People: Sanofi SA (SASY.PA)

Mr. Klaus Pohle has been Independent Director of Sanofi SA since August 2004 and is also Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Company. He also serves as Member of the Supervisory Board of Fondation Aventis. Mr. Pohle was Chairman of the German Accounting Standards Board (GASB) from 2003 to 2005, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Schering AG from 1981 to 2003, and held various positions at the BASF group from 1966 to 1980. He holds a Doctorate (Doctorate in Philosophy) degree in Law from the Frankfurt University (Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitaet Frankfurt am Main), a Doctorate (Doctorate in Philosophy) degree in Economics from the University of Berlin, a Masters degree in Law from the Harvard University, and is a Professor of Business Administration at the Berlin Institute of Technology.