- 2020 INTEGRATED REPORT 30 VISION AND STRATEGY 10 DIRECTORS BETWEEN 46 AND 60 YEARS 6 DIRECTORS OVER 60 YEARS 5 FROM 0 TO 4 YEARS 5 FROM 4 TO 8 YEARS 6 8 YEARS AND MORE GOVERNANCE ADAPTED TO THE CHALLENGES OF THE GROUP The Company is a société anonyme (French public limited company) with a Board of Directors. The composition of the Board is governed by the shareholders’ agreement between the Public Sector and the Industrial Partner (Dassault Aviation). This stipulates that the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is chosen by mutual agreement, that a representative of each of the two shareholders signatory to the agreement sits on each specialised committee and that the Board has four “external persons”. These have been declared independent by the Board of Directors within the meaning of the Afep-Medef Code. 16 directors 25% of independent directors 50% of women (1) Survey conducted by self-assessment based on posts held by directors. (2) One of the four key technologies for Thales. (3) Position of the Chairman and CEO, CEO or Deputy CEO. (4) Activity based outside France or requiring several trips abroad. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS A BALANCE BETWEEN SENIORITY OF DIRECTORS A VARIETY OF EXPERTISES AND EXPERIENCES ALL OF WHICH COMPLEMENT ONE ANOTHER WITHIN THE BOARD BREAKDOWN OF AGES Average age of 61 years The Board of Directors has directors with very different experience which is relevant to their activity. AREAS OF EXPERTISE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS (EXCLUDING THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO) WHO SHARE THIS SKILL (1 ) Aeronautics & Space ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Transport ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Defence & Security ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Digital (2) ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● R&D ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● General Management (3) ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Multicultural (4) ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Finance ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Operations/Engineering/Production ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● HR/CSR ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ● Technical skills ● Functional skills ● Transversal skills 2 APPOINTED BY THE TRADE UNIONS 5 PROPOSED BY THE PUBLIC SECTOR 4 PROPOSED BY THE INDUSTRIAL PARTNER (DASSAULT AVIATION) 4 EXTERNAL DIRECTORS 1 REPRESENTING EMPLOYEE SHAREHOLDERS AN EXPERIENCED AND REPRESENTATIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS