Béatrice Buffon, 45 years old, is a graduate from both the École Polytechnique and the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées. She began her career as Finance Manager at COGETHERM, an EDF subsidiary specialized in the development of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) projects. In 2001, she joined SIIF Energies, which later became EDF Renewables, where she would take up office as Project Director in 2003. From 2007 to 2009, she undertook the functions of Deputy Executive Director of POWEO Energies Renouvelables. She returned to EDF Renewables in 2010 as Director of Development for large-scale, ground-mounted solar power projects; then in 2011, she became Director of Development for Offshore Wind Power France. In 2014, Béatrice Buffon became Executive Vice-President of EDF Renewables, in charge of renewable marine energies and a member of the EDF Renewables Executive Committee. She is Chevalier de l’Ordre national du mérite. Since February 2020, she has been Group Executive Director in charge of EDF’s International Division.

Christophe Carval, 59 years old, holds a degree in electrical engineering from HEI Lille engineering school, and joined the EDF group in 1982. He has held several management positions in Departmental, Regional and Inter-regional Units in the electricity and gas distribution sector. In 2007, he was appointed to head up the project to create then manage the new Shared Services Division of the EDF group. He was the Director of Human Resources, Health & Safety and the Enedis Transformation project from 2014. Since July 2017, he has held the position of Group Senior Executive Vice-President, Human Resources Division.

Xavier Girre, 51 years old, graduated HEC business school, is the holder of a Master’s in business law, a graduate of IEP (i.e. Paris Institute of Political Studies) and is ENA (i.e. French National School of Administration) alumni. Xavier Girre began his career at the French National Audit Office in 1995, before joining the Veolia group in 1999 where he spent twelve years and notably held the positions of Group Risk and Auditing Director of Veolia Group, Deputy Chief Executive Officer in charge of Finance of Veolia Transportation then of Veolia Environmental Services. From 2011 to 2015, he was COO, Chief Financial Officer of La Poste group and then Chairman of the XAnge Private Equity Supervisory Board. Xavier Girre joined EDF in 2015 as France Chief Financial Officer, before being appointed to the EDF Executive Committee. He is also Director of EDF Energy, EDF Renewables, Dalkia, Edison, Chairman of the Board of Directors of EDF Trading, a member of the Supervisory Board of Enedis, Chief Executive Officer of CTE and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of RTE. Xavier Girre is also Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of La Française des Jeux. Since March 2016, he has been Group Senior Executive Vice-President, Finance.

Véronique Lacour, 55 years old, holds a postgraduate diploma in information systems from the University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne. Véronique Lacour started her career at Thales in 1987, where she gained solid experience in information systems, before taking up the position of Chief Information Officer for a new Division of Thales in 2004. Between 2007 and 2009, she managed the HR Information Systems Shared Services of such Division. She moved to Safran in 2009 where she held the position, first, of Chief Information Officer for Safran Aircraft Engines (formerly Snecma), and later, in 2013, Vice-President Improvement Initiatives, where she managed continuous improvement and transformation initiatives. She went on to become Vice-President Programs for Safran Analytics, and was involved in the creation of this new Big Data-focused entity as part of the Group’s digital transformation strategy. Véronique Lacour joined EDF’s Executive Committee on 1 December 2016, tasked with directing the Group’s activities in the areas of information systems, purchasing, property, consultancy, tertiary services and IT. Since 2016, she has been Group Senior Executive Vice-President, Transformation and Operational Effectiveness.

Cédric Lewandowski, 50 years old, is a graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (IEP) and holds a postgraduate degree (DEA) in Geopolitics (Paris-VIII). Cédric Lewandowski began his career at EDF in 1998 as the Chief of Staff for the Chairman of EDF from 1998 to 2004, he then served as Director of the Electric Transport and Vehicles Division of Électricité de France from 2005 to 2008. He subsequently became Director of EDF Regional Authorities within EDF’s Commerce Division from 2008 to 2012, Chairman of the Board of Directors of H4 from 2009 to 2012, Director of Safidi from 2009 to 2012 and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tiru from 2009 to 2012. He was then appointed Chief of Staff of the Civil and Military Cabinet of the French Ministry of Defence from May 2012 until mid-2017. He held the position of EDF group Senior Executive Vice-President, Innovation, Corporate Responsibility and Strategy from 2017 to 2019. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of ÉS (Électricité de Strasbourg) and President of the Association Française de l’Eclairage (i.e. French Association for Lighting, AFE). He is Governor, member of the WANO Main Governing Board. He has been Group Senior Executive Vice-President, Nuclear and Thermal since July 2019.

Alexandre Perra, 39 years old, is a graduate of the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris and holds a Master’s degree in modern literature. He joined Thales in 2007, firstly working at the Strategy Department, before becoming head of Group internal Communications, then Media Relations and finally being appointed Deputy Director of Group Communications. Alexandre Perra joined EDF in November 2014 as Executive Director attached to the Chairman and CEO of EDF, Executive Committee’s Secretary and in charge of governmental relations. He took part in the definition of the CAP 2030 company strategy, first implemented in 2015 then again in 2018, and headed up the Group’s Storage plan. In 2017, he launched project Y, which mobilises young employees under the age of 35 to accelerate EDF’s digital transformation. He is also a sponsor of Let’s Talk Energy, a collective intelligence programme promoting dialogue between employees to develop the Company’s strategy. He is Chairman of EDF Pulse Croissance Holding and a member of the Supervisory Board of Enedis, and Member of the Fondation EDF’s Board of Directors. Since July 2019, he has been Executive Director in charge of the Innovation, Corporte Responsibility and Strategy Department.

Simone Rossi, 51 years old, a graduate of the University of Bocconi (Milan) in business administration. Simone Rossi began his career as a consultant, firstly at KPMG Consulting in corporate finance, then from 1996 at McKinsey & Company, where he mainly specialised in the sectors of energy, financial institutions, and information and communication technologies. In 2004, he joined Edison SpA in Milan (Italy) as Head of Strategy, before being promoted to become Director of Financial Control and Information Systems in 2007. At the end of 2009, he was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Constellation Energy Nuclear Group (CENG), acompany based in Baltimore in the United States. He then became Chief Financial Officer of EDF Energy in April 2011. In March 2015, Simone Rossi was appointed EDF group Senior Executive Vice-President, International Division. Since 1 November 2017, he has been the Chief Executive Officer of EDF Energy and Group Senior Executive Vice-President of EDF.

Pierre Todorov, 61 years old, a graduate of the École normale supérieure (Ulm) and the École nationale d’administration (ENA) and holder of an advanced teaching degree in philosophy. Pierre Todorov was an auditor then Counsel at the French Council of State from 1986 to 1990. He then joined Lagardère Group, where he held a range of responsibilities in the media branch, particularly serving as International Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Hachette Filipacchi. In 1997, he was appointed General Secretary of Accor Group, a position he held until 2008. Between 2008 and 2011, he was partner at the law firm Hogan Lovells LLP, then joined PSA Peugeot Citroën in 2011, as General Secretary, member of the Executive Management Committee. Pierre Todorov has been EDF group General Secretary and a member of the Executive Committee since February 2015.

Xavier Ursat, 53 years old, a graduate of the École Polytechnique and Télécom Paris. He joined EDF in 1991, first holding various positions in the Hydraulic Engineering Department until 2002. He oversaw the construction of EDF’s hydraulic engineering centres and contributed to international projects, especially in South America. From 2002 to 2005, he was a special advisor to EDF’s Senior Executive Vice-President, Generation and Engineering. From 2005 to 2007, he was Assistant Director of the Alps Generation Unit in Grenoble and from 2007 to 2010, Director of the Southwest Generation Unit in Toulouse. From 2010 to 2014, he was successively Deputy Manager and Manager of the Hydraulic Generation & Engineering Division. He is also Chairman of GIFEN, an honorary governor of the World Water Council, Chairman of the Supervisory & Steering Committee of Edvance, and a member of the Supervisory & Steering Board of Framatome. He is also Chairman of the SFEN. Since March 2015, Xavier Ursat has been Group Senior Executive Vice-President, New Nuclear Projects and Engineering.