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2014 Registration Document

Corporate governance

3

Composition and operation of the Board of Directors

Bernard Arnault

Born on March 5, 1949. French.

Number of Company shares owned:

1,000

Date of appointment to the Board of Directors:

July 28, 2008

Renewal date:

April 15, 2014

Term of office expires:

Shareholders’ Meeting convened to approve

the Financial Statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016

EXPERIENCE

Bernard Arnault began his career as an engineer at Ferret-Savinel.

In 1974, he became the company’s Head of Construction, and then Chief

Executive Officer in 1977 and finally Chairman-Chief Executive Officer

in 1978. He remained there until 1984, when he became Chairman-

Chief Executive Officer of Financière Agache SA and Christian Dior SA.

He embarked on the restructuring of the Financière Agache Group

as part of a development strategy based on prestige brands, making

Christian Dior the cornerstone of the organization. In 1989, he became

the majority shareholder of LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton, thus

creating the world’s first luxury goods group. He became its Chairman

in January 1989.

2014 POSITIONS HELD WITHIN THE GROUP

W

Member of the Board of Directors of Carrefour

POSITIONS HELD OUTSIDE THE GROUP 2014

W

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of

LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton SA

W

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Christian Dior SA

W

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Foundation

Louis Vuitton (corporate foundation)

W

Chairman of Groupe Arnault SAS

W

Director of Christian Dior Couture SA

W

Director of Château Cheval Blanc

W

Director of LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton Inc.

(United States)

W

Director of LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton Japan KK

(Japan)

W

Member of the Supervisory Committee of Financière

Jean Goujon SAS

W

Director of LVMH International SA (Belgium)

W

Director of LVMH Services Limited (United Kingdom)

FORMER POSITIONS HELD FROM 2010 TO 2013

W

Director of Cheval Blanc civil partnership (Expiration date

of term: 2011)

W

Member of the Supervisory Board of Lagardère SCA

(Expiration date of term: 2012)

W

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Château Cheval

Blanc (Expiration date of term: 2013)

Thomas J. Barrack Jr

Born on April 28, 1947. American.

Number of Company shares owned:

1,000

Date of cooptation to the Board of Directors:

January 15, 2014

Approval of the Shareholders’ Meeting:

April 15, 2014

Term of office expires:

Shareholders’ Meeting convened to approve

the Financial Statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015

EXPERIENCE

Prior to the formation of Colony Capital in 1990, Mr. Thomas J. Barrack Jr,

US citizen, was in particular a principal with the investment company

Robert M. Bass Group, based in the Fort Worth, Texas.

Mr. Barrack also served in the Reagan administration as Deputy

Undersecretary of the department of the Interior.

Mr. Barrack holds a BA from the University of Southern California and

a JD from the University of San Diego.

2014 POSITIONS HELD WITHIN THE GROUP

W

Member of the Board of Directors of Carrefour

POSITIONS HELD OUTSIDE THE GROUP 2014

W

Director of Colony Financial, Inc. (United States)

W

Director of First Republic Bank (United States)

FORMER POSITIONS HELD FROM 2010 TO 2013

W

Director of Accor (Expiration date of term: 2013)

W

Director of Challenger Financial Services Group Limited

(Australia) (Expiration date of term: 2013)