Appointment and renewals to Quadient’s Board of Directors to be
proposed at the AGM on July 1, 2021
Appointment and renewals to Quadient’s Board of
Directors to be proposed at the AGM on July
1, 2021
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Sébastien Marotte to be proposed for appointment as an
independent director, and supported by Teleios Capital
Partners
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Resignation of William Hoover Jr. for personal
reasons
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Hélène Boulet-Supau, Geoffrey Godet, Vincent Mercier and
Richard Troksa to be proposed for renewal
Paris, 26 May 2021
Upon recommendation of the Appointments and
Remuneration Committee, Quadient’s Board of Directors (the
“Board”) has approved the list of Directors for
appointment and renewal to be put forward at the Company’s Annual
General Meeting (the “Meeting”) that will be held
on July 1, 2021.
At the Meeting, shareholders will be asked to
approve the appointment of Sébastien Marotte as a new independent
Director to replace William Hoover Jr. who will resign for personal
reasons, effective on the day of the General Meeting. Sébastien
Marotte will be appointed for a three-year term until the Annual
General Meeting that will approve the financial statements of the
fiscal year ending 31 January 2024.
As part of the constructive discussions held
between Quadient and its largest shareholder Teleios Capital
Partners (“Teleios”), which holds in excess of 15%
of the share capital and voting rights of Quadient, both parties
engaged in a joint review of potential independent candidates. This
resulted in the selection of Sébastien Marotte’s candidacy on the
basis of his individual experience, skills, and expertise as per
the criteria defined by the Appointments and Remuneration
Committee.
Shareholders will also be asked to approve the
renewal of Hélène Boulet-Supau, Geoffrey Godet, Vincent Mercier and
Richard Troksa for further three-year terms.
Through these appointment and renewals, the
Board sought to maintain balanced membership in terms of gender as
well as in terms of experience, while keeping a highly independent
representation.
Didier Lamouche, Chairman of the Board,
commented: “To make our Board as effective as possible, we
want to ensure there is a fine balance between continuity and the
gradual evolution of the Board’s composition. The Board would like
to extend its gratitude to William Hoover Jr. for his outstanding
dedication and independent contribution to the Board over the past
8 years. We are also very pleased to recommend the appointment of
Sébastien Marotte, whose wide experience in the field of software
and cloud solutions will be a strong addition to the Board’s
expertise.”
Igor Kuzniar,
Managing Partner of Teleios,
added: “We are pleased to have worked more constructively
with Quadient’s Board of Directors and management in the past few
months and to support the appointment of Sébastien Marotte as an
independent Director, who will further strengthen the skills and
profile of the Board. We endorse the company’s focus on organic
growth, principled capital allocation as well as their commitment
to shareholder value creation, as announced during the last Capital
Markets Day. We look forward to continuing to work constructively
with Quadient’s Board of Directors and management in the future,
and will vote in favor of all resolutions at the upcoming General
Meeting.”
Hélène Boulet-Supau, an
independent Director of Quadient since 2017 and a member of both
the Audit committee and the Appointments and Remuneration
Committee, will be put forward for renewal. A French citizen,
Hélène Boulet-Supau started her career at Arthur Andersen, before
joining the Pierre & Vacances Group, where she held various
finance positions from 1991 to 2000, before being appointed Group
Financial Director. Hélène Boulet-Supau then worked as a financial
consultant, before taking over the reins of Larroque alongside the
company’s founder. From 2007 to 2019, Hélène Boulet-Supau was Chief
Executive Officer and shareholder of Sarenza. In 2020, she launched
a business providing services to companies, FabWorkplace. Lastly,
Hélène Boulet-Supau was awarded the Veuve Cliquot prize in 2013 for
businesswomen with outstanding entrepreneurial spirit and
creativity.
Geoffrey Godet, a dual American
and French citizen, Chief Executive Officer of Quadient and a
Director of the company since 2018, will be put forward for renewal
as a Board member. Prior to Quadient, Geoffrey Godet held several
CEO positions including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Flatirons Jouve Group, a leader in digital solutions for banking,
insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, aeronautics, publishing,
media and education, with extensive international presence. Prior
to that and since 2004, Geoffrey Godet was also Chief Executive
Officer of Flatirons Solutions, based in California.
Sébastien Marotte will be put
forward for appointment as an independent Director in replacement
of William Hoover Jr. A French citizen, Sébastien Marotte has held
various senior positions with Google over the past 10 years. He
currently is VP Channels EMEA of Google Cloud after having been VP
worldwide of GSuite and VP Google Enterprise International. From
2007 to 2011, Sébastien Marotte worked for Oracle as VP Asia
Pacific, BI & EPM, then Senior VP Technology. Prior to this, he
spent 15 years at Hyperion Solutions Corporation first as Managing
Director France before being appointed VP Asia Pacific. Sébastien
Marotte started his career as sales representative at Concept. On
March 25, 2021, it was announced that Sébastien Marotte will join
Box as President of Box EMEA, effective June 7, 2021.
Vincent Mercier, a Director of
Quadient since 2009, Chairman of the Appointments and Remuneration
Committee and a member of the Strategy and Corporate Social
Responsibility Committee, will be put forward for renewal. A French
citizen, Vincent Mercier was, for 10 years, one of the heads of the
Industrial Development Institute while teaching strategy at HEC.
Vincent Mercier has extensive experience in the Service and Retail
industries, having been a member of Wagons-Lits and then Carrefour
Group’s executive committees. Until 2014, he was Chair of the
Supervisory Board of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, where he
served as director for France and China until 2010.
Richard Troksa, an independent
Director of Quadient since 2016 and the Chairman of the Strategy
and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, will be put forward
for renewal. An American citizen, Richard Troksa is a consultant at
Gold Aspen Executive Consulting, dedicated to providing advice in
strategy and development for new technologies. Richard Troksa
started his career at IBM in 1984, where he led software
development before being appointed Business Line Manager in 2003.
He then joined Exstream Software, a leading Customer Communication
Management (CCM) software player, where he was appointed Chief
Executive Officer in 2007 until its sale to Hewlett-Packard in
2008, when he was appointed Vice President of IPG Enterprise
Software, a position he held until 2010. Richard Troksa has a solid
financial and managerial experience, combined with a new
technologies profile.
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CALENDAR
- 26 May 2021:
Q1 2021 sales release (after close of trading
on the Euronext Paris regulated market)
- 1 July 2021: Annual General
Meeting
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About Quadient®Quadient is the
driving force behind the world’s most meaningful customer
experiences. By focusing on three key solution areas, Intelligent
Communication Automation, Parcel Locker Solutions and Mail-Related
Solutions, Quadient helps simplify the connection between people
and what matters. Quadient supports hundreds of thousands of
customers worldwide in their quest to create relevant, personalized
connections and achieve customer experience excellence. Quadient is
listed in compartment B of Euronext Paris (QDT) and is part of the
CAC® Mid & Small and EnterNext® Tech 40 indices.
For more information about Quadient, visit
https://invest.quadient.com/en-US.
About Teleios Capital
Partners
Teleios invests in mid-cap companies across all
sectors in Europe, with the objective of creating long-term value
for all shareholders. Founded in 2013, Teleios manages assets on
behalf of an institutional investor base of endowments, foundations
and pension plans.
Contacts
Laurent Sfaxi, Quadient+33 (0)1 45 36 61
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