2021 Universal Registration Document
3 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Organisation and operation of governance
DETAILED PRESENTATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1.2.8. PIERRE PASQUIER
Number of shares in the Company owned personally: 108,113 (1)
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Date of first appointment: 1968 (date Sopra was founded) Date term of office ends: General Meeting to approve the financial statements for the year ended 31/12/2023
Member of the Nomination, Governance, p Ethics and Corporate Responsibility Committee
Business address: Sopra Steria Group 6 avenue Kleber 75116 Paris – France
Nationality: French
Age: 86
Appointments
Outside the Group
Outside France
Listed company
Main positions and appointments currently held Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sopra Steria Group p Chairman of the Board of Directors of Axway Software p
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Chairman and CEO of Sopra GMT p
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Executive company officer, Director or permanent representative of Sopra GMT p at Sopra Steria Group subsidiaries (direct and indirect) Company officer of direct and indirect subsidiaries of Axway Software p Other directorships and offices held during the last five years Not applicable p
Biography Pierre Pasquier has more than 50 years’ experience in digital services and management of an international business. He and his associates founded Sopra Group in 1968, and he chairs the Board of Directors. After graduating in mathematics from the University of Rennes, Pierre Pasquier began his career at Bull before focusing on starting up Sogeti, which he left to found Sopra. Recognised as a pioneer in the sector, he has always affirmed the entrepreneurial spirit of the company, which aims to serve key account clients by drawing on innovation and shared success. Pierre Pasquier oversaw Sopra’s expansion in its vertical markets and internationally. The 1990 IPO, successive growth phases and the transformational 2014 tie-up with Groupe Steria have secured the company’s independence in a changing market. In 2011, Pierre Pasquier oversaw the IPO of subsidiary Axway Software, whose Board of Directors he continues to chair. Pierre Pasquier served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sopra Group until 20 August 2012, when the roles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer were separated. Pierre Pasquier is also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sopra GMT, the holding company for Sopra Steria Group and Axway Software.
The Pasquier family group holds 68.27% of the share capital of Sopra GMT (the holding company that takes an active role in managing Sopra Steria Group and Axway Software). (1) Shares held directly or indirectly through Sopra GMT by the Chairman in a personal capacity or by the Chairman’s family group make up more than 10% of the Company’s share capital. See Chapter 7, Section 2 (“Share ownership structure”), on page 275 of this Universal Registration Document.
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