LECTRA: Ross McInnes and Hélène Viot Poirier join Lectra’s Board of
Directors
Ross McInnes and Hélène Viot Poirier join
Lectra’s Board of Directors
Paris, May 3, 2022 – Lectra’s Annual
Shareholders’ Meeting held on April 29 appointed two new Directors,
Ross McInnes and Hélène Viot Poirier, for a four-year term. They
both become members of Lectra’s Audit Committee, Nominations
Committee and Strategic Committee. Hélène Viot Poirier also becomes
a member of the new CSR Committee.
A major global player in the fashion, automotive
and furniture markets, Lectra designs industrial intelligence
solutions – software, equipment, data and services – that enable
the digital transformation of its customers.
In 2017, Lectra launched its Lectra 4.0 strategy
with the aim of making the company a key Industry 4.0 player in its
markets by 2030. As part of its 2017-2019 roadmap, Lectra
successfully integrated key technologies for Industry 4.0 and
software solutions in SaaS mode into its offers. The company’s
2020-2022 roadmap should enable it to leverage the full potential
of its new offers while ensuring the sustainable and profitable
growth of its business.
Daniel Harari, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Lectra, says: “We are delighted to welcome Ross McInnes
and Hélène Viot Poirier to Lectra’s Board of Directors. Through
Ross McInnes’ appointment, we will benefit from his extensive
experience as a director of listed companies and his knowledge of
Lectra’s challenges, as well as his expertise in strategy,
management, finance, and governance. Hélène Viot Poirier has
extensive knowledge of the digital world and the fashion market.
Her appointment will enable the Board of Directors to benefit from
her expertise in acquisition strategy, management and the
development of environmentally responsible products”.
Ross McInnes, a French and Australian national, is
currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of Safran, a Director
of Engie, Chairman of the Ethics, Environment and Sustainable
Development Committee, a member of the Audit Committee and a member
of the Strategy, Investment and Technology Committee, and, until
November 2022, a Director of Eutelsat Communications, Chairman of
the Appointments and Governance Committee and a member of the
Audit, Risks and Compliance Committee.
Ross McInnes began his career in 1977 with
Kleinwort Benson in London and then in Rio de Janeiro. In 1980, he
joined Continental Bank (now Bank of America) in corporate finance.
He went on to hold the position of Chief Financial Officer of
Eridania Beghin-Say from 1991 to 1999, of Deputy Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Thomson-CSF (now Thales)
from 2000 to 2005, and of Vice President, Finance and Strategy of
PPR (now Kering) from 2005 to 2006. In 2006, Ross McInnes joined
the Supervisory Board of Générale de Santé and the following year
served as acting Chairman of the Management Board. He was also Vice
Chairman of Macquarie Capital Europe. In 2009, Ross McInnes joined
Safran and became Executive Vice President, Economic and Financial
Affairs, then Chairman of the Board of Directors of Safran in
2015.
In February 2015, Ross McInnes was also
appointed as Special Representative for Economic Relations with
Australia, by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
International Development, within the scope of France’s economic
diplomacy policy. From 2016 to 2019, he was a member of the High
Committee for Corporate Governance. In 2017, Ross McInnes was
appointed as Co-Chairman of the “Action Publique 2022” Committee by
the French Prime Minister, responsible for proposing public policy
reforms.
In 2018, Ross McInnes was appointed as a Trustee
of the IFRS Foundation. In October 2018, the French Prime Minister
entrusted him with the mission of promoting France to British and
other foreign non-financial companies established in the United
Kingdom who are considering their future outside the European
Union.
In the last five years, Ross McInnes has been a
member of Lectra’s Board of Directors, and a member of the Audit
Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Strategic Committee.
This first mandate came to an end in April 2020.
Ross McInnes is a graduate of the University of
Oxford.
Hélène Viot Poirier has been a member of the
Board of Directors of Selinko (Belgium) since 2021, a Board Advisor
of ConsoFlash, part of the Mediaperformances group, since 2018, and
a Board Advisor of CF Group since 2022.
Hélène Viot Poirier began her career in 1997 at
Club Internet (Lagardère group), then worked for Kertel (Kering
group). In 2001, she joined the Orange group, where as Business
Unit Director she developed the ADSL market in France, then the
mobile multimedia services market. Hélène Viot Poirier then took on
the overall management of Orange’s digital activities in France in
2010 as Vice President of Portal and Digital Services. In 2016, she
joined the Vivarte group (2 billion euros in revenues,
12 fashion brands), as Chief Digital and Marketing Officer and
a member of the Executive Committee.
In 2017, Hélène Viot Poirier became Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Chevignon, part of the Vivarte group,
turned around the company and brand, and launched the first
environmentally responsible collection. As part of a strategic
restructuring of Vivarte, the shareholder of Chevignon, she led the
process of selling Chevignon. Since 2020, as an Independent Senior
Advisor, she has supported strategic internal and external growth
projects in the fashion, digital and consumer goods sectors.
Hélène Viot Poirier is a graduate of HEC
Paris.
About Lectra:
As a major player in the fashion, automotive and
furniture markets, Lectra contributes to the Industry 4.0
revolution with boldness and passion by providing best-in-class
technologies.
The group offers industrial intelligence
solutions – software, equipment, data and services – that
facilitate the digital transformation of the companies it serves.
In doing so, Lectra helps its customers push boundaries and unlock
their potential. The group is proud to state that its 2,400
employees are driven by three core values: being open-minded
thinkers, trusted partners and passionate innovators.
Founded in 1973, Lectra reported revenues of 388
million euros in 2021 and is listed on Euronext (LSS).
For more information, please visit
lectra.com.
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