Danone // 2020 Universal Registration Document
6 corporate governance 6.2 Positions and responsibilities of the Directors DANONE UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2020 243 BETTINA THEISSIG Member of the European Works Council of DANONE and Chair of the Works Council of MILUPA NUTRICIA GMBH Director representing employees Age 58 – German nationality First appointed to the Board: 2014 Shareholders’ Meeting End of term: 2023 Shareholders’ Meeting DANONE shares: 1 (a) Expertise – Experience – Main activities Bettina THEISSIG began her career in the industrial sector in 1978 at Milupa GmbH, a baby food and formula manufacturer that has been part of Danone’s Specialized Nutrition Division since the acquisition of the Numico Group in 2007. During this period, she received a training in industrial business. After acquiring her first professional experience inMilupa’s advertising department, she held various positions in several departments, includingmarketing, sales, human resources and medical, which enabled her to gain further knowledge of the Company. In 2002, her unwavering interest in the condition of employees and the protection of their rights prompted her to join the Works Council of Milupa. She is currently Chair of Milupa’s Works Council, Chair of Milupa’s Central Works Council, Health Officer and Representative to the Works Council of Danone’s sites in Germany. She is also amember of Danone’s EuropeanWorks Council and of the Steering Committee. She has also represented employees with disabilities since 1998. She has been an accredited Training Business Coach since 2015. Current terms of office Danone companies • Director representing employees andmember of the Engagement Committee of DANONE SA • Chair of the works council and central works council of MILUPA GMBH (Germany) Other companies – Terms of office expired over the past five years •Member of the Social Responsibility Committee of DANONE SA (a) Share granted under the “One Person, One Voice, One Share” program. SERPIL TIMURAY CEO Europe Cluster and Member of the Executive Committee of VODAFONE Group Independent Director Age 51 – Turkish nationality First appointed to the Board: 2015 Shareholders’ Meeting End of term: 2024 Shareholders’ Meeting (a) DANONE shares: 7,271 Expertise – Experience – Main activities Serpil TIMURAY holds a degree in Business Administration from Bogazici University in Istanbul. She began her career in 1991 at Procter & Gamble, where she assumed several marketing roles and was subsequently appointed to the Executive Committee for Turkey. In 1999, she moved to Danone as Marketing Director and a member of the Executive Committee for its Fresh Dairy Products subsidiary in Turkey. From 2002 to the end of 2008, she served as General Manager of Danone Turkey, overseeing the acquisition and integration of several companies. In 2009, she joined the Vodafone group as Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Turkey, leading the turnaround and substantial growth of the company. In 2014, she joined the executive committee of Vodafone Group and was appointed as the Regional CEO of Africa, Middle East and Asia-Pacific. In October 2016, she was appointed as the Group Chief Commercial Operations and Strategy Officer of Vodafone Group. She has been CEO Europe Cluster of Vodafone since October 2018 and continues to be a member of the group’s executive committee. Current terms of office Danone companies • Director and Chair of the Engagement Committee of DANONE SA Other companies Foreign unlisted companies • Chair of the board of directors of VODAFONE TURKEY (b) (Turkey) • Chair of the supervisory board andmember of the remuneration and nomination committee of VODAFONE ZIGGO (b) (Netherlands) Terms of office expired over the past five years •Member of the Social Responsibility Committee of DANONE SA • Vice-President of the supervisory board and Chair of the re- muneration and nomination committee of VODAFONE ZIGGO (b) (Netherlands) • Director of GSMA (United Kingdom) • Director, member of the nomination committee and of the compensation committee of VODACOM GROUP (b) (South Africa), SAFARICOMKENYA (b) (Kenya), VODAFONEHUTCHISONAUSTRALIA (b) (Australia) • Director, Chair of the social responsibility committee, member of the nomination committee and of the compensation committee of VODAFONE INDIA (b) (India) • Director of VODAFONE EGYPT (Egypt) (b) , VODAFONEQATAR (b) (Qatar) • Chair of VODAFONE (b) and QATAR FOUNDATION LLC (Qatar) (a) Subject to the renewal of her term of office by the Shareholders’ Meeting of April 29, 2021. (b) Vodafone group company.
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