Paris, France - Technip and FMC Technologies announced their respective designees to the board of the combined company, TechnipFMC, effective at the close of the proposed combination.
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The slate of directors nominated by Technip is:
Thierry Pilenko, future Executive Chairman of TechnipFMC and designated Chair of the Strategy Committee; Arnaud Caudoux (Bpifrance designee); Pascal Colombani; Marie-Ange Debon (designated Chair of the Audit Committee); Didier Houssin; John O'Leary; and Joseph Rinaldi.
The slate of directors nominated by FMC Technologies is:
Douglas J. Pferdehirt, future Chief Executive Officer of TechnipFMC; Eleazar de Carvalho Filho; Claire S. Farley; Peter Mellbye (designated Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee); Richard A. Pattarozzi (designated Independent Lead Director); Kay G. Priestly; and James M. Ringler (designated Chair of the Compensation Committee).
Arnaud Caudoux is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director and Head of guarantee activities of Bpifrance. He held various executive positions at Bpifrance and OSEO.
Mr. Caudoux started his career in 1997 at Accenture as a consultant before joining AT Kearney.
Pascal Colombani has been a member of the Technip board of directors since 2007.
Mr. Colombani held various executive positions and directorships in both the public and private sectors, including in Schlumberger, the French Ministry of Research, the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and Areva.
Eleazar de Carvalho Filho has been a member of the FMC Technologies board of directors since 2010.
Mr. de Carvalho Filho is a Founding Partner of Virtus BR Partners Assessoria Corporativa Ltda., Sinfonia Consultoria Financeira e Participações Ltda., Iposeira Capital Ltda. and STK Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltda.
Mr. de Carvalho Filho also currently serves on the board of directors of publicly traded Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P., Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicão—Grupo Pão de Acúcar and Cnova N.V.
Marie-Ange Debon has been a member of the Technip board of directors since 2010.
Ms. Debon is Senior Executive Vice President of Suez Group and Chief Executive Officer of the International Division.
Claire S. Farley has been a member of the FMC Technologies board of directors since 2009.
Ms. Farley has been a Vice-Chairman in the Energy & Infrastructure business of KKR & Co. L.P., a global investment firm, since 2016.
She began her affiliation with KKR in September 2010 as a co-founder of RPM Energy, LLC, a privately-owned oil and gas exploration and development company.
Ms. Farley also currently serves on the board of directors of publicly traded LyondellBasell Industries B.V.
Didier Houssin has been a member of the Technip board of directors since 2016.
Mr. Houssin is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IFP Énergies nouvelles since April 8, 2015.
Mr. Houssin also held various international and executive positions both in the French Government and the private industrial sector, including the International Energy Agency, BRGM, the French Geological Survey, the French Ministry of Economy and Finance and Total.
Peter Mellbye has been a member of the FMC Technologies board of directors since 2013.
From January 2011, Mr. Mellbye served as Executive Vice President, Development & Production, International, of Statoil ASA, where he worked from 1982 until his retirement in September 2012.
John O'Leary has been a member of the Technip board of directors since 2007.
Mr. O'Leary is the Chief Executive Officer of Strand Energy (Dubai) and sits on the Supervisory Boards of Huisman Itrec and Jumbo Shipping.
Mr. O'Leary also held various executive positions in Pareto Offshore ASA, the Forasol-Foramer group and the group resulting from the merger between Forasol-Foramer and Pride International.
Richard A. Pattarozzi has been a member of the FMC Technologies board of directors since 2002.
From March 1999 until his retirement in January 2000, Mr. Pattarozzi served as Vice President of Shell Oil Company, where he had worked since October 1991.
Mr. Pattarozzi also currently serves on the board of directors of publicly traded Stone Energy Corporation and Tidewater Inc.
Douglas J. Pferdehirt is the President and Chief Executive Officer of FMC Technologies and has been a member of the FMC Technologies board of directors since 2016.
Prior to joining FMC Technologies as Chief Operating Officer in August 2012, Mr. Pferdehirt worked for Schlumberger Limited for more than 26 years in a number of executive leadership positions.
Thierry Pilenko is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Technip and has been a member of the Technip board of directors since 2007.
Before joining Technip in 2007, Mr. Pilenko was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Veritas DGC. He held various management and executive positions with Schlumberger where he started in 1984 as a geologist.
Kay G. Priestly has been a member of the FMC Technologies board of directors since 2015.
Ms. Priestly served as Chief Executive Officer of Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd., an international mining company, from May 2012 until her retirement in December 2014.
Prior to this, Ms. Priestly held executive positions at Rio Tinto Copper, a global metal and mining corporation, and spent over 24 years with global professional services firm, Arthur Andersen.
Ms. Priestly also currently serves on the board of directors of publicly traded New Gold Inc. and Stone Energy Corporation.
Joseph Rinaldi has been a member of the Technip board of directors since 2009. He is a partner in the international law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell and has been a senior partner in the Paris office.
James M. Ringler has been a member of the FMC Technologies board of directors since 2001.
Mr. Ringler has served as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Teradata Corporation, a provider of database software, data warehousing and analytics, since October 2007. ■