Soitec announced the appointment of two new Directors to Soitec’s Board of Directors, representing Soitec’s employees. In accordance with article 12 of the company bylaws implemented pursuant to Article L225-27-1 et seq. of the French Commercial Code, Soitec invited the two trade unions that obtained the most votes in the first round of the elections referred to in Articles L. 2122-1 and L. 2122-4 of the French Labour Code to each appoint one Board Director representing Soitec’s employees. The CGT Soitec trade union appointed Wisseme Allali and the Métallurgie Isère CFE-CGC trade union appointed Didier Landru. Their office term shall expire at the end of the Shareholders General Meeting called to approve the financial statements related to the 2023-2024 financial year. Wisseme Allali: Wisseme Allali joined the quality department at Soitec in 2011, continuing a career as a quality specialist in various industries. She was promoted engineer in 2018, following a master's degree in continuous improvement and operational excellence. In addition,Wisseme Allali was employee representative on the company's CHSCT (health, safety and working conditions committee) from 2013 to 2015. Didier Landru: Didier Landru is a senior expert in Soitec's innovation department, where he held various R&D positions over the past 15 years, after initial experience in a major semiconductor industry group. Didier Landru is a materials science engineer from Grenoble INP-Phelma and obtained his PhD in 2000 from the University of Grenoble-Alpes, in partnership with the University of Cambridge. In addition, Didier Landru has been an employee representative and trade union representative in various employee representative bodies.