Marion Guillou is Appointed to the Board of Directors of Veolia Environnement

Regulatory News :

At its meeting held on December 12, 2012, the Board of Directors of Veolia Environnement (Paris:VIE) co-opted Mrs. Marion Guillou as a director, in replacement of Mr. Henri Proglio who has resigned. The appointment of Mrs. Marion Guillou will be submitted for ratification to the Company’s next Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting, scheduled for May 14, 2013.

Mrs. Marion Guillou, the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Agreenium, is very involved in the fields of innovation and sustainable growth. She was the President of the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) from 2004 to 2012 after being its Director-General for 4 years (2000-2004). She is currently the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of France’s prestigious École Polytechnique, a director of Imerys and Apave.

The Board of Directors, furthermore, adjusted the composition of its "Audit and Accounts” and "Research, Innovation and Sustainable Development” Committees. Mr. Jacques Aschenbroich (in replacement of Mr. Pierre André de Chalendar) and Mrs. Nathalie Rachou were appointed to the Audit and Accounts Committee chaired by Mr. Daniel Bouton. Mrs. Marion Guillou and Mr. Thierry Dassault were appointed to the Research, Innovation and Sustainable Development Committee, while Mr. Jacques Aschenbroich was appointed Chairman of this Committee (in replacement of Mr. Philippe Kourilsky).

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Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE and NYSE: VE) is the worldwide reference in environmental solutions. With more than 330,000 employees the company has operations all around the world and provides tailored solutions to meet the needs of municipal and industrial customers in four complementary segments: water management, waste management, energy management and passenger transportation. In 2011, Veolia Environnement’s revenues amounted to 29.6 billion euros (*). www.veolia.com
(*) Excluding revenues attributable to VeoliaTransdev which is being divested

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