Capgemini Press Release// Changes to the composition of Capgemini’s
Board of Directors proposed to the 2021 Shareholders’ Meeting,
which will be held behind closed doors
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Changes to the composition of Capgemini’s
Board of Directors proposed to the 2021 Shareholders’ Meeting,
which will be held behind closed doors
Paris, March 18, 2021 – The Board of
Directors, based on the report of the Ethics & Governance
Committee, deliberated on the change in its composition to be
proposed to the upcoming Shareholders’ Meeting of May 20,
2021.
Furthermore, in the evolving context of
the Covid-19 epidemic, the Board of Directors decided exceptionally
to hold the 2021 Shareholders’ Meeting behind closed
doors.
CHANGES IN THE COMPOSITION OF THE
BOARD
The Board of Directors decided to propose to the
2021 Shareholders’ Meeting the renewal of the term of office of Mr.
Patrick Pouyanné and the appointment of Ms. Tanja Rueckert and Mr.
Kurt Sievers as members of the Board of Directors for a term of
four years, Ms. Bouverot, Mr. Bernard and Mr. Pringuet having
expressed their wish not to renew their terms of office. These
proposals are in line with the Group’s ambition to further the
internationalization of its composition, deepen its sector
expertise and enrich the diversity of its profiles.
Ms. Tanja Rueckert, a German citizen, has
acquired throughout her career, solid experience in the software
sector as an executive leading business units of international
groups and expertise in several fields including the Internet of
Things (IoT), artificial intelligence and digital
transformation.
Mr. Kurt Sievers, a German citizen, has
management experience in a leading international group in the
semiconductor sector, at the heart of the Intelligent Industry’s
development. He also brings to the Board his expertise in the
automobile sector, technology and artificial intelligence, and his
knowledge of North America and American corporate governance.
The Board of Directors has indicated that Ms.
Tanja Rueckert and Mr. Kurt Sievers are considered independent
pursuant to the criteria of the AFEP-MEDEF Code to which the
Company refers.
The Board of Directors warmly thanked Ms. Anne
Bouverot, Mr. Daniel Bernard and Mr. Pierre Pringuet for their
contribution to the work of the Board and its Committees during
their tenure and welcomed in particular the role played by the
Vice-Chairman and the Lead Independent Director in the management
succession that took place in May 2020.
Assuming the adoption of these resolutions by
the Shareholders’ Meeting of May 20, 2021, the composition of the
Board of Directors will decrease to 14 directors, including
two directors representing employees and one director representing
employee shareholders. 82% of its members will be independent1, 43%
will have international profiles and 45% will be women1.
SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING HELD BEHIND CLOSED
DOORS
In accordance with the emergency measures
adopted by the French government to slow the spread of Covid-19,
the Combined Shareholders’ Meeting of Thursday, May 20,
2021 will be held behind closed doors, without the
physical presence of shareholders and other individuals entitled to
attend.
Under these conditions, shareholders will only
be able to vote or grant a proxy to the Chairman or a third
party remotely and prior to the Shareholders’ Meeting. No
admission cards will be issued and it will not be possible to vote
directly on the day of the Shareholders’ Meeting. Shareholders will
be informed of the detailed procedures for participating at the
Shareholders’ Meeting in the Notice of Meeting to be published on
March 26, 2021 in the French Journal of Mandatory Legal
Announcements (BALO).
Finally, in order to encourage participation in
this important moment of exchange that is the Shareholders’
Meeting, shareholders are invited to participate in the
Shareholders’ Meeting remotely.
The Shareholders’ Meeting will be
streamed live on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at
2 p.m. (Paris time) on the Company’s website, with a
replay subsequently available. Shareholders will still be able to
ask questions, in addition to submitting written
questions in accordance with legal provisions. Therefore, as in a
normal Shareholders’ Meeting, time will be set aside for the
Chairman to answer questions that have generated the greatest
interest within the period available.
Shareholders will be able to ask their
questions,
- from Monday, May 17, 2021, and until
Wednesday, May 19, 2021, the eve of the Shareholders’
Meeting, on the Shareholders’ Meeting web page:
https://investors.capgemini.com/en/event/2021-shareholders-meeting/
- and during the Shareholders’ Meeting, directly
using the webcast interface, accessible from the same page.
Shareholders are also asked to regularly consult
the Shareholders’ Meeting section of the Company’s website for all
information regarding the Shareholders’ Meeting:
https://investors.capgemini.com/en/event/2021-shareholders-meeting/
This section will be regularly updated with
details of how to participate in the Shareholders’ Meeting and/or
changes to these details to reflect subsequent legislative or
regulatory developments.
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BIOGRAPHIES
Biography of Ms. Tanja Rueckert
Ms. Tanja Rueckert, a German citizen, has
been President of the Board of Management of Bosch Building
Technologies since 2018.
Ms. Tanja Rueckert graduated from the
University of Regensburg (Germany) with a PhD in Chemistry. She has
spent the majority of her career in the digital sector working with
the SAP group. Following her roles as Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer for Products & Innovation with SAP SE,
in 2015, she became President of IoT & Digital Supply Chain at
SAP SE. She has more than 20 years of experience as an
executive in the software industry. During her career, she has
worked in Germany and the Silicon Valley in the United States and
headed up teams across the globe.
In her role at Bosch Building Technologies,
Tanja Rueckert also acts as an advisor for Bosch Climate Solutions,
especially in the areas of sustainable energy, services and
software, as well as for the Bosch startup Security & Safety
Systems (S&ST). Furthermore, she is a member of the
steering committee of “Plattform Lernende Systeme”, Germany’s
platform for Artificial Intelligence and member of the Muenchner
Kreis.
Ms. Tanja Rueckert has been a member of the
supervisory board of SPIE since September 2017 and of Bosch Rexroth
since 2019.
Biography of Mr. Kurt Sievers
Mr. Kurt Sievers, a German citizen, has been
President & Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of
NXP Semiconductors N.V. since 2020.
Mr. Kurt Sievers earned a Master of Science
degree in physics and information technology from Augsburg
University (Germany). He joined NXP in 1995, and rapidly moved
through a series of Marketing & Sales, Product Definition &
Development, Strategy and General Management leadership positions
across a broad number of market segments. He has been a member of
the executive management team since 2009, where he has been
instrumental in the definition and implementation of the NXP
high-performance mixed signal strategy. Mr. Sievers was influential
in the merger of NXP and Freescale Semiconductor, which resulted in
creating one of the leading semiconductor companies and a leader in
automotive semiconductors.
Mr. Kurt Sievers serves on the Board of the
German National Electrical and Electronics Industry Association
(ZVEI) and chairs the Advisory Board of the international
trade-fair Electronica. He also serves as a Board member of PENTA
and AENEAS, the clusters for application and technology research in
Europe and nano-electronics. He serves as a member of the
Asia-Pacific-Committee of German Business (APA) and as a member of
the Board at the German Asia-Pacific Business Association (OAV),
acting as the spokesperson for the Republic of Korea.
About Capgemini
Capgemini is a global leader in partnering with
companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the
power of technology. The Group is guided everyday by its purpose of
unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and
sustainable future. It is a responsible and diverse organization of
270,000 team members in nearly 50 countries. With its strong 50
year heritage and deep industry expertise, Capgemini is trusted by
its clients to address the entire breadth of their business needs,
from strategy and design to operations, fueled by the fast evolving
and innovative world of cloud, data, AI, connectivity, software,
digital engineering and platforms. The Group reported in 2020
global revenues of €16 billion.Get the Future You Want
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1The directors representing employees and
employee shareholders are not taken into account in calculating
this percentage, in accordance with the provisions of the
AFEP-MEDEF Code and the French Commercial Code.
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