Essilor

Essilor International reinforces the diversity of gender and nationalities within its Board of Directors

In order to strengthen the gender balance and international perspective of its board of directors, Essilor International will submit the nomination of two new independent directors to the shareholders’ vote at the Company’s Annual General Meeting on May 11th. Once these resolutions are approved, Ms Henrietta Fore and Ms Annette Messemer will join the Board of Directors for three years renewable.

Ms Henrietta H. Fore, of American nationality, will bring to Essilor her business leadership experiences in both public and private sectors. Ms Fore was the first woman to serve as Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and is the first woman Co-Chair of Asia Society. She is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Holsman International.

Ms Annette Messemer, of German nationality, is divisional Board Member of “Corporates & Markets” at Commerzbank AG (Germany). The Company will benefit from her extensive expertise in terms of strategy and finance, gained through her functions within international financial institutions.

In addition, Essilor will propose the renewal of the mandate of Ms Maureen Cavanagh (President of the Vision Impact Institute) for a further three years and seek to ratify the nomination of Ms Juliette Favre (Chairman of Valoptec Association) – both of whom are directors who represent employee shareholders.

At the end of the AGM, and if these resolutions are approved, The Board of Directors will consist of 14 members representing 5 nationalities (American, Canadian, Chinese, French and German).

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