Voltalia SA
Voltalia SA: Voltalia's Board of Directors appoints two independent censors
to support its development
24-Oct-2019 / 19:18 CET/CEST
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Voltalia (Euronext Paris, ISIN code: FR0011995588), an international player
in renewable energies, announces the appointment of Alain Papiasse and
Jean-Marc Armitano.
"The Board of Directors is very pleased to welcome Alain Papiasse and
Jean-Marc Armitano. Their knowledge of the renewable energy business, its
financial and operational aspects, and their independence will be very
valuable to support the growth of Voltalia ", declares Laurence Mulliez,
President of the Board of Director.
The Board of Directors of Voltalia SA is enriched with additional and
independent skills. The Board appoints censors, Alain Papiasse and Jean-Marc
Armitano, who will take part in the meetings of the Board of Directors for a
period of three years.
Alain Papiasse has over forty years of financial, commercial and managerial
experience within Crédit Lyonnais, Crédit Agricole and BNP Paribas. He has
extensive experience covering the three continents where Voltalia is active,
and also in the power sector. Alain Papiasse is currently President of the
Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) division of BNP Paribas, which
carries out all of the group's business activities.
Jean-Marc Armitano has more than twenty years of experience in renewable
energies. He notably co-founded Eole Technologie before leading Eole-RES in
France and then Europe / Africa /Middle East/ Asia-Pacific region of the
British group RES, one of the pioneers of renewable energies. He has also
been heavily involved in the representative organization of the sector,
particularly with the Syndicat des Energies Renouvelables (SER, a French
entity), Wind Europe and France Energie Eolienne (FEE). Jean-Marc Armitano
is currently an entrepreneur and investor.
About Voltalia ( www.voltalia.com [1])
Voltalia is an international player in the renewable energy sector. The
Group produces and sells electricity generated from wind, solar, hydraulic,
biomass and storage facilities that it owns and operates. Voltalia has
generating capacity in operation and under construction of more than 1 GW
and a portfolio of projects under development representing total capacity of
7.1 GW, of which 0.6 GW is secured.
Voltalia is also a service provider and supports its investor clients in
renewable energy projects during all phases, from design to operation and
maintenance.
As a pioneer in the corporate market, Voltalia provides a global offer to
private companies, ranging from the supply of green electricity and energy
efficiency services to the local production of their own electricity.
The Group has 697 employees and is present in 19 countries on 4 continents
and is able to act worldwide on behalf of its clients.
Voltalia is listed on the regulated market of Euronext Paris, compartment B
(FR0011995588 - VLTSA) and is part of the Enternext Tech 40 and CAC Mid &
Small indices. The Group is also included in the Gaïa-Index, an index for
socially responsible midcaps.
Voltalia Actifin
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Alain Papiasse
He began his career at Crédit Lyonnais in 1973 as a credit analyst and then
senior assistant banker. In 1996, he was appointed executive Vice -President
of Crédit Lyonnais for the Americas. In 2002, he became Deputy Chief
Executive Officer of Crédit Lyonnais before being promoted to Deputy Chief
Executive Officer of Crédit Agricole Indosuez Calyon in 2003, following the
merger between Crédit Lyonnais and Crédit Agricole. He joined BNP Paribas in
January 2005 as a member of the Executive Committee and Head of Investment
Solutions. He was appointed Head of Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB)
in April 2009. After the integration of Fortis in 2009, he joined the Board
of Directors of BNP Paribas Fortis, then became Deputy Chief Executive
Officer on December 1, 2011. In 2014, he covers the Corporate and
Institutional Banking (CIB) division as well as the position of Senior
Regional Executive Officer for North America. Since 2018, Alain Papiasse has
been President of Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB). As a member of the
Executive Committee, he oversees the Group's operations in North America and
Great Britain.
Alain Papiasse is a graduate of the Institut Technique de Banque, the Center
for Higher Banking Studies (CESB) and the Business Development Center (CPA).
Jean-Marc Armitano
He began his career in sales management and then consultant in London.
Active in the field of renewable energies since 1995, he cofounded and
managed the company Eole Technologie until its merger with EOLE-RES. He is
President of EOLE-RES SA (initially joint venture then subsidiary of the RES
Group from 2004) from 1999 to 2016. Within the RES group, he is General
Manager of the Mediterranean region from 2008 to 2014 and then of the region
EMEA (development and construction of wind, solar and storage facilities in
France, United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Germany, Turkey, South Africa, Japan
and Australia) from 2014 to 2018. He is a member of the RES Group Executive
Committee on this same period. Jean-Marc Armitano is a co-founder of the
French Wind Energy Association (FEE) in 1996. Director from 1996 to 2014, he
was President of this organization from 2003 to 2005 after 4 years as
Vice-President. He is Vice-President of the Renewable Energies Union (SER, a
French entity) from 2002 to 2005 and member of the Board of Directors of
Wind Europe (European association representing the wind industry) from 1998
to 2007 and from 2014 to 2016. He left his position in the RES Group in late
2018 to devote himself to entrepreneurial and investment activities: he is a
shareholder-manager of two wind and solar power plants and was a co-founder
of Urbasolar from 2006 to 2019.
Jean-Marc Armitano is a graduate of the University Institute of Technology
in Aix-en-Provence and holds a Master in International Business (MBA
program) from the Center for Foreign Trade Studies (Kedge Business School in
Marseille).
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Document title: Voltalia SA Nomination New censors
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Language: English
Company: Voltalia SA
84 boulevard de Sébastopol
75003 Paris
France
E-mail: invest@voltalia.com
Internet: www.voltalia.com
ISIN: FR0011995588
Euronext Ticker: VLTSA
AMF Category: Inside information / Other releases
EQS News ID: 896635
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