Personal information on Directors as well as information on their terms of office can be found in the table below and are provided as at 15 January 2020, unless otherwise stated.
Position held within the Company
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer since 27 November 2014(1)
Date of appointment to the Board
23 November 2014
Last re-elected:
16 May 2019 (2)
Expiry of current term of office
Shareholders’ Meeting called to approve the financial statements for the fiscal year closing 31 December 2022
Other position(s)
Chairman of the Strategy Committee
Shares held
0
Nationality
French
A former student of École Polytechnique (graduating in 1973) and Telecom Paris Tech, Jean-Bernard Lévy began his career at France Télécom in 1979 as a works engineer at the Angers Division. In 1982, he became responsible for managing executive managers and HR budgets at head-office, then assistant to the head of HR. In 1986, he was appointed Technical Advisor to the office of Gérard Longuet, Minister for Postal Services and Telecommunications. From 1988 to 1993, Jean-Bernard Lévy managed the telecommunications Satellite activity of Matra Espace, now Matra Marconi Space. From 1993 to 1994, he ran the office of Gérard Longuet, Minister for Industry, Postal Services and Communications and Foreign Trade. In 1995, he was appointed Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Matra Communication. In 1998, he joined Oddo & Cie as Chief Executive Officer then Managing Partner. In summer 2002, Jean-Bernard Lévy joined Vivendi. He served as its Chief Executive Officer until April 2005 and became Chairman of its Executive Board in April 2005, until June 2012. From December 2012 to November 2014, he was Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of the Thales defence and aerospace group. Jean-Bernard Lévy has been EDF’s Chairman & Chief Executive Officer since 27 November 2014.
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of EDF
| Office/Position | Title | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer TitleEDF | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer France | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer L |
| Chairman of the Board of Directors | Chairman of the Board of Directors TitleEdison | Chairman of the Board of Directors Italy | Chairman of the Board of Directors G/L |
| Director | Director Title EDF Energy Holdings | Director UK | Director G |
| Director | Director Title EDF Renewables (formerly EDF Énergies Nouvelles) | Director France | Director G |
| Chairman of the Board of Directors | Chairman of the Board of Directors TitleEDF Foundation | Chairman of the Board of Directors France | Chairman of the Board of Directors G |
| Director | Director TitleDalkia | Director France | Director G |
| Chairman of the Supervisory Board | Chairman of the Supervisory Board TitleFramatome | Chairman of the Supervisory Board France | Chairman of the Supervisory Board G |
| Director | Director Title Société Générale | Director France | Director L |
| Chairman and Director as the representative of Électricité de France | Chairman and Director as the representative of Électricité de France TitleConseil français de l’énergie (i.e. french energy council) | Chairman and Director as the representative of Électricité de France France | |
| Director | Director TitleFrance Industrie | Director France | |
| Chairman | Chairman TitleFIPA – Fondation innovations pour les apprentissages (i.e. Innovative Apprenticeship Foundation) | Chairman France | |
| Director | Director TitleGlobal Sustainable Electricity Partnership | Director Canada | |
| Member, Representative of EDF | Member, Representative of EDF TitleHaut Comité pour la transparence et l’information sur la sécurité nucléaire (i.e. French High Committee for Transparency and Information on Nuclear Safety) | Member, Representative of EDF France |
(1) Mr. Jean-Bernard Lévy was appointed temporary Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 23 November 2014, by ministerial decisions of 21 November 2014.
(2) Mr. Jean-Bernard Lévy was appointed EDF’s temporary Chairman & Chief Executive Officer effective 16 May 2019, by ministerial decision of 16 May 2019. He was appointed as the Company’s Chairman & Chief Executive Officer by decree of the President of the Republic of France of 22 May 2019.
