People: Christian Dior SA (DIOR.PA)

DIOR.PA on Paris Stock Exchange

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Bernard Arnault

64 2002 Chairman of the Board

Sidney Toledano

61 2002 Chief Executive Officer, Director

Pierre Gode

68 2012 Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Director

Eric Guerlain

72 1994 Independent Director and Vice Chairman of the Board

Delphine Arnault

37 2012 Director

Denis Dalibot

66 2007 Director

Christian de Labriffe

65 1986 Independent Director

Jaime de Marichalar

49 2006 Independent Director

Helene Desmarais

57 2012 Independent Director

Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres

58 2009 Independent Director

Segolene Gallienne

35 2010 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Bernard Arnault

Mr. Bernard Arnault has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Christian Dior SA since 2002 and was first appointed on the Company's Board of Directos on March 20, 1985. He began his career as an Engineer with Ferret Savinel, where he became Senior Vice President for Construction in 1974, Chief Executive Officer in 1977, and finally Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1978. He remained with this company until 1984, when he became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Financiere Agache SA and of Christian Dior SA. Shortly after he spearheaded a reorganization of Financiere Agache following a development strategy focusing on luxury brands. In 1989, he became the shareholder of LVMH Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton. He assumed the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in January 1989. He holds also the post of Chairman of the Board of Societe Civile du Cheval Blanc and is Director of Carrefour SA, among other posts. He graduated from Ecole Polytechnique.

Sidney Toledano

Mr. Sidney Toledano has served as Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors of Christian Dior SA since September 11, 2002. He began his career in 1977 as a Marketing Consultant with Nielsen International. He then served as Company Secretary of Kickers before joining the Executive Management of Lancel in 1984. In 1994, he joined Societe Christian Dior Couture as Deputy Chief Executive Officer. He has been its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 1998. He holds several other mandates, including Chairman of the Board of Directors of John Galliano SA, Fendi International SA, and Chairman of Christian Diorcommercial (Shanghai) co Ltd, Christian Dior Inc. and Christian Dior Italia Srl, among others.

Pierre Gode

Mr. Pierre Gode has served as a Member of the Board of Directors of Christian Dior SA since May 14, 2001 and is also the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Company as of July 26, 2012. He began his career as a Lawyer admitted to the Lille bar (avocat au barreau de Lille) and has taught at the Lille and Nice university law faculties. He has served as Advisor to the Chairman of Groupe Arnault since 1986. He also holds several other mandates, including Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of LVMH Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton SA, Chairman and CEO of Financiere Agache SA and Director of Christian Dior Couture SA, SA du Chateau d’Yquem, Fondation Maeght and Havas SA, among others.

Eric Guerlain

Mr. Eric Guerlain has served as Independent Member and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Christian Dior SA since June 29, 1994. He is also Chairman of the Company's Audit and Performance Committee and the Nominating and Compensation Committee. He began his career as a Financial Analyst and served in various roles with the Morgan Stanley Group between 1968 and 1974, in New York and Paris. In 1974, he joined J.P. Morgan as Director of the international financial affairs department. In 1979, the bank assigned him to co-lead J.P. Morgan Ltd. Investment Bank in London as Vice Chairman. He then worked at Lazard Brothers Ltd as a consultant until 1989. At the same time, since 1970 he has been Director of Societe Guerlain SA and, in 1990, assumed the Chairmanship of the Supervisory Board of the controlling holding company of the Guerlain Group and served in that position until 1994. Mr. Guerlain is also the President of Societe Hydroelectrique d'Energie SAS and Permanent Representative of LVMH Fashion Group on the Board of Directors of Guerlain SA, as well as Manager at MAAT Societe Civile.

Delphine Arnault

Ms. Delphine Arnault has been a Director of Christian Dior SA since April 5, 2012. She began her career at the international strategy consultancy firm McKinsey, where she worked as a consultant for two years. In 2000, she took part in the development of John Galliano SA, where she acquired experience in the fashion business. In 2001, she was appointed to the Executive Committee of Christian Dior Couture, where she currently serves as Deputy Managing Director. She is also a Director of Loewe, where she serves as Senior Vice President for Product Strategy. She also holds other mandates, including Director of LVMH Moet Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SA and Member of the Supervisory Board of Metropole Television M6 SA.

Denis Dalibot

Mr. Denis Dalibot has served as a Member of the Board of Directors of Christian Dior SA since May 17, 2000, and was the Company's Finance Director from May 17, 2000 until 2007. He began his career with the ITT Group. From 1984 to 1987, he served as Deputy Administration and Finance Director for Sagem. He joined Groupe Arnault in 1987 as Group Finance Director, a position he held until February 2008. Mr. Dalibot holds several other mandates, including Director of Agache Developpement SA, Belle Jardiniere SA, Christian Dior Couture SA, as well as Chairman of Aurea Finance SA, among others.

Christian de Labriffe

Mr. Christian de Labriffe has served as Independent Member of the Board of Directors of Christian Dior SA since May 14, 1986. He is Member of the Company's Audit and Performance Committee, as well as Member of the Nominating and Compensation Committee as of February 2, 2012. He began his career with Lazard Freres & Cie, where he was Managing Partner from 1987 to 1994. Since 1994, he has been Managing Partner of Rothschild & Cie Banque SCS. He is also Chairman of Financiere Rabelais SAS and TCA Partnership SAS, Member of the Supervisory Board of Paris Orleans SA and Beneteau SA, Manager of Parc Monceau SARL, and Member of the Board of Directors of Christian Dior Couture SA, among others. He held various positions, including Member of the Board of Directors of Holding Financier Jean Goujon SAS and Rothschild Conseil International SCS.

Jaime de Marichalar

Mr. Jaime de Marichalar y Saenz de Tejada has served as an Independent Director of Christian Dior SA since May 11, 2006. He is the Duke of Lugo. He began his career in 1986 in Banque Indosuez on the MATIF Futures Market in Paris. He then joined Credit Suisse and worked for the Investment Bank and Private Banking. In January 1998, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse in Madrid. He also serves as Advisor to the Chairman of LVMH Group for Spain and as Member of the Board of Directors of Loewe SA, Waste Recycling Group and Sociedad General Immobiliaria de Espana SA, among others.

Helene Desmarais

Ms. Helene Desmarais has been an Independent Member of the Board of Directors of Christian Dior SA since April 5, 2012 and is also a Member of the Company’s Nominating and Compensation Committee. Since it was founded in 1996, Ms. Desmarais has been Chair of the Board of Directors and chief executive of Centre d’Entreprises et d’Innovation de Montreal, a technology enterprise incubator in Canada. She holds directorships in a number of companies and organizations in both the public and private sectors and has led initiatives in the areas of economics, education and healthcare. Ms. Desmarais is Chairman of the Boards of Directors of HEC Montreal (Hautes Etudes Commerciales Montréal) and of the Montreal Economic Institute. She also serves as Director of Garda World Security Corporation and is a member of the Board of Governors of the International Economic Forum of the Americas.

Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres

Mr. Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres has served as an Independent Member of the Board of Directors of Christian Dior SA since February 5, 2009. He is also Member of the Company's Audit and Performance Committee. After serving in the prefectoral administration as a sub-prefect, Mr. Donnedieu de Vabres was appointed as a member of France's highest administrative body, the Council of State, and embarked on a political career in 1986, notably serving as an aide to the Minister of Defense. He was elected as a deputy to the National Assembly representing the Indre-et-Loire departement in 1997 and remained in this post until 2007. In 2002, he was appointed as Minister Delegate for European Affairs and then as Minister of Culture and Communication, from 2004 to 2007. In 2008, he was named the Ambassador for Culture during the French presidency of the European Union. He is now Chairman of the company RDDV Partner.

Segolene Gallienne

Ms. Segolene Gallienne has served as an Independent Member of the Board of Directors of Christian Dior SA since April 15, 2010. She graduated from Vrije Universiteit Brussel with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. She held the post of Public Relation Manager at Belgacom and was Communication Director at Dior Fine Jewelry. She currently serves as Director of Societe Civile du Cheval Blanc, Pargesa Holding SA and Erbe SA, and is also Chairwoman of the Board of Diane SA and Stichting AdministratieKantoor Peupleraie.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Bernard Arnault

2,709,430

Sidney Toledano

1,216,920

Pierre Gode

2,526,920

Eric Guerlain

23,080

Delphine Arnault

496,366

Denis Dalibot

313,848

Christian de Labriffe

13,848

Jaime de Marichalar

26,473

Helene Desmarais

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Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres

13,848

Segolene Gallienne

7,181
As Of 29 Apr 2012
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