degree in management studies from Mumbai University. Beginning her career with ICICI Ltd (India’s second largest bank) in 1971, she held various leadership positions in areas of corporate and retail banking, strategy and international banking. She has been instrumental in transforming ICICI Bank into a diversified financial services group. She has been specifically in charge of developing the retail domestic bank, the listing of ICICI on the New York Stock Exchange in 1998-1999, before leading international operations starting in 2001. Between 2002 and 2006 she was Chief Operating Officer and member of the board of ICICI Bank. Mrs Gupte is presently non executive chairman of ICICI Venture Funds Management Co and a board member of Nokia and Bharat Forge Ltd.
Katrina Landis, 50, a US citizen, graduated from University of Mary Washington and the University of Alaska. She started her career as a consultant then created a consulting firm specialised in energy. After working for Amoco, she joined the BP group in 1992 where she has served in a variety of senior roles, including exploration and production, trading as well as mergers and acquisitions. An expert in clean energy, she is Group Vice President of BP Alternative Energy, a subsidiary of BP launched in 2005 to invest in renewables and alternative fuels.
Media relations
Philippe Kasse, Stéphane Farhi (Corporate) - Tel +33 1 41 49 29 82 /33 08
press@chq.alstom.com
Investor Relations
Emmanuelle Châtelain - Tel + 33 1 41 49 37 38 - investor.relations@chq.alstom.com
