REXEL : PIER LUIGI SIGISMONDI APPOINTED TO REXEL'S SUPERVISORY BOARD

PIER LUIGI SIGISMONDI APPOINTED
TO REXEL'S SUPERVISORY BOARD

The Supervisory Board of Rexel, acting upon the recommendation of its Nomination Committee, unanimously agreed to appoint Pier Luigi SIGISMONDI as an independent member of the Supervisory Board of Rexel.

Pier Luigi SIGISMONDI replaces Françoise GRI, who has stepped down from Rexel's Supervisory Board to reduce her number of directorships. Rexel would like to thank her for her contribution to the Supervisory Board.

Roberto QUARTA, chairman of Rexel's Supervisory Board, declared: "We are very pleased to welcome Pier Luigi SIGISMONDI to Rexel's Board. His knowledge of operations and his international experience will be strong assets for Rexel as it continues to implement its "Energy in Motion" company plan."

Pier Luigi SIGISMONDI declared: "I am delighted to be joining Rexel's Supervisory Board. I look forward to contributing to help the Group achieve its objectives and consolidate its global leadership."

Biography

Pier Luigi SIGISMONDI (47 years old) is a Member of the Executive Board and Chief Supply Chain Officer of Unilever, since 2009. Prior to that Pier Luigi SIGISMONDI worked for Nestlé SA, where he was vice president of corporate operations strategies, based in Switzerland, in charge of industrial strategies of the group worldwide as well as management of global cost improvement programmes before moving to Nestlé Mexico in 2005 as vice president of operations and R&D. Pier Luigi SIGISMONDI started his career in consulting, first with Booz Allen & Hamilton and later with AT Kearney. An Italian national, he holds a Masters Degree in Industrial & Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.

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