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Corporate governance report The board of directors

Ms. Linda Knoll*

Ms. Cathy Kopp*

Age: 57 years Nationality: american Business address: CNH Industrial N.V., 6900 Veterans Boulevard, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527, United States 1,000 Schneider Electric SE shares First appointed: 2014/Term ends: 2018

Age: 68 years Nationality: french Business address: 22, square de l’Alboni 75016 Paris, France

1,024 Schneider Electric SE shares First appointed: 2006/Term ends: 2018

Directorships and other functions E Currently:

Directorships and other functions E Currently: Director of Schneider Electric SE and member of the Human Resources and CSR committee. E Other directorships or functions: Director, Chairperson of the Compensation committee and of the Governance and appointments committee of SFIL. E Previous directorships and functions held in the past 5 years: Member of the board of the SNCF Foundation, Member of the supervisory board of Schneider Electric SA , Director of Dexia , Member of board of the École Normale Supérieure de la rue d’Ulm in Paris, Member of the Haut Conseil à l’Intégration. Experience and qualifications After studying mathematics, Cathy Kopp joined IBM France in 1973. In 1992, she became Human Resources Director at IBM France before being appointed Vice-President of Human Resources in the Storage Systems Division of IBM Corp. in 1996. In 2000, Cathy Kopp became Chairman and CEO of IBM France. In 2002 she joined the Accor group as HR Director and served until 2009. Cathy Kopp was Chairperson of the Social committee of the Service Providers Group at MEDEF until 2009. She headed up the cross-sector negotiations on diversity at MEDEF in 2006, and the negotiations on modernizing the labor market in 2007.

Director of Schneider Electric SE , Chairperson of the Human Resources and CSR committee and member of the Governance and remunerations committee. E Other directorships or functions in listed companies: Chief Human Resources Officer and member of the Group Executive Council of CNH Industrial N.V. (the Netherlands), Chief Human Resources Officer and member of the Group Executive Council of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (the Netherlands). Experience and qualifications Linda Knoll holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Central Michigan University. After a career in the Land Systems Division of General Dynamics, Ms. Knoll joined CNH Industrial in 1994 (Case Corporation at the time). She held various positions there, culminating in her appointment to multiple senior management positions. In 1999, Ms. Knoll became Vice-President and General Manager of the Group’s Crop Production Global Product Line. From 2003 to 2005, she was Vice-President for North America Agricultural Industrial Operations. She then served as Vice-President for Worldwide Agricultural Manufacturing until 2007, managing 20 plants in 10 countries, before being appointed Executive Vice-President for Development of Agricultural Products. From 2007 to 2011, she represented CNH as a board member for the National Association of Manufacturers. Ms. Knoll was appointed CHRO in CNH Industrial and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in 2007 and 2011 respectively.

Note: bold indicates the names of companies whose securities are listed on a regulated market. * An independent director within the meaning of the AFEP/MEDEF Corporate Governance Code

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