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Corporate governance
Composition and operation of the Board of Directors
Philippe Houzé
Born on November 27, 1947. French.
2015 Positions held within the Group
Number of Company shares owned:
1,000
Date of appointment to the Board of Directors:
June 11, 2015
Term of office expires:
Shareholders’ Meeting convened to approve
the financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2017
Member of the Board of Directors of Carrefour
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Member of the Accounts Committee of Carrefour
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Member of the Appointments Committee of Carrefour
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Member of the Strategic Committee of Carrefour
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Observer of the Board of Directors of Carrefour
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(Expiration date of term: 06/11/2015)
Experience
2015 Positions held outside the Group
Philippe Houzé is Chairman of the Executive Board of the Galeries
Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Group Galeries
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Lafayette
Lafayette Group, France’s largest chain of department stores.
Chairman of the Conseil France INSEAD
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After gaining a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and
Chairman of the Conseil of Novancia Business School
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graduating from INSEAD Business School, Philippe Houzé began
Chairman of Didier Guérin SAS
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his career with Monoprix in 1969. He was appointed Chief
Chairman of Motier Domaines SAS
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Executive Officer of Monoprix in 1982 and Chairman and Chief
Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Motier SAS
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Executive Officer in 1994, holding the position until November
Vice-Chairman of the Association Alliance 46.2 Entreprendre
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en France pour le Tourisme
2012. He was Co-Chairman of the Galeries Lafayette Group from
Director and Chairman of the Appointements and Accounts
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1998 to 2004 and became Chairman of the Executive Board in
Committees of HSBC France -
Listed company
2005.
Director of the Fondation d’Entreprise Galeries Lafayette
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With his sales and marketing expertise, Philippe Houzé used
(collège des fondateurs)
innovative concepts to transform Monoprix, making it a leading
Director of IDBYME SA (Luxembourg)
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local retailer in town and city centers.
Member of the Supervisory Committee of Bazar de l’Hôtel de
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As Chairman of the Executive Board of the Galeries Lafayette
Ville – B.H.V. SAS
Member of the Supervisory Committee of BHV EXPLOITATION
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Group, he has succeeded in making Galeries Lafayette a créateur
(SAS)
de désir with innovative collections, fashion items, refurbished
Director of INSEAD
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stores and organized events.
Elected member at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of
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Today his ambition is to make the Galeries Lafayette Group a
Paris Île-de-France (CCIP)
multi-channel, international specialist in fashion, beauty and
Member of the Conseil Fondateur d’EXPOFRANCE 2025
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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”. He is 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.
Former positions held from 2011 to 2014
Director of Casino Guichard Perrachon (Expiration date of term:
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2012) –
Listed company
Director of HSBC Banque Plc (United-Kingdom) (Expiration
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date of term: 2012)
Permanent representative of Monoprix SA at the Board of
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Directors of FIDECOM (Expiration date of term: 2012)
Chairmand and Chief Executive Officer of Monoprix SA
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(Expiration date of term: 2012)
Director of Monoprix SA (Expiration date of term: 2013)
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Chairman of the Board of Directors of ARTCODIF SA
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(Expiration date of term: 2013)
Chairman of Galeries Lafayette Haussmann – GL Haussmann
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SAS (Expiration date of term: 2013)
Chief Executive Officer of Galeries Lafayette Participations SAS
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(Expiration date of term: 2013)
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Fondation
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d’Entreprise Monoprix (Expiration date of term: 2013)
Director of the National Retail Federation (NRF –United States)
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(Expiration date of term: 2013)
Vice-Chairman of the Fondation France INSEAD
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(Expiration date of term: 2014)
Chairman and Member of the
Union du Grand Commerce de
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Centre Ville
(UCV) (Expiration date of term: 2014)
Permanent representative of Galeries Lafayette SA at the Board
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of Directors of Laser and Laser Cofinoga companies (Expiration
date of term: 2014)
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