Born on October 4, 1932 in Budapest (Hungary), is a Belgian citizen.
Etienne Davignon successively occupied the functions in Belgium of Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Minister (1964-1969), Chairman of the International Energy Agency Management Committee (1974-1977), Vice-Chairman of the European Community Commission (1981-1985), and Chairman of the Royal Institute of International Relations. In 1985, he joined Société Générale de Belgique, where he was Chairman from April 1988 to February 2001 and Vice-Chairman until the merger of Société Générale de Belgique and Tractebel on October 31, 2003. He then became Vice-Chairman of SUEZ-TRACTEBEL.
Current directorships and offices held : Chairman of Compagnie Maritime Belge, Compagnie des Wagons-Lits, Recticel*, Sibeka, SN Airholding and Palais des Beaux-Arts (Belgium), Vice-Chairman of SUEZ-TRACTEBEL (Belgium), Director of Accor* (France), Cumerio, Real Software, Sofina SA*, SN Brussels Airlines (Belgium), and Gilead* (United States).
Directorships and offi ces ceasing during fiscal year 2005 or at the beginning of 2006 : Vice-Chairman of Umicore* (Belgium) and Accor* (France).
New directorships and offices accepted during fiscal year 2005 or at the beginning of 2006 : Director of Accor* (France), Cumerio, Real Software (Belgium).
Over the last five years, Mr. Davignon has ceased to exercise the following functions: Chairman of Société Générale de Belgique; Vice-Chairman of Accor, Fortis, Tractebel and Umicore (Belgium); Director of BASF (Germany), Biac, Petrofina and Solvay (Belgium).
Etienne Davignon holds 11,111 SUEZ shares. He is Chairman of the Ethics, Environment and Sustainable Development Committee.
*Listed companies
Information as of March 31, 2006
