DIRECTOR REPRESENTING THE EMPLOYEE-SHAREHOLDERS - Société Générale Board of Directors
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Sébastien Wetter & Emmanuelle Petelle DIRECTOR REPRESENTING THE EMPLOYEE-SHAREHOLDERS Société Générale Board of Directors Resolution #21 & Resolution #20 General Meeting • May 18, 2021
“SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE
OUR ENTHUSIASM 7reasons to confirm the clear choice expressed by
employee-shareholders in October 2020
Director representing the employee shareholders to the Société Générale Board of Directors
MAKES A DIFFERENCE”
Finished 1st with 32% of employee-shareholders’ votes in the October 2020
CONVICTION • DIALOGUE • INDEPENDENCE
1 election1. We have since been joined by two other candidate teams. Together our
teams won 46% of the votes cast in October.
We will push the Board of Directors to incorporate ESG considerations into its
2 decision-making process.
An in-depth knowledge of the bank's client and business issues, both in France and
3 internationally.
A duo representing corporate clients (from SMEs to large accounts), financial
4 institutions, and individual clients, complementing the two employees already
elected to the Board of Directors.
5 Supported by a team rich in diversity and ambassadors in every Business / Support
Unit and every country.
6 Strong personalities to assert the interests of employees in the Board of Directors.
Eager to establish a constructive dialogue with all stakeholders and free from any
7 ties to trade unions or associations. We are committed to the service of the Board of
Directors to help build the bank of tomorrow.
Connect → Connect →
1 14 candidate pairs ran in this election, see page 11 in the appendix
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“SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE
OUR ENTHUSIASM
Director representing the employee shareholders to the Société Générale Board of Directors
MAKES A DIFFERENCE”
CONVICTION DIALOGUE
THE COMMON GOOD AS A COMPASS ENGAGE IN CONSTRUCTIVE
AND PROACTIVE DIALOGUE
• Environmental and Social issues must be at the
heart of all our development strategies • Maintain a constant dialogue with employee
shareholders in France and around the world
• As the European banking industry faces a wave of
consolidation, every employee shareholder has
a role to play in shaping our future
• Seek a constructive dialogue with the Board of • 24 years at SG • 20 years banking
experience, 13 at SG
Directors, notably with the two previously
• Our group’s necessary transformation must take elected shareholder employee representatives • Currently banker and
on board the concerns of both shareholders and Global COO, Financial • Currently Deputy
Global Head of Trade
employees, in particular providing support for • Ensure a proactive dialogue with General Institutions Group
jobs most at risk and reinforcing training and Management ahead of the propositions made to Finance
mobility the Board, to make sure your views are heard Experience: France
•
• Employee motivation depends on our ability to
Be assertive without being aggressive
retail network, SG • Experience: Client
grow our business, achieve a strong share Consulting, Commodity coverage, Capital
price, and capital reserve increases markets, General markets, financing,
inspection & Audit, Global transaction
• SG’s universal banking model – global reach, INDEPENDENCE Change management banking
diversity of expertise, and customer franchise – is
a genuine strength to leverage
FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND ACTION • Management • Management
• To succeed we need to differentiate ourselves background France background France
through innovation and deliver added value to We act and speak independently of any ties with and Global and Global
clients, above and beyond the constant drive to unions or associations or any other organization.
We are committed to preserving the freedom of sebastien.wetter@socgen.com emmanuelle.petelle@socgen.com
improve efficiency. That means finding the right
balance between investing for growth and thought, speech and action in respect of all parties.
dividends
YOUR VOICE HEARD
ON THE BOARD
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Director representing the employee shareholders to the Société Générale Board of Directors
A TALENTED AND
DIVERSE TEAM
AT OUR SIDE...
... and the help of a NETWORK OF
AMBASSADORS in each Business / Support
Unit and each country in order to hear
feedback from and represent the breadth
of the Group
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SUPPORT THAT BROADEN HORIZONS
Director representing the employee shareholders to the Société Générale Board of Directors
Territories ESG
Jean-Christophe Fromantin
Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine
Chairman of ExpoFrance 2025 and of Territoires en Mouvement Michel Laviale
General Delegate of “Forum de l'Universel” Chairman of the Finance Club of “l'Observatoire de la responsabilité sociétale des entreprises” (ORSE), a
CSR federation of large French multinationals
Atanase Perifan Former Head of Quality and Sustainability at Société Générale
Chairman of the “European Federation of Local Solidarity” Former Chairman of Talents&Partage, employees’ non-profit organization
Founded an established neighbor public event “Fête des Voisins et de Voisins Solidaires”
Marie-Hélène Loison
Deputy Head of Operations
Agence Française de Développement
François-Xavier Saint-Macary
Co-founder and Chairman of Grand-Sud Terre d'Economies d'Energie and INGENESIS
Justice Nathalie Wallace
Head of ESG Strategy and development, Mirova, asset manager
Alexandre de Bosschere
Amiens’ District Attorney
Frédéric Geoffroy
Judge at the Paris Commerce Court
Former Head of Société Générale CIB’s audit department
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SUPPORT THAT BROADEN HORIZONS
Director representing the employee shareholders to the Société Générale Board of Directors
Financial Sector Financial Sector
Onno Vleeshouwer
Donato Gonzalez Sanchez
Managing Director & Global Co-Head Insurance Coverage Banking
Group Country Head Spain & Portugal - Societe Generale
Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking UK
Guido Zoeller
Group Country Head Germany & Austria - Societe Generale Emily Peng 彭卫华
Managing Director & Senior Banker
Peter McGahan Head of Financial Institutions Coverage China - Societe Generale (China) Ltd
UK Head of Coverage and Investment Banking - Societe Generale
Kanta Murata
Jose Enrique Concejo Managing Director - Deputy Branch Manager and Head of Corporate Coverage
Global Head of Financial Institutions Group Societe Generale Tokyo
Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking
Roberto Peralta
François Gauvin Head of Institutional Client Relations - Societe Generale USA
Partner Ares Management, global alternative asset manager, listed
Per Starrsjö
Arun Bansal Managing Director & Senior Banker
Managing Director & Global Co-Head Insurance Coverage Banking Head of Nordic Region - Financial Institution Group – Stockholm
Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking USA
Christophe Mianné
CEO of Cyrus group
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SUPPORT THAT BROADEN HORIZONS
Director representing the employee shareholders to the Société Générale Board of Directors
Consulting & Business Teaching & Research
Marc Sabatier
Founder & CEO of Julhiet Sterwen, consultancy Laurent Landete
Chairman of “Collège des Bernardins”
Philippe Rambal
Partner at Onepoint, former General Inspector of Finances Ministry Pierre-Yves Gomez
Chairman of IFGE Institute at EMLyon Business School, major European research center
Gilles Le Cardinal for training and reflection on issues of corporate governance
Founder and chairman of Cooprex-international, management consulting Educator in strategy, board member
Writer, educator and consultant specializing in Information and Communication
Dr. Elisabeth Gressieux
Christophe Le Buhan Professor in business ethics & CSR
Chairman of Toscane & Cie. Member of the Chair of Business Ethics of the Observatory of Public Ethics
Chairman of the European Business Ethics Network in France
Laurence-Anne Parent
Founder and Managing Partner of Advancy, strategy consulting Olivier Sibony
Writer, educator and consultant specializing in Strategy, strategic decision making
Edouard Néviaski
CEO BU Global Energy Management – ENGIE Nathalie Columelli
Founder of Finance Training and chairman of CFA Society France
Carin-Isabel Knoop
Executive Director – Harvard Business School – Case research and writing group Ariel Sirat
Former CEO and founder of l'Institut de Recherche Technologique (IRT) Saint Exupéry
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Sébastien Wetter & Emmanuelle Petelle APPENDIX
A DIVERSE
CAREER PATH
Director representing the employee shareholders to the Société Générale Board of Directors
Sébastien WETTER
Born on 10 July 1971 – French citizen From 2010 until 2014, he was the General
Secretary of the Group’s General
Sébastien began his career at Societe Inspection and Audit with a particular
Generale in 1997 in the Strategy & focus on financial management,
Marketing division of Societe Generale’s operational efficiency and IT project
retail bank where it has put in place the monitoring issues.
system for measuring customer
satisfaction. In 2014, he joined the Coverage Division
of the Corporate & Investment Bank
From 2002 onwards, as part of the where he held a number of positions:
Group’s Organisation Consulting Global Head of the Client Management
department, he led various assignments Unit for major French and international
within the Corporate & Investment clients, then in 2016, Global Chief
Banking activities and contributed to the Operating Officer for the Financial
roll-out of the Group-wide participatory Institutions coverage teams. Since the
Innovation program. beginning of 2020, he is a banker,
managing Société Générale's relationship
At the end of 2005, he joined the with international financial institutions.
commodities market department as
Chief Operating Officer with a global Sébastien holds a Masters of
remit, before becoming Head of business Fundamental Physics and graduated
development in 2008. from the Lyon Business School (EM Lyon).
9COMPLEMENTARY PROFILES IN RESONANCE
Emmanuelle PETELLE
Director representing the employee shareholders to the Société Générale Board of Directors
Sébastien WETTER Alternate
Career path :
Career path at Société Générale: ▪ Société Générale (Since 2007)
• 2020 – Deputy Head of Trade Services, Paris
▪ 2016 – today : Financial Institution Coverage, CIB Paris
• 2017 – Deputy Head of Payments & Cash Management
+ Financial Institution Banker (Since 2020)
+ Global Chief Operating Officer (Since 2016) • 2012 – Head of Sector Coverage Aerospace & Defence, Technology, Holdings
▪ 2014 : Global Head of the Client Management Unit
• 2009 – Head of Client Management Unit
▪ 2010 : General Secretary – General Inspection & Audit
• 2007 – Head of Liability Management – Debt Capital Markets
▪ Deutsche Bank (2000 – 2007)
▪ 2005 : Commodities Market – Head of Business development & COO
▪ 2002 : SG Group Consulting department – Senior Consultant
• Director, Debt Capital Market (corporates, institutions financières/covered bonds)
▪ BNP Paribas (1991 – 1999)
▪ 1997 : Strategy and Marketing, Retail banking France – Analyst
▪ 1996 – Debt Capital Markets Origination (Fis, state entities & supranationals)
Education:
▪ 1991 – Equity Sales for European Institutional Investors
▪ 1997 : Graduated from EM Lyon (major in Finance and minor in Management)
Education :
▪ 1994 : Master’s degree in Physics, Pierre et Marie CURIE University (PARIS VI)
▪ 2012 : Graduated from General Management Program - Harvard Business School
▪ 1994 : Graduated from Société Française des Analystes Financiers (financial analyst)
Interests: ▪ 1991 : Master’s degree in Business Administration from ESCP Europe
▪ Music : singing, choirs and instruments conductor
Interests :
▪ Hiking and Oenology
▪ Deputy Head of Feminin by Société Générale from 2014 to 2017
▪ Music fan & piano player
10A CLEAR SCORE IN THE ELECTION OF EMPLOYEE-SHAREHOLDERS
IN OCTOBER 2020
2 tandems (#3 and #10) joined us after the election → we have the support of more than 46% of the votes cast
Director representing the employee shareholders to the Société Générale Board of Directors
Employee Shareholders election Sponsorship
Score* Octobre 2020 July 2020
Shares People Shares People
Wetter Petelle 3,179,321 32% 1048 18% 1,234,983 30% 363 16%
Crinquant - supported by ASSACT 1,300,451 13% 559 10% 524,790 13% 132 6%
Garcet Krummenacher 1,190,466 12% 510 9% 801,284 20% 308 14%
Ernoux - supported by CGT (union) 983,088 10% 905 16% 112,009 3% 169 8%
Sallé - supported by SNB (union) 621,795 6% 526 9% 230,765 6% 241 11%
Grillet - supported by CFDT (union) 577,047 6% 463 8% 119,941 3% 126 6%
Bouniol de Gineste - supported by CFTC (union) 517,425 5% 314 5% 104,359 3% 116 5%
Léon 357,085 4% 349 6% 125,122 3% 124 6%
Veress 304,004 3% 180 3% 109,161 3% 103 5%
Lepagnol Le Vaillant 302,267 3% 250 4% 136,942 3% 114 5%
Champrigaud 301,754 3% 219 4% 182,677 4% 114 5%
Fhima 194,276 2% 153 3% 178,239 4% 109 5%
Ceriez 155,306 2% 175 3% 92,828 2% 111 5%
Hernandez 82,896 1% 156 3% 148,494 4% 109 5%
10,067,181 100% 5,807 100% 4,101,594 100% 2,239 100%
* Source : https://www.cgtsocgen.fr/articles/actualites-de-l-entreprise/6556-arsa-resultats-de-l-election-12-octobre-2020
A lower number of participants than other internal elections because of the complex voting procedures and the need to be a shareholder to vote:
2nd Round March 2021 - Election for the position of Employee Representative Director: 8,838 voters**
1st Round Jan. 2021 - Election for the position of Director Representing Employees: 7,611 voters
2nd Round March 2018 - Election for the position of Employee Representative Director: 6,592 voters
** Source : https://www.cgtsocgen.fr/7055-resultats-des-elections-du-conseil-d-administration-26-mars-2021
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Director representing the employee shareholders to the Société Générale Board of Directors
ZOOM IN
A measure of performance that Extend SG leadership on our ESG, a step further!
ENVIRONMENTAL, integrates more E S G criteria “Sustainable Finance"
customer offerings • Environmental: energy-
SOCIAL, AND
Increase the share of ESG criteria climate and also biodiversity,
in targets and remuneration: Accelerate the development of oceans and circular economy
ESG expertise to support our
GOVERNANCE •
•
From the Board of Directors
From the Directorate General
corporate and individual clients
in managing their own ESG
• Social: diversity, people with
disabilities, inclusive banking
(territorial proximity,
• BU/SU Managers dimension through strategic
• Sales/originators/bankers of advice from our major clients, employment, students),
large account our sustainable finance
solutions, ESG research, • Governance: stakeholder
investment solutions and animation, gender parity, a
Putting in place a Free Action savings products in networks. board committee dedicated
"Integrating ESG issues into all decisions Allocation Plan with ESG specifically to CSR
objectives to support the
of the Board of Directors and thus
2022 - 2025 strategic plan
anchoring the Group on a sustainable
banking strategy in the dynamics of the
transformations of the economy,
accompanying customers, to develop our
4 Contributing to carbon neutrality through our 5
Enhanced employee training plan for ESG Group approaches (Buildings, IT, mobility, supplies,
businesses." canteens, ...)
Disengagement from fossil fuels and acceleration 6 Exploring structural partnerships 7
on renewable energy on environmental issues (climate, biodiversity,...)SUPPORT THAT BROADEN HORIZONS
TERRITORIES
Director representing the employee shareholders to the Société Générale Board of Directors
The transformations we are experiencing will only lead to a better perspective on the condition that we have a genuine awareness of the common good. Large companies have a central
role in this search for meaning. When asked about their raison d'être, they have this dual mission of training their teams and shareholders in a process of innovation and development.
Sébastien Wetter and Emmanuelle Petelle, thanks to their independence and convictions, have the qualities to participate in this movement, stimulate this dialogue and be fully engaged
in the role of administrator to which they apply.
Jean-Christophe Fromantin
Maire de Neuilly-sur-Seine
Président d'ExpoFrance 2025 et de Territoires en Mouvement
Délégué général du Forum de l'Universel
Sebastien is a man committed to the service of others who combines professionalism and the intelligence of the heart. I was touched by his benevolence, his attention to others, his
desire to grow his collaborators through a shared project. Sebastien knows how to train, he exudes a positive energy. He has been helping me for several years on my projects to
strengthen the social bond. Undoubtedly, Sébastien is a beautiful soul. In these troubled economic and health periods, it is a chance for Societe Generale to have strong employees to
make sense and stay the course!
Atanase Perifan
Président de la Fédération Européenne des Solidarités de Proximité
Créateur de la Fête des Voisins et de Voisins Solidaires
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ESG
Director representing the employee shareholders to the Société Générale Board of Directors
I have known Sébastien Wetter since joining Société Générale in 1997.
From the outset I was able to gauge his curiosity of mind and his willingness to innovate. This is how we worked together to develop a tool for a new type of measure of customer
satisfaction of the bank's individuals and that of its competitors. He brought his good knowledge of marketing techniques and a high quality of execution.
I was able to appreciate his intellectual curiosity when I was commissioned to launch the Group's CSR approach. He immediately understood the strategic dimension that he tried to
embody consistently in the performance of his various functions.
Sebastien, while being an efficient manager, possesses strong human qualities that he deploys in his professional environment and outside. His concern for the other and the community
is another defining feature of his personality. Solidarity value and his concern for sharing are constants of his action.
He is unquestionably qualified to serve as an administrator. I have no doubt that he would bring to it both his good knowledge of the main banking professions, his strong desire to
"move the lines" combined with an undeniable human dimension.
Michel Laviale
Président du Club Finance de l'Observatoire de la responsabilité sociétale des entreprises (ORSE)
Ancien Directeur de la Qualité et du Développement Durable du Groupe Société Générale
Ancien Président de Talents & Partage, association de solidarité des salariés et des retraités du Groupe
To highlight the ESG issues in the Board's decision-making criteria is to be concerned about the sustainability of Société Générale, the quality of its governance and its sustainable
inclusion in its environment. It is also a guarantee of motivation for employees as 2/3 of French people seek meaning in their work.
I have known Sébastien for over 20 years, I know that this program is rooted in his convictions, and in accordance with his personal commitments. I have no doubt that he will be able
to put all his energy and intimate knowledge of the SG trades to bring them before the Board.
Sebastien also knows how to reconcile strong convictions and great listening qualities, without which a constructive dialogue cannot be established. He is a person we can count on, and
I know that he will be committed to living up to the mission that could be entrusted to him.
Marie-Hélène Loison
Directrice adjointe des opérations
Agence Française de Développement
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ESG
Director representing the employee shareholders to the Société Générale Board of Directors
I have had the chance to work with Sébastien for several years and claim to know him well. In addition to his work and his role as a family man, Sébastien has always been able to
engage with strong convictions in the support of young people in order to make them grow and reveal themselves. This benevolent gardener's posture has also manifested itself in his
work where his daily joy spreads in his teams.
Being myself committed to the ecological transition I also appreciate the way Sebastien and Emmanuelle project themselves on the Bank of Tomorrow with a deep orientation towards
the common good. Taking care of the common home that Societe Generale represents at the heart of an increasingly complex ecosystem requires a sharing of human values and a vision
of integral ecology that Sébastien and Emmanuelle perfectly embody. Their in-depth knowledge of the bank combined with their ability to listen and their perseverance give them great
legitimacy to join the board of directors.
François-Xavier Saint-Macary
Président de Grand Sud Terre d’Economies d’Energie et d’Ingénésis
Since our meeting at the French Finance Analysts' Society at the beginning of our financial career in Paris, Emmanuelle has demonstrated his ability to understand the workings of
financial markets and the responsibility of a large bank like Société Générale to build the finance of tomorrow. More importantly, its ability to understand the long-term trends that are
transforming bankers' lives, starting with innovation, energy transition, artificial intelligence, automation and uberisation, is critical in this transition.
Emmanuelle believes that a company's mission is to encompass all players, starting with those who run the bank, with therefore the need to engage the board of directors in the
development of employees and in their diversity, towards a sharing of fair value, complex subjects that it has already had to address.
Emmanuelle will be able to make the voice of employee shareholders heard on the board.
Nathalie Wallace
Head ESG Strategy and Development, Mirova
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Justice
Director representing the employee shareholders to the Société Générale Board of Directors
Now retired but still very attached to the Societe Generale Group and attentive to its evolution, I support the candidacy of Sébastien who has both a capacity to listen and a pragmatic
approach to the subjects, last but not least the human dimension necessary to represent us on the board of directors of our House.
Frédéric Geoffroy
Juge au tribunal de commerce de Paris
Ancien responsable mondial de l'audit de Société Générale CIB
I've known Sebastien for over 20 years. The long friendship that unites us has allowed me to discover and admire in him exceptional qualities.
Three of them, in my opinion, deserve to be particularly highlighted here;
- Loyalty first of all: loyalty to one's family of course. Loyalty to family and friends afterwards, even to those who sometimes walk away. Loyalty at last to what he knows right and true.
From this fidelity comes his sense of commitment, which irrigates all dimensions of his personal, spiritual and professional life.
- Perseverance: Sebastian never gives up and never falters or doubts. Inhabited by the certainty that small streams always make the great rivers, that work always ends up paying, that
truth necessarily trumps lies, he walks constantly and almost always ends up reaching his goal.
- The sense of listening and dialogue: The very strong convictions that inhabit Sébastien have never prevented him from keeping his eyes, ears and heart open to the world around him,
in order to create the conditions for a sincere and respectful dialogue. It is an invaluable quality for leading projects and bringing together a motivated team.
If I have never worked alongside him, I know Sébastien's sincere passion for his company and the altruism that guides his approach. I have no doubt that he will be able to live up to the
new mission that I hope will be entrusted to him.
Alexandre de Bosschère
Procureur de la République d'Amiens
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Financial Sector
Director representing the employee shareholders to the Société Générale Board of Directors
Sébastien Wetter is particularly well suited to become a representative of the employee shareholders at the Board of Directors of SG as his profile matches very well with its mission.
During his 23 years at SG he has acquired a holistic view on all major activities of the bank. His strong credentials include key areas of the bank’s activities, such as French Retail Banking, Corporate &
Investment Banking, SG Consulting and General Inspection. He has a proven track record of ample customer experience as well as internal processes and governance.
Apart from his expertise, he has a strong personality with extraordinary communicative skills as well as strong abilities to represent the bank internally and externally.
Sébastien Wetter shares the vision and the mission perspective of the bank with respect to commercial and corporate strategy, ESG goals and people development.
I am very convinced that with the active contribution of Sébastien Wetter as a member of the Board of Directors, SG will be able to tackle better current and future challenges in the banking industry.
Guido Zoeller
Group Country Head Germany & Austria - Societe Generale
I strongly support the candidacy of Sebastien Wetter to SG´s Board of Directors.
Over the past few years, I have particularly appreciated his in-depth knowledge of the Societe Generale Group, his ability to connect with people to truly understand what happens on the ground.
He will provide to the Board client experience, CIB knowledge and a very good understanding of SG’s culture, governance and internal processes.
I’m convinced he is deeply committed to contribute to Societe Generale and will represent its employees in the best possible way at the Board of Directors.
Donato Gonzalez Sanchez
Group Country Head Spain & Portugal - Societe Generale
I strongly endorse the candidacy of Sebastien Wetter in the upcoming election of employees shareholder representatives to the board of directors. My endorsement is based simply upon the fact that
Sebastien embodies the values of the Group in everything he does and represents, both inside and outside of the work environment. I can’t think of a better role model to put forward for this important
position and I know that he would work tirelessly to represent our employees in the most pragmatic, fair and intelligent way possible.
Peter McGahan
UK Head of Coverage and Investment Banking - Societe Generale
Sebastien’s broad experience in the bank across operations, clients, commodities, consulting, inspection, retail and more puts him in a truly strong position to understand the interests of all our colleagues,
I cannot think of a better voice of the employees.
Onno Vleeshouwer
Managing Director & Global Co-Head Insurance Coverage Banking - Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking UK
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Financial Sector
Director representing the employee shareholders to the Société Générale Board of Directors
Sébastien has been strongly committed to the common good and in the life of his community for many years.
I met Sébastien through his various leadership roles in youth organisations.
Sébastien has shown a tremendous ability to commit to fulfilling over a long period of time his obligations as part of mandates he was assigned.
Sébastien has an extensive experience as board member through his involvement in various organisations in his community.
Sébastien has been doing a great job at interacting with a variety of audiences: organisation members (over 300), board members, local municipalities and various local and national regulators.
Sébastien is a trustworthy and reliable individual who has demonstrated decisive qualities in today’s world of being able to consult, listen and propose recommendations which are for the common good
and inclusive.
François Gauvin
Partner at Ares Management, a publicly listed alternative asset manager.
The opinions expressed here are of the sole responsibility of François Gauvin and not of Ares Management
We have the opportunity of selecting an employee to represent us at the Board of SG, and we are particularly lucky because we know well an extraordinary candidate, Sebastien Wetter. Personally, I have
been working extremely closely with Sebastien for over three years now and I am convinced he will do an excellent job. Sebastien is not only an outstanding professional, he is also an amazing person.
Truly caring, truly committed, truly reliable, truly smart, tough when needed, flexible and understanding when appropriate. He knows SG in depth and he is deeply committed to contribute to SG.
Jose Enrique Concejo
Global Head of Financial Institutions Group - Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking
I strongly support Sebastien to represent employees to the Societe Generale board. My decision is based on the following unique strengths I find in Sebastien’s candidacy:
1. Sebastien’s integrity and focus on the business. He has a good perspective of the big picture but can also get in to details, if needed.
2. He’s very persistent, not afraid to chase people to get 100% compliance with objectives
3. He listens to the voice of the employees – cares to listen to their concerns and present his findings to senior management for action.
4. He has been deeply involved in managing the key client program that allows our firm to leave long-lasting impression with our most valued clients.
For all these great skills, I’m a big fan of Sebastien and strongly support him for this position.
Arun Bansal
Managing Director & Global Co-Head Insurance Coverage Banking - Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking USA
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Financial Sector
Director representing the employee shareholders to the Société Générale Board of Directors
I would like to recommend Sebastien Wetter as SG’s Board of Director.
Over 20 years working experience in banking sector, Sebastien has got deep knowledge on the products and networks across various departments at SG. He is a highly organized person with depth of
management and leadership experience. As the Global Chief Operating Officer for the Financial Institutions coverage teams, I had the opportunity to work with him closely. He always offered his great
supports at head office level to accommodate client needs including our Asian and Chinese clients with good risk control. He is also one of key senior managers at FIG group to push ESG and innovation
as our daily work. I truly believe Sebastien is the right person to pass the voice of employee and our clients. He will be a qualified board of director in the Group.
Emily Peng 彭卫华
Senior Banker, Managing Director - Head of Financial Institutions Coverage China - Societe Generale (China) Ltd
I know Sebastien since my days in a business school in Lyon so more than 20 some years. Sebastien always maintains integrity and honors friendship since then.
He started his career with SG as new graduate and has been successfully gaining trust from his colleagues and built his successful career path by working in various departments. His experience both in
front office, internal audit and consulting enable him to provide bird eye view over the entire organization of SG.
I believe and recommend Sebastien for the role of Director in our SG's board. He would fully deploy his insight and expertise earned in order to bring value to the board. In the current environment
containing a lot of uncertainty and volatility, so called VUCA, we need leader such as Sebastien, forward looking seasoned person with profound views on the future of the back, which is backed up by his
longstanding successful professional experience.
Kanta Murata
Managing Director - Deputy Branch Manager and Head of Corporate Coverage - Societe Generale Tokyo Branch
At a time when ESG is critical for our collective future and SG strives to be a leader, I believe committed Governance drives everything and we need the best Directors to build our future and represent our
roots.
I cannot think of anyone better positioned to be in our Board of Directors. Sébastien embodies the best SG represents. He is an innovative and well-rounded banker with a strong sense of humanity that
leads by example and deeply cares for others. His experience and strategic thinking will lead us in a competitive landscape, his strong ethics and honesty makes me proud to work at Societe Generale.
Roberto Peralta
Head of Institutional Client Relations - Societe Generale USA
I am strongly in favor of Sebastien Wetter becoming a member of the Board of Societe Generale as a representative of the employees. I have had the privilege of working with Sebastien over the last 7
years during which he has been Chief Operating Officer of the Financial Institutions department. Sebastien has provided continuity at top level and skillfully adapted the structures and processes for
running the team in an exemplary way. In addition, Sebastien has provided guidance on topics even outside the typical COO areas to steer us towards our strategic goals.
During this time, his decisions have shown that his extensive experience from various parts of the bank has given him a deep understanding of how SG can deliver value to its clients while balancing risks
and controlling costs. He is thoughtful and ready to listen to various opinions without shying from fighting for his views and taking decisions. Skillfully he does it in a consensual, rational and transparent
way, maintaining the motivation of the people concerned. In short, a very strong candidate to represent the employees on the Board.
Per Starrsjö
Managing Director and Senior Banker - Head of Nordic Region - Financial Institution Group
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Director representing the employee shareholders to the Société Générale Board of Directors
I have known Sébastien Wetter for many years. Having, like him, also worked for a time in an inspection and audit department, I appreciate above all his perfect independence of mind.
Sebastien is both a man of dialogue, always listening to others in their diversity, and a man of conviction, deeply committed to defending his freedom of speech and action with courage
and determination. He will undoubtedly be a talented and fully committed director to the future of the group and its employees.
Philippe Rambal
Partner chez Onepoint, ancien Inspecteur Général des Finances
Sébastien Wetter is a long-time friend whose great human qualities I appreciate. He's someone you can trust deep.
Indeed, in its many past commitments, it has always been efficient and true to its values.
This assures us that he will do competently what he announces, when he applies for a new responsibility.
Gilles Le Cardinal
Fondateur et Directeur Scientifique chez Cooprex-international
Professeur émérite en sciences de l'Information et de la Communication à l'Université de Technologie de Compiègne
We are particularly sensitive to Julhiet Sterwen, with our Consulting for Good commitment and our chosen organization focused on our employees, the commitment to work for the
common good, to assume our Corporate and Entrepreneurial Responsibility to the end, to be attentive to the sharing of value and respect in relations with all stakeholders. So much so
that we have set up a share donation program for our employees, which we have been dubbed Share Shares for a few years, so that our employees have an ever-increasing voice and take
advantage of the efforts they make every day to develop sustainable growth and value creation for Julhiet Sterwen.
Also, having worked several times over the past 15 years with Sébastien on sensitive and engaging projects - of these projects that create lasting and deep human ties - I am absolutely
convinced that with Emmanuelle Petelle, he will be able to carry the voice of Societe Generale's employees with accuracy, relevance and responsibility.
Sebastien and Emmanuelle have, in my opinion, a real vision of the stakes of Societe Generale's businesses in its market, have always demonstrated a strong and permanent commitment
to this bank, its ecosystem and its employees in the first place, as well as the profound human qualities necessary to assume this crucial role within the Bank's Board of Directors.
Marc Sabatier
Fondateur et CEO de Julhiet Sterwen
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Director representing the employee shareholders to the Société Générale Board of Directors
Through my work advising companies and their leaders, I see how central they have a central role to play in the search for the common good. Places of work, development and projects
for the world of tomorrow, they have the capacity to create wealth and social bond, to innovate, to enable the development of everyone, to invigorate the territories on which they are
anchored.
I have known Sébastien Wetter for several years. We have worked together on associative commitments, particularly with young people. Above all, I appreciate his ability to be a force
of proposal, always in dialogue and in listening to others. A man of conviction and determination, he is faithful to his commitments and knows how to keep his freedom of speech and
action to carry out the projects he believes in in the search for the common good.
I am convinced that Sébastien has all the qualities to respond with talent and commitment to the role of Administrator to which he applies.
Laurence-Anne Parent
Fondatrice et Managing Partner – Advancy
I worked for several years very closely with Sébastien.
I think:
• his perfect knowledge of the Societe Generale Group,
• its rigor and frankness,
• its ability to analyze and project,
• and his courage
would make him an excellent representative of the shareholders that we are.
Edouard Néviaski
CEO BU Global Energy Management – ENGIE
I had the chance to work alongside Sébastien for more than a year in a management development course. I was struck by his integrity, his open-mindedness, the depth of his reflection,
his relational simplicity. I was also impressed by his eagerness to explore the levers of the dual human and strategic purpose of sustainable and resilient organizations. Together we share
this conviction: Man is not only a means but also a goal in the organizations that last.
Christophe Le Buhan
Président de Toscane & Cie.
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Director representing the employee shareholders to the Société Générale Board of Directors
The candidacy of Sébastien Wetter and Emmanuelle Petelle as directors representing salaried shareholders is in perfect harmony with the principle of governance advocated by the
French Institute of Corporate Governance: there is no responsible governance without shared responsibility.
Sébastien and Emmanuelle show a great sense of responsibility, both as employees and as shareholders, but also a concern for the common good for both the company and the
company. This is the profile of directors that companies need, 1) driven by convictions, 2) with a serious and thoughtful knowledge of the business and economic issues of the company
and 3) sensitive to the balance between its stakeholders. Societe Generale's board of directors will undoubtedly benefit from their contributions.
That is why I am happy to support their candidacy.
Pierre-Yves Gomez
Directeur de l’Institut français de Gouvernement des Entreprises (IFGE)
Professeur de stratégie EMLyon Business School - Administrateur de sociétés
Sébastien Wetter is both a man of speech and listening, demonstrating by a beautiful ability to dialogue, an attention to the problems of others and a fine understanding of the situations
of organizations and people. It also enjoys a real sense of responsibility and remarkable availability. I have also seen in him a very well-adjusted concern for the common good.
Laurent Landete
Directeur Général du Collège des Bernardins
I met Sébastien more than 20 years ago, we worked together at Societe Generale. At the time he was a professional colleague, rigorous, conscientious, reliable and trustworthy. He always
had a nice and thoughtful word for everyone. Today he is a dear friend: a straight, honest, committed, dedicated person as we meet few of them. A man of convictions and
responsibilities.
I have no doubt that Sébastien will be able to play his full role on the board of directors of Société Générale. Aware of the complex environmental, social and ethical issues facing our
time, he will be able to navigate by keeping the course of a performance that makes sense for the common good.
Dr. Elisabeth Gressieux,
Enseignant-chercheur en éthique des affaires et RSE
Membre de la chaire d'éthique des affaires de l'Observatoire d'Éthique Publique
Présidente du réseau de chercheurs European Business Ethics Network pour la France
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To contribute effectively to a board of directors, of course, you need a solid knowledge of the sector and the company, but also many other qualities. Discretion, first of all, to make the
part of the essential and the accessory. Critical thinking, then, so as not to fall into the traps of conformism and self-esteem. Independence of mind, too, to be force of proposal. Human
qualities and interaction, finally, without which the best-informed voice does not carry. Having had the chance to know Emmanuelle Pételle for more than twenty years, I know that she
possesses these qualities to the highest extent, and many others. I am convinced that she will be an excellent director for Societe Generale.
Olivier Sibony
Professeur de stratégie et auteur
I had the pleasure of working with Emmanuelle Petelle at Deutsche Bank.
Her open-mindedness, empathetic professionalism, demanding analytical mind and long-term vision taking into account the complexity of factors and the overall potential impacts are
for the teams with whom she interacts as an invaluable source of development and, for her company, a tremendous asset.
A lover of the arts or personally invested in humanitarian missions, Emmanuelle is one of the few people who make a mark on the lives of those who have the pleasure of walking with
her. It will be an asset to societe generale's Board of Directors.
Nathalie Columelli
Fondatrice de Finance Training et Directrice Générale de CFA Society France
I had the opportunity to discuss many topics with Emmanuelle Pételle for more than ten years, during which time I set up and directed the Saint Exupéry Institute for Technological
Research, which brings together the major French aeronautics and space players. In addition to being open-minded, she impressed me with her ability to address in depth the industrial
and commercial issues of the aviation sector in a context of strong international competition in both an operational and strategic vision. His interest in technological developments, in
particular digital and artificial intelligence, and his ability to understand them and anticipate societal and business transformations - both in internal organization and in the evolution of
the customer relationship - also demonstrate his ability to co-build the future of a large group like Societe Generale.
Ariel Sirat
Ancien Directeur général (2013-2019) de l'Institut de Recherche Technologique (IRT) Saint Exupéry
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Director representing the employee shareholders to the Société Générale Board of Directors
In my nearly three decades at Harvard Business School, meeting and writing about top managers, I have rarely met leaders like Ms. Petelle. She combines remarkable personal and professional qualities.
We met when she decided of her own free will to strengthen her knowledge in management, strategy, and innovation by pursuing our flagship executive education program, General Management
Program. We are proud to count her among our “alumni.” She remains active within the international network and close to our research.
We have also a converging interest in the centrality of human capital in a company, and therefore in favor of more inclusive governance of a social body within the board of directors. Dean John Quelch,
University of Miami, and I greatly benefited from her insights and contacts to our book on Compassionate Management of Mental Health in the Modern Workplace.
Today, this topic of well-being and mental health in the workplace is of strategic importance in any organization around the world today. Organizations need leaders like her who navigated through the
Covid crisis with stability and optimism, but also with a realistic vision of the profound transformations that the pandemic has caused – and the opportunities it provides to do things better.
I hope that the Board will have the opportunity to benefit from the support of Ms. Petelle, whose expertise in banking and financial markets, her commitment to representing employees, and her global,
multi-sectorial network will be invaluable.
Carin-Isabel Knoop
Executive Director – Harvard Business School – Case research and writing group
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