Dr. Patrick Berard

Personal Data

• Year of birth: 1953

• Place of birth: Boulogne

• Nationality: French

Education

• Studies of economics

• PhD (Econ.), University Grenoble

Career

• 1980 – 1986: Consultant, McKinsey, Paris, Mexico, Düsseldorf, London, New York

• 1987: Department Director Strategic Development, Thomson, USA

• 1988 – 1999: various positions at Polychrome, later Kodak Polychrome, most recently General Manager Europe and Group Vice President, Kodak Polychrome, USA

• 1999 – 2001: Member of the Board, Chief Operating Officer, Antalis, France

• 2002 – 2003: Member of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Pinault Bois & Materiaux S.A., France

• 2003 – 2016: Chief Executive Officer, Rexel-France and Vice President South-Europe (France, Italy, Spain, Portugal), France

• 2016 – 2022: Member of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Rexel-Gruppe, France

• since 2022 Senior Advisor BCG Paris

Membership of supervisory boards within the meaning of § 125 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)

^{(as of November 18, 2024)}

• thyssenkrupp AG (since 2020, appointed until 2026) ^*)

Membership of comparable German and non-German control bodies of business enterprises within the meaning of § 125 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)

^{(as of November 18, 2024)}

• Geodis S.A., France

• LKQ Corporation, USA ^*)

^{*) Company listed on the stock exchange}