Paris, November 25, 2009 - Mr. Henri Proglio has been appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EDF by Order of French council of Ministers.
The change of governance announced for Veolia Environnement is confirmed and the following appointments, voted by the meeting of the Veolia Environnement Board of Directors on November 2, 2009, will take effect on the date of publication of the Order:
Antoine Frérot's biography:
Born June 3, 1958 in Fontainebleau, France, Antoine Frérot is Graduate of Ecole Polytechnique (class of 1977) and Civil Engineer of Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, the Paris civil engineering school, PhD in Civil Engineering (ENPC).
He started his career in 1981 as a research engineer at the Bureau Central d'Études pour l'Outre Mer, which specializes in major development projects. In 1983 he joined the research center of the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées as project manager, and served as deputy director of the center from 1984 to 1988. From 1988 to 1990, he was head of financial transactions at the Crédit National bank.
In 1990, Mr. Frérot joined Compagnie Générale des Eaux as special adviser and in 1995 was appointed Chief Executive Officer of CGEA Transport.
In 2000, he was named Chief Executive Officer of Connex, the transportation division of Vivendi Environnement, and member of the Vivendi Environnement Management Board.
In January 2003, Antoine Frérot was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Veolia Water, the Veolia Environnement water division, and Executive Vice President of Veolia Environnement.
Mr. Frérot is an Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.
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