PARIS (Reuters) - Bouygues (>> BOUYGUES) said on Monday that it had postponed a proposal for Clara Gaymard, head of General Electric (>> General Electric Company) in France, to join the board of the French construction group.
"This decision has been taken in agreement with Clara Gaymard," Bouygues said in a statement.
A spokesman for Bouygues said Gaymard's nomination would be proposed as soon as possible after General Electric's (>> General Electric Company) acquisition of Alstom's (>> Alstom) energy unit was completed, to avoid sparking any debate about the transaction.
Bouygues holds 29 percent of Alstom.
(Reporting by Gilles Guillaume and Astrid Wendlandt; Editing by James Regan)