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2014 Registration Document
Corporate governance
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Composition and operation of the Board of Directors
3.2.1.3
Censor’s biography
Philippe Houzé
Observer
Born on November 27, 1947. French.
Date of appointment to the Board of Directors:
October 15, 2014
EXPERIENCE
Philippe Houzé is Chairman of the Executive Board of the Galeries
Lafayette Group, France’s largest chain of department stores.
After gaining a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and graduating
from INSEAD Business School, Philippe Houzé began his career with
Monoprix in 1969. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Monoprix
in 1982 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1994, holding the
position until November 2012. He was Co-Chairman of the Galeries
Lafayette Group from 1998 to 2004 and became Chairman of the
Executive Board in 2005.
With his sales and marketing expertise, Philippe Houzé used innovative
concepts to transform Monoprix, making it a leading local retailer in
town and city centers.
As Chairman of the Executive Board of the Galeries Lafayette Group,
he has succeeded in making Galeries Lafayette a créateur de désir with
innovative collections, fashion items, refurbished stores and organized
events.
Today his ambition is to make the Galeries Lafayette Group a multi-
channel, international specialist in fashion, beauty and homeware.
The Galeries Lafayette Group, which was founded in Paris in 1894, has
the novel aim of “making the good and the beautiful accessible to all”.
It has long been seen as a legendary symbol of French art de vivre by
shoppers at home and abroad.
Philippe Houzé received in 2015 the price of “international retailer of the
year” in the name of Galeries Lafayette from the National Retail Federation
(NRF), the prestigious American Association of Retail bringing together
key global players in the sector.
As a committed stakeholder in the French economy, Philippe Houzé has
made a personal commitment to sustainable development: he has been
heavily involved in the regeneration of town and city centers while taking
into consideration the Group’s environmental and social responsibilities.
As outlined in his book La vie s’invente en ville, he intends to continue
working on behalf of inner city areas and help build a brighter future for
the next generations.
Following in the footsteps of the Group’s founders, Philippe Houzé is
continuing to support contemporary art and design. For example, he
has been personally involved in the Centre Pompidou Mobile project,
to which the Galeries Lafayette Group is one of the main partners. He
is also keen to support the thirtieth birthday celebrations for France’s
Regional Contemporary Art Funds (FRAC) in 2013.
2014 POSITIONS HELD WITHIN THE GROUP
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Observer of Carrefour’s Board of Directors
MANDATS HORS GROUPE 2014
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Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Group
Galeries Lafayette
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Chairman of the Conseil France INSEAD
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Chairman of the Conseil de Novancia Business School
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Chairman and Member of the Union du Grand Commerce
de Centre Ville (UCV)
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Chief Executive Officer of Didier Guérin SAS
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Chairman of Motier Domaines SAS
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Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Motier SAS
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Vice-Chairman of the Association Alliance 46.2
Entreprendre en France pour le Tourisme
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Vice-Chairman of the Fondation France INSEAD
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Director and Chairman of the Appointements and
Accounts Committees of HSBC France
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Director of the Fondation d’Entreprise Galeries Lafayette
(collège des fondateurs)
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Director of IDBYME SA (Luxembourg)
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Permanent representative of Galeries Lafayette SA at the
Board of Directors of Laser and Laser Cofinoga companies.
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Member of the Supervisory Board of Bazar de l’Hôtel de
Ville – B.H.V. SAS
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Director of the INSEAD
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Elected member at the Chamber of Commerce and
Industry of Paris Île-de-France (CCIP)
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Member of the Conseil Fondateur d’EXPOFRANCE 2025
FORMER POSITIONS HELD FROM 2010 TO 2013
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Chairman of MONOP’ SAS (Expiration date of term: 2010)
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Chairman of MONOP STORE SAS
(Expiration date of term: 2010)
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Chairman of MONOPRIX EXPLOITATION SAS
( Expiration date of term: 2010)
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Chairman of the Board of Directors of ALDETA SA
(Expiration date of term: 2010)
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Chairman of Aux Galeries de la Croisette SAS
(Expiration date of term: 2010)
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Chairman of Naturalia France SAS
(Expiration date of term: 2010)
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Director of CASINO GUICHARD PERRACHON
(Expiration date of term: 2012)
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Director of HSBC Banque Plc (England)
(Expiration date of term: 2012)
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Permanent representative of Monoprix SA at the Board of
Directors of FIDECOM (Expiration date of term: 2012)
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Chief Executive Officer of MONOPRIX SA
(Expiration date of term: 2012)
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Director of MONOPRIX SA (Expiration date of term: 2013)
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Chairman of the Board of Directors of ARTCODIF SA
(Expiration date of term: 2013)
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Chairman of GALERIES LAFAYETTE HAUSSMANN –
GL HAUSSMANN SAS (Expiration date of term: 2013)
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Chief Executive Officer of GALERIES LAFAYETTE
PARTICIPATIONS SAS (Expiration date of term: 2013)
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Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Fondation
d’Entreprise Monoprix (Expiration date of term: 2013)
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Director of the National Retail Federation (NRF –United
States) (Expiration date of term: 2013)