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THIERRY DE LA TOUR D'ARTAISE

Thierry de la Tour d'Artaise

Chairman

As of 1 July 2022: Chairman (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 2000)

The Chairman of Groupe SEB, Thierry de La Tour d’Artaise, was born in October 1954 in Lyon. He graduated from the ESCP in 1976 and is a Chartered accountant. He is also an officer of the French Legion of Honor.

He began his career at Allendale Insurance in the US in 1976 as a Financial Controller, before joining the audit firm Coopers & Lybrand in 1979 as an Auditor, and then a manager.
He moved to Groupe Chargeurs in 1983, where he was appointed Chief Financial officer of Croisières Paquet, before becoming Chief Executive Officer.

In 1994, Thierry de La Tour d’Artaise came to Groupe SEB as Chief Executive Officer, then Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Calor S.A. (1996). In 1999, he was appointed Vice-Chairman and CEO of Groupe SEB. From 2000 to June 30, 2022, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and since July 1, 2022, Chairman of the Board of Directors of SEB SA.

Other current offices and positions as of 12/31/2022 at Groupe SEB:
> Chairman of the Board of Directors of Supor
> Chairman of the Supervisory Board of WMF Group GmbH
> Chairman of the board of Directors of La San Marco S.p.A
> Vice-President and Director of Zummo Investments
> Director of Supor Water Heaters
> Chairman of the Board of Directors of SEB internationale
> Chairman of the Board of Directors of SEB Alliance
> Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fonds Groupe SEB
> Chairman and chief executive officer of Groupe SEB Ré

Other current offices and positions outside of Groupe SEB as at 31/12/2022:
> Permanent representative of Sofinaction on the Board of Directors of CIC - Lyonnaise de Banque
> Permanent representative of SEB Alliance on the Board of Directors Siparex & Associés
> Chairman of Haut Comité de Gouvernement d’Entreprise (HCGE) since July 1st, 2023