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PROFILES OF DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Mr Philippe David BAROUKH, aged 55, is the Vice-Chairman and a non-executive director of the
Company. Mr Baroukh received a degree from the Political Education Institute in Aix en Provence (Institut
d’Etudes Politiques d’Aix-en-Provence) in 1982. Mr Baroukh has been a director of the Company since
10 December 2010. Mr Baroukh has been with Groupe Auchan since 1986, where he worked in various
operational and management positions including head of product procurement centre (chef de produit
centrale d’achat), head of fresh produce sector (chef de secteur produits), manager (directeur), regional
manager (directeur régional) and sales manager (directeur des ventes). From 2002 to 2010, he was
the chief executive officer (directeur général) of Auchan France S.A. Since 2010, Mr Baroukh has been
the chief executive officer of Hypermarchés Auchan (directeur général Hypermarchés Auchan) and a
member of the executive committee (membre du comité exécutif) of Groupe Auchan S.A. Mr Baroukh
is also a director of A-RT Retail Holdings Limited (“A-RT”) and ACHK and the chief executive officer of
Auchanhyper S.A. Both Auchanhyper S.A. and A-RT are the controlling shareholders of the Company.
Mr Xavier Marie Alain DELOM de MEZERAC, aged 57, is a non-executive director of the Company.
Mr Mezerac received a degree from ESSEC Business School (Diplome de L’ESSEC, E’cole Supérieure
des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales) in 1978. Mr Mezerac has been a director of the Company
since 8 February 2001. From 1985 to 1993, Mr Mezerac was with the Corning group (Corning), a global
speciality glass and ceramics producer, in its United States, Mexico and France operations, where he
worked in various financial and management positions including as financial manager for Corning’s Europe
operations. From 1994 to 1997, Mr Mezerac was with Euro Disney S.A.S. as its chief financial officer.
From 1997 to 1999, Mr Mezerac was with Alcatel Alsthom S.A. as its deputy chief financial officer. Since
1999, Mr Mezerac has been with Groupe Auchan where he is the chief financial officer and a member of
the executive committee. He is also a director of Auchanhyper S.A. and A-RT and a director of certain
of the subsidiaries of the Group, including ACHK, RT-Mart Holdings and CCIL.
Independent Non-Executive Directors
Ms Karen Yifen CHANG (), aged 49, is an independent non-executive director of the Company
and has been a director of the Company since 27 June 2011. Ms Chang is the chief executive officer of
Natural Beauty Bio-Technology Limited (“Natural Beauty”), a leading skincare and spa chain in Greater
China listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange, since January 2013. Ms Chang is primarily
responsible for overseeing the overall strategies, planning and day-to-day operations and management
of Natural Beauty. She is also a director of various subsidiaries under the Natural Beauty group. Prior to
joining Natural Beauty in 2013, Ms Chang was the chief executive officer and executive director of Pou
Sheng International (Holdings) Limited, a sportswear retailer in the PRC listed on the Main Board, from
2007 to April 2012. In addition, she has many years of financial management and investment banking
experience gained from working with KPMG in Washington DC and Los Angeles in the United States as
well as Jardine Fleming, Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse in Shanghai and Hong Kong from 1992 to 2006.
She has also worked for Semiconductor Manufacturer International Corporation from 2003 to 2004 as
Assistant Vice President of Finance.
Ms Chang received a Bachelor degree in Arts in English Literature from Fu-Jen Catholic University in
Taiwan in 1986 and a Master of Business Administration degree from the George Washington University
in Washington D.C. in the United States in 1988.
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