Paris, France - July 29, 2014, Paris, France - Coface SA, an operating credit insurer, appointed four new independent directors Eric Hemar, Sharon MacBeath, Clara-Christina Streit and Olivier Zarrouati, effective July 1, 2014.
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Bruno Deletre, Yvan de la Porte du Theil, Natixis (represented by Olivier Perquel), Nicolas Plantrou and Emmanuel Pouliquen resigned from their positions on the same date.
Eric Hemar, Chief Executive Officer of ID Logistics
Mr. Hemar graduated from the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA - French national business school). He began his career as an auditor at the Court of Auditors before joining the Ministry of Equipment, Transport and Tourism, in 1993, as an advisor to Minister Bernard Bosson. In 1995, he joined Sceta, before being appointed as Company Secretary at Geodis Group and, subsequently, Director of Geodis Logistics. In 2001 he founded ID Logistics.
Olivier Zarrouati, Chief Executive Officer of Zodiac Aerospace
Mr. Zarrouati graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique and the ecole Nationale Superieure de l'Aeronautique et de l'Espace (Supaero - the French national school of aeronautics and space). He began his career as an engineer and project manager for large-scale projects at CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales - French national centre for space studies) and then at Matra Marconi Space.
He joined Zodiac Group in 1999, as Head of External Development and Subsidiaries, before being appointed chairman of the Executive Board of Zodiac Aerospace Group in 2007. He is the Chairman of the French aeronautical components manufacturers group GEAD, which is part of GIFAS, the grouping of French aeronautical and space industries.
Clara-Christina Streit, associate professor at the Lisbon Nova e Catolica University and former senior partner at McKinsey&Co
Ms. Streit graduated from the University of Saint Gall and began her career as a consultant and associate at McKinsey, where she is now Senior Advisor. Along with this role, she is a member of the Board of Directors of Dutch insurance company Delta Lloyd and of German property company, Deutsche Annington Immobilien.
Sharon MacBeath, Group Senior Vice President Human Resources at Rexel ■