Press release

Appointment of Mrs Kathleen Wantz-O'Rourke as censor

Paris, November 24, 2015 - The Nexans Board of Directors decided today to appoint
Mrs. Kathleen Wantz-O'Rourke as censor with a view to proposing her candidature as member of the Board of Directors to the 2016 shareholders' general meeting. As censor,
Mrs. Wantz-O'Rourke will attend Board of Directors meetings with a consultative role, and the Board will benefit immediately from her experience and expertise. The Internal Regulations of the Board will be applicable to her in all its provisions.

Kathleen Wantz-O'Rourke is the Director Action Plan & Performance Group in ENGIE since 2012. She previously held various positions in Siemens since 1984 in finance, business development and general management in large regional companies.
She also serves as a member of the Board of Storengy and of the Trust Management Institute (TMI), and as a member of the Supervisory Board of Companie Nationale du Rhône (CNR). She is also a member of the Audit Committee of Storengy and Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR).

Financial Calendar
February 18,  2016 : 2015 Financial Results

About Nexans
Nexans brings energy to life through an extensive range of cables and cabling solutions that deliver increased performance for our customers worldwide. Nexans' teams are committed to a partnership approach that supports customers in four main business areas: Power transmission and distribution (submarine and land), Energy resources (Oil & Gas, Mining and Renewables), Transportation (Road, Rail, Air, Sea) and Building (Commercial, Residential and Data Centers). Nexans' strategy is founded on continuous innovation in products, solutions and services, employee development, customer training and the introduction of safe, low-environmental-impact industrial processes.
In 2013, Nexans became the first cable player to create a Foundation to introduce sustained initiatives for access to energy for disadvantaged communities worldwide.
Nexans is an active member of Europacable, the European Association of Wire & Cable Manufacturers, and a signatory of the Europacable Industry Charter. The Charter expresses its members' commitment to the principles and objectives of developing ethical, sustainable and high-quality cables.
We have an industrial presence in 40 countries and commercial activities worldwide, employing close to 26,000 people and generating sales in 2014 of 6.4 billion euros. Nexans is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris, compartment A.
For more information, please consult: www.nexans.com:
http://www.nexans.com/

Additional information:

Financial Communication Corporate Communication
Michel Gédéon
Tel: +33 (0)1 73 23 85 31
e-mail: michel.gedeon@nexans.com:
mailto:michel.gedeon@nexans.com

  		Angéline Afanoukoe
Tel: +33 (0)1 73 23 84 12
e-mail: angeline.afanoukoe@nexans.com:
mailto:angeline.afanoukoe@nexans.com
1511_Nexans Nommination Censeur_GB:
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