PRESS RELEASE
Sèvres, 4 June 2012
The CFAO annual shareholders' meeting chaired by Alain
Viry, Chairman of the Supervisory Board on 25 May 2012
decided to renew Jean-François Palus's and Jean Charles
Pauze's terms of office for another four years, as well
as
- appointing Sylvie Rucar as an independent member of the
Supervisory Board, for four years.
Further to her appointment, Sylvie Rucar will be joining two
specialized committees: the Audit Committee, to replace
Jean-Charles Pauze and the Sustainable Development Committee
to replace Pierre Guénant. No changes were made to the other
two specialized committee members.
Having graduated from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce in
Paris, Sylvie Rucar started out working for the PSA
conglomerate, at Citroën, before moving on to work in the PSA
Group Finance Department, where she had various duties,
including a stint as Group Finance and Cash Director in 2000.
Next she was promoted to Group Finance and IT Director and
member of the Board of Directors. In early 2008, Ms Rucar
joined the French bank Société Générale, then in mid 2009 the
Family Office Cogepa. Since late 2010, Sylvie Rucar has been
acting as a consultant in finance management, M&A and
restructuring, in her own business, and for two consulting
firms, Grant-Thornton Corporate Finance and Alix Partners,
for which she acts as Senior Advisor. Ms Rucar is on the
Board of Directors of the French firms SOPROL (operating in
the field of oilseed processing) and COOPERS Standard France
(manufacturer of automotive equipment).
Four of the seven Supervisory Board members are now
independent.
CFAO is a leader in specialised distribution for its core
businesses of automotive and pharmaceutical distribution in
Africa and French overseas territories. The firm also deals
in machinery and equipment, the production and distribution
of consumer goods and some technological services in Africa.
CFAO operates in 34 countries, 32 of which are in Africa, and
in seven French overseas territories, with a payroll of
10,100 at end 2011.
In 2011, CFAO generated consolidated turnover of €3,124
million and recorded operating income of €256.3 million.
CFAO is listed on NYSE Euronext in Paris and is included in
the SBF120 and CAC Mid 60 indices.
Find CFAO on Bloomberg: CFAO:FP and Reuters: CFAO.PA To find
out more, go to www.cfaogroup.com
Laurence Tovi
Communications Vice President
+33 1 46 23 58 80
Sébastien Desarbres
Director of Finance Communications and Investor Relations
+33 1 46 23 56 51
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