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Jean-René Fourtou

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Vivendi

Born on June 20, 1939

Mandate and number of AXA shares:

  • Elected on May 14, 2007 - Term expires at the 2011 Shareholders' Meeting
  • First elected to the Board in April 1990
  • Chairman of the AXA Selection, Ethics, Governance and Human Resources Committee
  • Number of AXA shares held on December 31, 2007: 10,780

As of December 31, 2007

Expertise and experience

Mr. Jean-René Fourtou is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique. In 1963, he joined Bossard & Michel as a consultant. In 1972, he became Chief Operating Officer of Bossard Consultants and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Bossard Group in 1977. In 1986, he was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Rhône-Poulenc Group. From December 1999 to May 2002, he served as Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Aventis. He is the Honorary Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Fourtou co-chairs the Franco-Moroccan Economic Impetus Group created in September 2005, the objective of which is to propose measures for the improvement of economic relations between the two countries.

Directorships currently held

  • Vivendi, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
  • Groupe Canal+, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
  • Director, member of the Supervisory Board or member of the Management Committee: CapGemini SA, Sanofi Aventis SA, AXA Millésimes (SAS)*, NBC Universal (United States), Maroc Telecom (Morocco), Nestlé (Switzerland)

* AXA Group company

Previous directorships held during the last five years

  • Vivendi Universal, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  • Vivendi Environnement, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
  • AXA Assurances IARD Mutuelle, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • AXA Assurances Vie Mutuelle, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • AXA Courtage Assurance Mutuelle, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • USI Entertainment Inc (United States), Chief Executive Officer
  • EADS (Netherlands), Director
  • Aventis, Director
  • USA Interactive (United States), Director