Mersen : Gilles Boisseau appointed as Group Vice President, Electrical Protection

Paris, April 27, 2015 - Mersen (Euronext FR0000039620 - MRN), global expert in electrical specialties and graphite-based materials, announced the appointment of Gilles Boisseau as Group Vice President, Electrical Protection. As such, Gilles Boisseau joins the Group's Executive Committee.
Gilles Boisseau started his career in 1988 with IBM France, before joining Thomson LCD, where he stayed for 2 years heading up the Thin Film Transistor department. He joined General Electric in 1993 and stayed there for 12 years, which enabled him to take on the role of CEO at GE Druck in 2003. In 2005, he was named Vice President of Global Projects at Solectron before joining Areva T&D in 2007 as Vice President of Secondary Distribution. In 2010, he joined the Schneider Electric team and took on the role of Senior VP Secondary Distribution until 2012. From 2013 to 2015, Gilles Boisseau was General Manager of Ensival Moret.
Gilles Boisseau has extensive expertise in the electrical sector, with a professional career spanning over
25 years in the industry both in France and abroad. He has a degree from ENSCP (Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris; Paris National Higher School of Chemistry) and is the holder of a Master of Advanced Study in Metallurgy from Université Paris VI.
On this occasion, Luc Themelin, Chairman of Mersen's Management Board, declared "I am very happy to welcome Gilles Boisseau to Mersen. His diverse and specialized industrial career, both in France and abroad, will be a crucial asset for accompanying and accelerating the development of our Group's Electrical Protection division."

Paris, April 27, 2015

Global expert in electrical specialties and graphite-based materials, Mersen designs innovative solutions to address its clients' specific needs to enable them to optimize their manufacturing process in sectors such as energy, transportation, electronics, chemical, pharmaceutical and process industries.
With 6,400 employees in over 35 countries, Mersen achieved consolidated sales of €731 million in 2014.

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