BG Group plc has today announced the appointment of Philippe
Varin as a Non-Executive Director from 2 May 2006.
Mr Varin, 53, is Chief Executive of the Corus Group plc, the
international metal company which manufactures, processes and
distributes metal products.
Commenting on the appointment, BG Group’s Chairman Sir
Robert Wilson said: “We are delighted to announce this
appointment. Philippe’s insight and experience
will be a valuable addition to our Board.”
Notes to Editors
Philippe Varin became Chief Executive of Corus in May 2003.
He
is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and of Ecole des Mines
civil engineering school, Paris, France.
He joined the Pechiney
Group in 1978 as a researcher. Following a period in charge
of corporate development for the aluminium sector, he was appointed
Vice-President, Engineering and Research.
In 1989, he was appointed
Project Director for the construction of the Dunkirk (France)
aluminium smelter. As Managing Director of Aluminium Dunkerque
from 1990 to 1992, he achieved the plant's start-up.
In 1993
and 1994, he was Group Financial Controller, based first in
Paris then in Chicago at American National Can's headquarters.
In
1995, he became Vice-President of Pechiney's Rhenalu division,
one of Europe's leading producers of aluminium mill products,
with revenues of 1.5 billion dollars.
In March 1999, Philippe
was appointed Senior Executive Vice President of the Aluminium
Sector and a member of Pechiney's Executive Committee.
BG Group
is a global natural gas business. Active on five continents
in over 20 countries, it operates four business segments – Exploration & Production,
LNG, Transmission & Distribution and Power Generation.
As required by Section 9.6.13 (1) of the Listing Rules, a
schedule giving details of all directorships held by Mr Varin
in publicly-quoted companies at any time in the previous five
years is set out below.
In addition, BG Group plc confirms that there are no details
to be disclosed under Section 9.6.13 (2) – (6) of the
Listing Rules.
Schedule of directorships held by Mr Varin in publicly-quoted
companies in the past five years
| Name of company |
Country of incorporation |
Date of appointment |
Current/Date of resignation |
| Corus Group plc |
England & Wales |
01 May 2003 |
Current |
| Aluminium de Grèce
S.A.I.C |
Greece |
1999 |
2003 |
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