Born February 4, 1926 in Fontaine l'Evêque (Belgium),is a Belgian citizen.
After having occupied a number of positions in the family company and acquiring in-depth knowledge of the iron and steel industry in the Charleroi basin, Albert Frère founded the company Pargesa Holding in 1981 in Geneva, in association with several other businessmen. In 1982, this company acquired an interest in Groupe Bruxelles Lambert.
Current directorships and offices held : Honorary manager of Banque Nationale de Belgique, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Executive Director of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert* (Belgium), Chairman of the Board of Directors of ERBE, Frère-Bourgeois, Financière de la Sambre (Belgium), and Stichting Administratiekantoor Frères-Bourgeois (Netherlands), Vice-Chairman, Executive Director and member of the Management Committee of Pargesa Holding SA* (Switzerland), Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Métropole Télévision M6* (France), Honorary Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Charleroi (Belgium), Director of LVMH* and Château Cheval Blanc (France), Member of the International Committee of Assicurazioni Generali SpA* (Italy).
Directorships and offices ceasing during fiscal year 2005 or at the beginning of 2006 : Member of the International Advisory Board of Power Corporation of Canada*.
New directorships and offices accepted during fiscal year 2005 or at the beginning of 2006 : Chairman of the Board of Directors of Stichting Administratiekantoor Frères-Bourgeois (Netherlands).
Over the last five years, Mr. Frère has ceased to exercise the following functions: Chairman of Electrafina, Petrofina (Belgium); Vice-Chairman of TotalFinaElf; Director of CLT/UFA Luxembourg, Coparex International SA; Commissioner of Agesca Nederland N.V., Frères-Bourgeois Holding BV, Parjointco NV.
Member of the International Advisory Board of Power Corporation of Canada.
Albert Frère holds 2,000 SUEZ shares.
*Listed companies
Information as of March 31, 2006
