European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V. / Key word(s): Change
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Ad-hoc Release, 5 February 2013
EADS Proposes Candidates for Future Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of EADS N.V. has nominated the following individuals
for election by the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to the future Board
of Directors of EADS N.V.:
- Manfred Bischoff, 70, Director of Royal KPN N.V. and UniCredit S.p.a.
and Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of Voith AG and Daimler AG;
- Ralph D. Crosby, Jr., 65, Member of the Board of Directors of Serco
Group PLC. and former Member of the Management Boards of Northrop
Grumman Corporation and EADS N.V.;
- Tom Enders, 54, Chief Executive Officer of EADS N.V.;
- Hans-Peter Keitel, 65, Vice President of the Federation of German
Industries (BDI) and former Chief Executive Officer of Hochtief AG;
- Hermann-Josef Lamberti, 57, Member of the Supervisory Board of Carl
Zeiss AG, Member of the Advisory Board of Barmenia Versicherungen, and
former Member of the Management Board of Deutsche Bank AG; he has been
a Member of the Board of Directors of EADS N.V. since 2007;
- Anne Lauvergeon, 53, Partner of Efficiency Capital and Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of A.L.P.S.A. and former Chief Executive
Officer of AREVA S.A.;
- Lakshmi N. Mittal, 61, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
ArcelorMittal and Member of the Board of Directors of Goldman Sachs; he
has been serving on the Board of Directors of EADS N.V. since 2007.
- Sir John Parker, 70, Chairman of Anglo American PLC, Deputy Chairman of
DP World and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of National Grid
PLC.; since 2007, he is a Member of the Board of Directors of EADS
N.V.;
- Michel Pébereau, 71, Honorary President of BNP Paribas and Member of
the Board of Directors of Saint-Gobain S.A. and Total S.A.; he has been
a member of the Board of Directors of EADS N.V. since 2007;
- Josep Piqué i Camps, 57, Chairman of Pangea21 Consultora Internacional
and Chairman of Vueling; he joined the Board of Directors of EADS N.V.
in 2012;
- Denis Ranque, 61, Member of the Board of Directors of Saint-Gobain
S.A., former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Technicolor S.A.,
and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thales S.A.;
- Jean-Claude Trichet, 70, Honorary Governor of Banque de France and
Former President of the European Central Bank; he joined the Board of
Directors of EADS N.V. in 2012.
The nominations are based on the balance of skills and range of experience
of the nominees. The new Board of Directors of EADS N.V., once it is voted
upon by the EGM, will determine whom it wishes to elect as Chairman at its
inaugural meeting.
Jean-Claude Trichet and Anne Lauvergeon will also sit on the supervisory
board of the French national defence company while Manfred Bischoff and
Hans-Peter Keitel will be members of the German national defence company's
board of directors. Their appointments in these national defence companies
have received the consent of the respective governments of France and
Germany.
A convening notice to shareholders for the EGM will be sent in the near
future. At the EGM the shareholders will also have to approve changes to
the company's Articles of Association and to the intended share buy-back
(subject to market conditions).
About EADS
EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In
2011, the Group - comprising Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter -
generated revenues of EUR 49.1 billion and employed a workforce of over
133,000.
Contacts:
Martin Agüera +49 (0) 175 227 4369
Matthieu Duvelleroy +33 (0) 142 242 425
Gregor von Kursell +49 (0) 89 607 34 255
Rod Stone +33 (0) 142 242 775
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Language: English
Company: European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V.
P.O. Box 32008
2303 DA Leiden
Netherlands
Phone: 00 800 00 02 2002
Fax: +49 (0)89 607 - 26481
E-mail: ir@eads.net
Internet: www.eads.com
ISIN: NL0000235190
WKN: 938914
Indices: MDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart
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