People: Christian Dior S.A. (DIOR.PA)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Arnault, Bernard 60 2002 Chairman of the Board
Toledano, Sidney 57 2002 Chief Executive Officer, Director
Guerlain, Eric 69 1994 Independent Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
Dalibot, Denis 63 2007 Director
De Labriffe, Christian 62 1986 Director
Gode, Pierre 64 2001 Director, Advisor to the Chairman
Vallarino Gancia, Alessandro 41 2006 Director
De Marichalar, Jaime 46 2006 Director
Bernheim, Antoine 85 2001 Independent Director
Donnedieu De Vabres, Renaud 55 2009 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description
Arnault, Bernard Mr. Bernard Arnault has been Chairman of the Board of Christian Dior SA since 2002. 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 thereafter he spearheaded a reorganization of Financiere Agache following a development strategy focusing on luxury brands. Christian Dior was to become the cornerstone of this new structure. In 1989, he became the leading shareholder of LVMH Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton. He assumed the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in January 1989. He is also Member of the Supervisory Board of Lagardere SCA and Metropole Television M6 as well as Director of Christian Dior Couture SA, Raspail Investissements SA, Societe Civile du Cheval Blanc and LVMH Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton (Japan) KK.
Toledano, Sidney Mr. Sidney Toledano is Chief Executive Officer and Director of Christian Dior SA. 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 and CDCH SA, Chairman of Fendi France SAS, Christian Dior Italia Srl, Les Jardins d’Avron, LLC, Christian Dior S. de RL de CV, Christian Dior Commercial Shanghai Co, Ltd and Christian Dior UK Ltd, Chairman and Director of Fendi International BV, and Manager and Director of various other Christian Dior subsidiaries and Fendi subsidiaries.
Guerlain, Eric Mr. Eric Guerlain is Independent Vice Chairman of the Board of Christian Dior SA and is also Chairman of the Performance and Audit Committee and Member of the Nominating and Compensation Committee of the Company. 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 Chairman of the Board of Directors of Societe Hydroelectrique d'Energie SA and Permanent Representative of LVMH Fashion Group on the Board of Directors of Guerlain SA
Dalibot, Denis Mr. Denis Dalibot is Director of Christian Dior SA and previously served as Finance Director of the Company. 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. Mr. Dalibot holds several other mandates, including Director and Group Managing Director of Financiere Agache SA, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Europatweb SA, Chairman of Montaigne Finance SAS and Aurea Finance, Director of Christian Dior Couture SA, Financiere Agache Private Equity SA and Belle Jardiniere SA, and Member of the Supervisory Board of Financiere Jean Goujon SAS, Semyrhamis SAS and Lyparis SAS. He is also Member of the Management Committee of Groupe Arnault SAS.
De Labriffe, Christian Mr. Christian De Labriffe has been on the Board of Directors of Christian Dior SA since May 1986 and sits on the Company's Audit Committee. 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 Transaction R SAS, Member of the Supervisory Board of Paris Orleans SA and Beneteau SA, and Director of Christian Dior Couture SA.
Gode, Pierre Prof. Pierre Gode is Director and Advisor to the Chairman of Christian Dior SA and is also Member of the Company’s Nominating and Compensation Committee. 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 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Financiere Agache SA and Raspail Investissements SA, Chairman of Financiere Jean Goujon SAS and Groupe Arnault SAS, and Director of Christian Dior Couture SA, LVMH Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton SA, Societe Civile du Cheval Blanc, LVMH Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton Inc., and Sofidiv UK Ltd.
Vallarino Gancia, Alessandro Mr. Alessandro Vallarino Gancia was appointed to the Board of Directors of Christian Dior SA in May 2006. He began his career as a Consultant with Roland Berger & Partners in Munich, after which he joined the investment bank Alex. Brown & Sons Inc. in the United States, for whom he worked as a Financial Consultant from 1993 to 1996. From 1996 to 2001, he worked as an Investment Banker for institutional clients at Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette International Inc. (in New York and Geneva), and then at Credit Suisse First Boston (in Geneva). He has been Chief Executive officer, Director and Founder of AAP SA, a company specializing in alternative funds and asset management since 2001. He is also Managing Director of AAP SA.
De Marichalar, Jaime Mr. Jaime De Marichalar y Saenz de Tejada was appointed to the Board of Directors of Christian Dior SA in May 2006. He began his career in 1986 in Paris where he worked for Banque Indosuez on the MATIF Futures Market. 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. His other mandates are Advisor to the Chairman of LVMH Group for Spain; Director of a number of Spanish firms, including Loewe SA, Sociedad General Immobiliaria de Espana SA and Portland Valderrivas, and Member of the Supervisory Board of Art+Auction Editorial, United States and United Kingdom.
Bernheim, Antoine Mr. Antoine Bernheim has been an Independent Member of the Board of Directors of Christian Dior SA since May 14, 2001 and Chairs the Company's Nominating and Compensation Committees. He was Managing Partner of Lazard Freres & Cie from 1967 to 2000 and Partner of Lazard LLC from 2000 to 2005. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of La France SA from 1974 to 1997 and of Euromarche from 1981 to 1991. Chairman of Generali SpA between 1995 and 1999, he was reappointed to this position in 2002. He is also Chief Executive Officer of Societe Francaise Generale Immobiliere SA, and holds several other mandates, including Vice Chairman of Bollore SA, Alleanza Assicurazioni and LVMH Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton SA, Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Intesa Sanpaolo, Director of Christian Dior Couture SA, Ciments Francais SA, Generali France SA, AMB Generali Holding AG and BSI: Banca della Svizzera Italiana,, and Member of the Supervisory Board of Eurazeo SA and Mediobanca.
Donnedieu De Vabres, Renaud Mr. Renaud Donnedieu De Vabres serves as Independent Director of Christian Dior SA. He is also Member of the Company's Performance and Audit Committee. Previously, he was working in the Ministry of Culture and Communication. He is also Director of Fondation d’Entreprise and Advisor for Strategy and Development in Allard Palaces SAS.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Arnault, Bernard 4,098,460
Toledano, Sidney 1,568,340
Guerlain, Eric 9,530
Dalibot, Denis 1,065,890
De Labriffe, Christian 9,530
Gode, Pierre 1,355,000
Vallarino Gancia, Alessandro 9,530
De Marichalar, Jaime 24,915
Bernheim, Antoine 500,030
Donnedieu De Vabres, Renaud --
As Of 30 Dec 2008
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