Rachel Picard has served as a member of our Board of Directors and as chairwoman of the nomination and corporate governance committee since June 2017, and has served as chairwoman of our Board of Directors since July 2020. From October 2014 through February 2020, Ms. Picard was the Chief Executive Officer of SNCF Voyages. Prior to that, Ms. Picard was the Chief Executive Officer of SNCF Gares & Connexions at SNCF Group from June 2012 to September 2014. From October 2010 to April 2012, Ms. Picard was with Thomas Cook Group, first as Deputy General Manager of Tour Operating and Marketing, and subsequently as Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Cook. Ms. Picard has been a member of the supervisory Board of Rocher Participations since April 2020, and a member of the Board of Directors of AXA S.A., a French multinational insurance public company, since April 2022. Ms. Picard was a member of the Board of Directors of Compagnie des Alpes, a French public company, from 2010 to March 2022, and was a member of the Board of Directors of Unibail Rodamco for a short period in 2012. Ms. Picard has a Master’s Degree from HEC Paris. The Board of Directors believes that Ms. Picard’s extensive experience in developing and transforming large business entities and in managing digital companies, especially in e-commerce, as well as her strong relationships with French regulatory and political authorities, qualify her to serve on, and will allow her to make valuable contributions to, the Board of Directors.
