Agnès Touraine to succeed Ian Meakins as Chair of Rexel’s Board of Directors
Having been chosen to chair the Board of Directors of Unilever, Ian Meakins will retire from the Rexel Board with effect on August 31, 2023. He will be replaced as Chair of Rexel’s Board by Agnès Touraine.
In accordance with its succession plan, the Board of Directors of July 27, 2023 unanimously appointed Agnès Touraine as Chairwoman of the Board. Agnès Touraine was up to now Deputy Chairwoman and Senior Independent Director (SID).
Agnès Touraine has extensive governance experience, having chaired the Institut Français des Administrateurs (IFA) and having served on boards in France (SNCF, Tarkett), Belgium (Proximus, GBL) and the UK (Cable & Wireless Plc, Darty Plc), and previously as Chairwoman and CEO of Vivendi Universal Publishing, Havas Interactive and Hachette Livre Grand Public. She has served on the Rexel Board since 2017, chairing the Compensation Committee and the Nomination, Governance and CSR Committee. She had been appointed as Deputy Chairwoman and SID following the last Shareholders’ Meeting on April 20, 2023.
Agnès Touraine said: “I am honored to have been appointed as Chair of Rexel. The Company has undergone a deep transformation over the past years, and I will strive to ensure, with the support of the Board of Directors and the leadership of Guillaume Texier, to continue to deliver enhanced profitability, fast growth and value creation for all its stakeholders, while delivering on its ambitious ESG commitments.”