Board of Directors

Philippe DUBRULLE

Director representing the employees – Member of the Environment and Society Committee

Nationality: French

Born on June 23, 1972

Date of first appointment by the Group Committee in France:June 2014

Start of current term: May 2018

End of current term: 2022

(General Meeting to approve the financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021)

Career

An enginneering graduate from École Supérieure de l’École Supérieure de l’Énergie et des Matériaux, Philippe Dubrulle has held various positions as an engineer, Product Manager and International Sales Manager at several aeronautical group both in France and abroad. He joined Air Liquide Group in 2008. Based in Sassenage, he is an employee of the subsidiary Air Liquide Advanced Technologies. He is Programmes & Services Manager, Aerospace & Defense. Philippe Dubrulle was appointed as the Director representing the employees by the Group Committee in France on June 18, 2014, his office was renewed by that same Committee, at its plenary session on December 6, 2017. A Member of the French Institute of Directors, he has been a Certified Company Director – ASC France since November 2016.

Positions and activities held during 2019
Functions within the Air Liquide Group
  • Director: L’ Air Liquide S.A.* (member of the Environment and Society Committee since May 2017)
  • Programmes & Services Manager, Aerospace & Defense: Air Liquide Advanced Technologies

Geneviève BERGER

Independent Director – Member of the Environment and Society Committee

Nationality: French

Born on January 26, 1955

Date of first appointment: May 2015

Start of current term: May 2019

End of current term: 2023

(General Meeting to approve the financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022)

Number of shares owned as of December 31, 2019: 610

Career

With a Ph.D. in physics, Doctor of Medecine and with a Ph.D. human biology, Geneviève Berger was Director of the mixed laboratory for parametric imaging CNRS-Broussais Hôtel-Dieu from 1991 to 2000. She was General Manager of the CNRS between 2000 and 2003. She served as University Professor and Hospital Managing Director at La Pitié-Salpêtrière between 2003 and 2008 before joining Unilever as Chief Research and Development Officer and then Chief Science Officer from 2008 to 2014. She has been the Head of the research departement at the Swiss company Firmenich since July 1, 2015.

Positions and activities held during 2019
Functions within the Air Liquide Group
  • Director: L’ Air Liquide S.A.* (member of the Environment and Society Committee since May 2017)
Positions or activities outside the Air Liquide Group
  • Head of the Research Department: Firmenich
  • Non-executive Director and member of the Scientific Committee: AstraZeneca*

Xavier HUILLARD

Independent Director – Chairman of the Remuneration Committee

Nationality: French

Born on June 27, 1954

Date of first appointment: May 2017

Start of current term: May 2017

End of current term: 2021

(General Meeting to approve the financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020)

Number of shares owned as of December 31, 2019: 13,220

Career

Xavier Huillard is a graduate of the École polytechnique and the École nationale des ponts et chaussées. He has spent most of his working life in the construction industry in France and abroad. He joined Sogea in December 1996 as Deputy Chief Executive Officer in charge of international activities and specific projects, and then became its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1998. He was appointed Deputy General Manager of VINCI in March 1998 and was Chairman of VINCI Construction from 2000 to 2002. He was appointed Senior Executive Vice President of VINCI and was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VINCI Energies from 2002 to 2004, then Chairman of VINCI Energies from 2004 to 2005. Xavier Huillard became Director and Chief Executive Officer of VINCI in 2006 and was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of VINCI on May 6, 2010. He was Chairman of the Institut de l’Entreprise from January 2011 to January 2017. Xavier Huillard is Chairman of Vinci Concessions since June 20, 2016.

Positions and activities held during 2019
Functions within the Air Liquide Group
  • Director: L’ Air Liquide S.A.* (member of the Remuneration Committee since May 2017 and Chairman of this Committee since May 2018)
Positions or activities outside the Air Liquide Group
  • Chairman and Chief Executive Officer: VINCI*
  • Permanent representative of VINCI on the Board of Directors of Aéroports de Paris* (member of the Remuneration, Nomination and Governance Committee)
  • Chairman: VINCI Concessions SAS
  • Chairman of the Supervisory Board: VINCI Deutschland GmbH
  • Permanent representative of VINCI on the Board of Directors of VINCI Energies, and of Fabrique de la Cité
  • Permanent representative of Snel on the Board of Directors of ASF
  • Permanent representative of VINCI Autoroutes on the Board of Directors of Cofiroute
  • Chairman: Fondation d’entreprise VINCI de la Cité
  • Director: Kansai Airports
  • Honorary Chairman: Institut de l’entreprise
  • Director: Aurore Association