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Mr. François David is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Coface, an international credit insurance and credit management service provider since 1994. He started his career in 1969 in the French Ministry of Finance as Civil Administrator at the foreign economic relations department in which he held various responsibilities. In 1986, he was named Director of the Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Trade. In 1987, he was appointed Director of external economic relations within the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Budget. In 1990, he was named International Managing Director of the Aerospatiale company. Mr. David is an alumnus of the École Nationale d’Administration, a graduate of the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris, and he holds a degree in sociology.
Current mandates in addition to the one listed in the chart above are set forth below:
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Coface;
- Member of the Board of Directors of Stichting Administratiekantoor EADS (the “Foundation”);
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Coface Scrl;
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of Viscontea Coface (Italy);
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of Coface Services;
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board of AK Coface (Allgemeine Kreditversicherung Aktiengesellschaft Coface) (Germany);
- Member of the Board of Directors of Vinci;
- Member of the Board of Directors of the association Coface Trade Aid;
- Chairman of Coface ORT;
- Chairman of La Librairie Electronique (LLE);
- Chairman of Centre d’études financières;
- Chairman of Or Informatique; and
- Censor in Rexel.
Former mandates for the last five years:
- Member of the Board of Directors of Rexel (resigned in 2005).
