PARIS (dpa-AFX) - Veolia Environnement SA (VE), a French company engaged in water, waste, and energy management, said its second biggest shareholder, Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault, had resigned from its board with immediate effect.
The Dassault family, which owns 6.3 percent of Veolia shares, resigned as a director and a member of the accounts and audit, nomination and compensation committees, Veolia said in a statement on Friday.
Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault is the family holding firm controlled by the Dassault family, with stakes in several large French industrial companies.
Friday, Veolia shares closed at 14.54 euros, up 1.57 percent, in Paris.
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