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DANONE
REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2015
Corporate Governance
6.2 Positions and responsibilities of the Directors and Nominees to the Board of Directors
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SERPIL TIMURAY
Born July 7, 1969
Age: 46 years
Turkish nationality
Business address:
One Kingdom Street, Paddington
Central, London W2 6BY United Kingdom
Number of DANONE shares held as of December 31, 2015:
4,000
Independent Director
Attendance rate at Board of Directors' meetings as of
December 31, 2015:
100%
Principal responsibility:
Regional Chief Executive Officer
Africa, Middle East, Asia and Pacific, and Executive
Committee member of Vodafone group
Personal background – experience and expertise:
A native of Turkey, 46-year-old Serpil TIMURAY holds
a degree in business administration from Bogazici
University in Istanbul.
She began her career in 1991 at Procter&Gamble, where
she was later appointed to the Executive Committee
of Procter & Gamble Turkey. In 1999, she moved to
Danone as the Marketing Director and a member of
the Executive Committee for the Fresh Dairy Products
subsidiary in Turkey. From 2002 to 2008, she served
as General Manager of Danone Turkey, overseeing the
acquisition and integration of several companies in the
region. In 2009, she joined Vodafone group as Chief
Executive Officer of Vodafone Turkey, contributing to
its considerable growth. Since January 2014, Serpil
TIMURAY has served as the Regional CEO of Africa,
Middle East and Asia-Pacific and as a member of the
Executive Committee of Vodafone group. She is also a
board member in several Vodafone companies in the
region and sits on the boards of several non-profit
organizations outside of the Vodafone group.
Positions and responsibilities as of December 31, 2015
(a)
Position
Company
Country
Director (term of
office from April 29,
2015 to the end of the
Shareholders' Meeting
to approve the 2017
financial statements)
Member of the
Social Responsibility
Committee (since
February 19, 2015)
DANONE SA
(b)
France
Regional Chief
Executive Officer
Africa, Middle East,
Asia and Pacific, and
Executive Committee
member
of Vodafone group
VODAFONE GROUP
United Kingdom
Director
Member of the
Nomination Committee
Member of the
Compensation
Committee
VODACOM GROUP
(b) (c)
South Africa
Director
Chairperson of the
Corporate Social
Responsibility
Committee
Member of the
Nomination Committee
Member of the
Compensation
Committee
VODAFONE INDIA
(c)
India
Director
Member of the
Nomination Committee
Member of the
Compensation
Committee
VODAFONE HUTCHISON AUSTRALIA
(c)
Australia
Director
SAFARICOM KENYA
(c)
Kenya
Director
Member of the
Nomination Committee
Member of the
Compensation
Committee
VODAFONE QATAR
(c)
Qatar
Position
Associations/Foundations/Other
Country
Board of Trustees
Member
Koc University
Turkey
Director
TOBB-GGK (Young Entrepreneurs Council of
Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity
Exchanges)
Turkey
(a) Offices shown in italics are not governed by Article L. 225-21 of the French commercial code
concerning multiple directorships.
(b) Listed company.
(c) Companies owned by Vodafone group.
Positions and responsibilities held during the past five years
Position
Company
Country
Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
VODAFO E TURKEY
Turkey