French national, aged 73, Director
Appointment at Compagnie Financière Tradition S.A.: First elected on 29 September 1997. Re-elected on 25 April 2007 for a three-year term.
Offices held in governing and supervisory bodies of large public or private, Swiss or foreign corporations, foundations or institutions at 31 December 2010: Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of Sydney & London Properties (U.K.) and Etam Développement (France).
Education: Graduate of the Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Paris; MBA from Cornell University.
Career history: Hervé de Carmoy joined Chase Manhattan Bank in 1963, where he was Chief Executive for western Europe. In 1978 he joined Midland Bank plc, and in 1984 was appointed Chief Executive, Director and member of the Executive Committee of the Midland plc Group, London. From 1988 to 1991 he was Deputy Director of Société Générale of Belgium. In 1992 he was appointed President and Chief Executive of the BIMP, then in 1998 he became Managing Partner of Rhône Group LLC in New York. He was appointed Executive Chairman and then Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Almatis GmbH Frankfurt, world leader in alumina chemical product, then Executive Chairman of of Almatis Holding BV (Netherlands). He is presently Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Sydney & London Properties (UK) and Etam Développement (France).
