Thierry de La Tour d’Artaise 
Groupe SEB Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Date and place of birth: October 27, 1954 in Lyon, France  Graduate of the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris, 1976 Accountant Spoken languages : French, English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

CAREER

ALLENDALE INSURANCE – JOHNSTON RHODE ISLAND, USA Financial Controller	1976 - 1977
MILITARY SERVICE Assistant to the Naval Attaché to the French Embassy in Portugal	1978
COOPERS & LYBRAND PARIS Audit Manager	1979 - 1983
GROUPE CHARGEURS Internal Audit Manager Chief Financial Officer, CROISIERES PAQUE General Manager, CROISIERES PAQUET	1983 1984 - 1985 1986 - 1993
GROUPE SEB General Manager, Calor SA Chairman and CEO, Calor SA President, Household Equipment Division Vice-Chairman, Groupe SEB Chairman and CEO, Groupe SEB	1994 - 1995 1996 - 1997 1998 1999 depuis le 04/05/2000