– FRANCE, Bagneux – Quadient (EPA: QDT) today announced the nomination of Sébastien Marotte for election to its Board as a new independent Director to replace William Hoover Jr. who will resign effective at the AGM to be held on July 1, 2021.
The Board of Directors has also approved the list of nominees for renewals with Hélène Boulet-Supau, Geoffrey Godet, Vincent Mercier and Richard Troksa, each for further three-year terms.
Quadient and its largest shareholder Teleios Capital Partners engaged in a joint review of potential independent candidates and selected Sébastien Marotte on the basis of his individual experience, skills, and expertise as per the criteria defined by the Appointments and Remuneration Committee.
Through these appointment and renewals, the Board sought to maintain balanced membership in terms of gender as well as in terms of experience, while keeping a highly independent representation.
“To make our Board as effective as possible, we want to ensure there is a fine balance between continuity and the gradual evolution of the Board’s composition. The Board would like to extend its gratitude to William Hoover Jr. for his outstanding dedication and independent contribution to the Board over the past 8 years. We are also very pleased to recommend the appointment of Sébastien Marotte, whose wide experience in the field of software and cloud solutions will be a strong addition to the Board’s expertise.” said Board Chairman, Didier Lamouche.
Igor Kuzniar, Managing Partner of Teleios, added: “We are pleased to have worked more constructively with Quadient’s Board of Directors and management in the past few months and to support the appointment of Sébastien Marotte as an independent Director, who will further strengthen the skills and profile of the Board. We endorse the company’s focus on organic growth, principled capital allocation as well as their commitment to shareholder value creation, as announced during the last Capital Markets Day. We look forward to continuing to work constructively with Quadient’s Board of Directors and management in the future, and will vote in favor of all resolutions at the upcoming General Meeting.”
About Sébastien Marotte
French citizen, Sébastien Marotte has held various senior positions with Google over the past 10 years. He currently is VP Channels EMEA of Google Cloud after having been VP worldwide of GSuite and VP Google Enterprise International. From 2007 to 2011, Sébastien Marotte worked for Oracle as VP Asia Pacific, BI & EPM, then Senior VP Technology. Prior to this, he spent 15 years at Hyperion Solutions Corporation first as Managing Director France before being appointed VP Asia Pacific. Sébastien Marotte started his career as sales representative at Concept. On March 25, 2021, it was announced that Sébastien Marotte will join Box as President of Box EMEA, effective June 7, 2021.
About Quadient
Quadient is the driving force behind the world’s most meaningful customer experiences. By focusing on three key solution areas, Intelligent Communication Automation, Parcel Locker Solutions and Mail-Related Solutions, Quadient helps simplify the connection between people and what matters. Quadient supports hundreds of thousands of customers worldwide in their quest to create relevant, personalized connections and achieve customer experience excellence. Quadient is listed in compartment B of Euronext Paris and is part of the CAC Mid & Small and EnterNext Tech 40 indices.
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