Paris, December 22, 2015 - Saft is pleased to announce the appointment of Pierre-Yves Tilly to the position of Human Resources Officer of Saft Groupe, effective as of December 1st, 2015.

In this new position, he will be a member of the Saft Management Committee and will report directly to the Chairman of the Management Board, Ghislain Lescuyer.

On this occasion, Ghislain Lescuyer underlines how the Human Resources Direction, in the framework of the new Power 2020 strategic transformation plan, will benefit from this appointment: 'Pierre-Yves Tilly brings extensive functional experience to this new role, gained mainly in international working environments. I am very confident in Pierre-Yves' ability to meet Saft's new HR challenges, to facilitate empowerment and manage talent effectively for the company.'

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Pierre-Yves Tilly holds a 'Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures Européennes de Management' from Neoma Business School and a BA in European Business Administration from Middlesex University (UK).

He started his professional career in several sales positions within the IT industry, in particular at Toshiba and Compaq.

He has over 16 years' experience in various HR functions, including local and international roles within Compaq and Hewlett Packard for 10 years and then with Areva T&D. From 2012 to 2015, he served as Vice President for Human Resources Operations within Alstom Grid.

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