Invitation to our General Meeting 2022

CAREER

François Jackow has a dual scientific and managerial education acquired in France and in the United States. A graduate from the École normale supérieure of Paris, he also holds a Masters degree in Chemistry from Harvard University in the United States and an MBA from the Collège des ingénieurs. He joined the Air Liquide group in 1993. After a very international career started in the United States and in the Netherlands which led him to successively hold responsibilities in sales, marketing, and engineering & construction, François Jackow worked for two years alongside Benoît Potier, Chief Executive of the Group at that time. In 2002, he was appointed Vice President of Innovation, supervising Research & Development activities as well as Advanced Technologies for the Group. Starting 2007, he undertakes the responsibility of Chief Executive Officer for Air Liquide Japan, based in Tokyo, before being appointed Group Vice President of the Large Industries Business Line in 2011. In 2014, François Jackow joined the Executive Committee and was designated as the Group’s Strategy Vice President. In this role, he oversees the development of the NEOS strategic plan and contributes to the Airgas acquisition in 2016. A member of the Executive Committee, François Jackow is currently Executive Vice President supervising notably Europe Industries, Europe Healthcare as well as Africa, Middle-East & India hubs. He is also in charge of the Healthcare World Business Line, the Innovation, Technologies, Digital and IT functions also report to him, as well as the Customer Division, which he created in 2014.

POSITIONS AND ACTIVITIE SHELD DURING 2021

FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE AIR LIQUIDE GROUP

• Executive Vice President: L'Air Liquide S.A.*
• Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director: Air Liquide Santé International
• Director: Air Liquide Foundation

POSITIONS OR ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE AIR LIQUIDE GROUP

• Member of the Management Committee: Atelier de Constructions Mécaniques de la Marne (A.C.M.M.)