Albioma announced that Daniel Valot, independent Director and Chairman of the Audit, Accounts and Risks Committee, has informed the Board of Directors of his decision to resign from his seat on the Board for health reasons. The Board of Directors has asked Michel Bleitrach, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors and Lead Independent Director, to chair the Audit, Accounts and Risks Committee. Furthermore, the Board of Directors has provisionally appointed Valérie Landon as an independent Director.

The shareholders will be asked to ratify this appointment at the General Meeting to be held on 24 May 2016. Valérie Landon, 53, graduated from École Centrale de Paris, and has been Vice-Chairman, Investment Banking & Capital Markets of Credit Suisse in Europe since 2015. She joined Credit Suisse in 1990 as an Investment Banker.

After having worked mainly in Paris and Tokyo, she became Managing Director in 2000 and, in 2003, Co-Head and then Head of Investment Banking France, Belgium and Luxembourg. Valérie Landon has strong experience in investment banking and an excellent knowledge of the energy and industry sectors, having advised leading clients on numerous strategic and financial transactions. Jean-Carlos Angulo will now chair the Commitments Committee.

Michèle Remillieux and Marie-Claire Daveu will continue to chair the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, respectively.