Société BIC, during its meeting held on December 16, 2025, unanimously decided to coopt Karen Guerra to replace Carole Callebaut Piwnica who, for personal reasons, asked to be discharged from her role as Independent Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Nominations, Governance and CSR Committee. Karen Guerra, whose cooptation will be submitted for ratification at the next Shareholders? Meeting of May 2026, was also appointed Chair of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Nominations, Governance and CSR Committee.
Karen Guerra is a seasoned expert in the industrial and consumer goods sectors with extensive experience in both operational executive roles and Board governance. Karen has held senior positions for over two decades in leading companies such as PepsiCo and Colgate-Palmolive, where she was President and CEO, France. She also held various Board member positions at global companies including Amcor, Campari, RS Components (previously known as Electrocomponents) and Swedish Match.
She is currently Director and member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee of British American Tobacco since 2020. Karen is British and graduated from the University of Manchester.
