2008 Registration Document - Rexel

10.2 SUPERVISORY BOARD10.2.1 Composition ofthe Supervisory BoardIn accordance with the provisions of Rexel’s by-laws(article 19 of the by-laws), the Supervisory Board is madeup of a minimum of five members and a maximum of15 members. Its members are appointed by the OrdinaryShareholders’ meeting for a term of office of five years.No individual exceeding the age of 70 may be appointedas member of the Supervisory Board if such appointmentraises the number of Supervisory Board members who areover this age to more than one-third.As of the date of this Document de Référence, the Supervisory Board was comprised of the following 11 members:Surname, name,professional addressand ageRoberto QuartaCleveland House33, King StreetLondon SWIY 6RJUnited Kingdom59 years oldTitleChairman of theSupervisoryBoardDate of firstappointment and dateof expiry of termof officeFromFebruary 13, 2007,Until the shareholders’meeting decidingon the accountsfor the financialyear endingDecember 31, 2011Titles and duties exercised withinthe Rexel Group over the courseof the five last financial yearsCurrent titles and duties:– Member of the Appointments Committeeof Rexel– Chairman of the Compensation Committeeof RexelTitles and duties exercised over thecourse of the five last financial years:– President and member of the Boardof Directors of Ray Holding S.A.S.(which became Rexel)– Member of the Board of Directorsof Ray Acquisition S.A.S.– Director of Rexel Distribution– President of Ray Acquisition S.C.A.(which became Rexel Développement)Titles and duties exercised outsideof the Rexel Group over the courseof the five last financial yearsCurrent titles and duties:– Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice– Chief Executive Officer of Clayton,Dubilier & Rice Limited– Chairman of Italtel S.p.A– Non-executive Director of BAE Systems PlcTitles and duties exercised over thecourse of the five last financial years:– Chairman of BBA Group Plc– Non-executive director of Equant NV– Non-executive director of PowerGen Plc– Non-executive director of Azure DynamicCorpREXEL 2008 | PAGE 101