Management Team

The Neopost Group has a decentralized structure. Subsidiaries enjoy considerable autonomy and are close to their customers, enabling them to better meet their needs and offer more customised services. The limited number of reporting levels guarantees enhanced responsiveness and flexibility in decision-making.
The Group’s operational management team is made up of twelve members, making it both tight and close-knit. These thirteen executives oversee the Group’s main functions (research and development, production, distribution, marketing, relations with postal authorities, human resources, logistics, legal and finance) and meet up twice a month. These managers, who have a resolutely international profile, develop and implement the company’s strategic decisions worldwide.

Image Text: Denis Thiery was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer in June 2007 and Chairman in January 2010. He was previously Group CFO, having joined neopost in 1998. From 1991, he was Group CFO of Moorings, a world leader in leisure boat rental based in the US. From 1984 to 1991, he held a number of senior positions with Wang France becoming CFO in June 1989. Denis Thiery started his career in 1979 as auditor with Coopers & Lybrand both in France and the US, and was audit Manager when he left audit in 1984. He graduated from l’Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC). Denis Thiery CEO	Image Text: Jean-François Labadie became Group Chief Financial officer in 2011. He joined Neopost in 1999 as Financial Director of Neopost Industrie. He was then appointed Director for the Group Supply Chain. Previously, he was Financial Director for a French company operating in the gas dispenser maintenance business, and Financial Controller at Schlumberger for six years. Jean-François Labadie has a business degree from ISG, a business school in Paris. Jean-François Labadie Chief Financial officer	Image Text: Clem Garvey joined Neopost in March 2009 as Chief Operating Officer Europe and Export. Clem started his career with KPMG where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. He then held various positions in Finance and Management in the office equipment industry and in particular the copier industry. He was notably appointed President of NRG France from 2001 to 2007, Chief Executive then President of Ricoh France from 2007 to 2009. Clem is an Irish citizen. He is a Commerce graduate of University College Dublin Clem Garvey Europe and Export	Image Text: Dennis Lestrange was appointed Chief Operating Officer North America in 2008. Dennis spent many years in the office equipment and copier industry. He was Regional Operations Manager for A-Copy in Boston before becoming President and CEO. After IKON Office Solutions acquired A-Copy, he was appointed Senior Vice President, Corporate Officer of IKON North America. Dennis Lestrange has a BS in Accounting and Business Administration from Empire State College SUNY. Denis Lestrange Operation Officer NA
Image Text: Gavin Macrae is Neopost’s Group Executive Director for Corporate Partnerships. He is a member of the Neopost Group Executive Board and has enjoyed a long and varied career in the postal industry. His current role involves taking the lead for Neopost in its partnerships with postal operators (both public and private). He is also directly involved in the development of relationships with a wide range of stakeholders across the postal industry including organisations as varied as industry technology providers and postal regulators. In addition to his work with Neopost, Gavin became Chairman of Digital Europe’s Mail Technical Committee in April 2011 where he takes the lead for promoting industry standards across the sector. In previous roles, Gavin was Global Development Director for Royal Mail Group in London and oversaw the establishment of the Spring Global Mail joint venture whilst with TNT in Amsterdam. Gavin was also the very first Secretary-General of PostEurop in Brussels in the 1990’s and has previously chaired the Operations Committee of the UPU’s Postal Operations Council in Berne. Gavin is a regular speaker and participant at international postal events and exhibitions. He is married and lives in Paris. Gavin Macrae Partnerships Worldwide	Image Text: Thierry Le Jaoudour became Group Supply Chain Director in 2011. He is in charge of purchasing and production activities for the Group. He joined the Research and Development team of Neopost in 1997. He was then appointed Mailing System R&D Director before heading the Strategic Marketing for Mailing and Document Systems. Thierry Le Jaoudour has a master degree in general engineering from Ecole Nationale des Arts et Métiers in Angers and Paris. Thierry Le Jaoudour Supply Chain	Nikolaus Scholz Marketing & Strategy	Image Text: Henri Dura became Managing Director – Neopost Document Solutions in October 2011. In this new position he will be responsible for building and growing the newly created Document Solutions Division within Neopost Group. Previously he held the roles of Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer of Neopost since 2005, and Managing Director of Neopost France since 2000. Previously Henri Dura held top marketing and management positions at Xerox, France Télécom, Kyocera and finally at Pitney Bowes. Henri graduated from the European Business School and Sciences Po Paris in economics and finance. Henri Dura Document Management and Solutions
Image Text: Chris Hockey joined in 2005 as Group HR Director. Previously he held senior HR roles at Prudential-Bache-International, CHEP and IHS Energy. His early career was in operational and technical roles at Schlumberger in Asia, and as General Manager in Thailand. Following a staff role in training and development, he moved to Norway and took HR responsibility for the crews of 26 seismic vessels, before moving to Paris as Head of HR for Retail Petroleum Systems. Chris Hockey has worked in seven different countries and speaks English, French, Norwegian, Thai and Indonesian. He has an MA in physics from Oxford. Chris Hockey Human Ressources	Image Text: Alain Midowski joined as Group General Counsel in 2001. He participated actively in Ascom Mailing Systems acquisition and its integration into neopost Group. Previously he worked for ten years for Framatome (Nuclear and Connectors) as Head of Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Law in the Legal Department. Before 1990 he held various corporate legal positions in companies and law firms. Alain Midowski graduated from University of Paris I – Pantheon Sorbonne in business, public and administrative law. Alain Midowski General Counsel	Image Text: Philippe Boulanger became Chief Technical Officer in 2008. Responsible for global R&D activities and International Product and Service Support. He joined in 2005 as R&D Director. Previously he worked for Sony (Brussels, Belgium) as General Manager for European R&D and Customer Services for Vaio and Aibo, and as Managing Director of Sony e-Services Europe (Sony European direct sales). In former positions, he was the head of Communication Products and Technologies R&D group at Apple Computer Inc ( Cupertino, USA) and has been the head of a business unit in the SAGEM Group. Philippe Boulanger holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis. Philippe Boulanger Technical Officer	Image Text: Enno Ebels He heads the Data Quality Solutions division within Neopost, which was built on the acquisitions of Satori Software in the US and the UK, and Human Inference in the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany. He joined Neopost in 2005 as Group Director of Information Systems, and sub sequentially lead the Software & Integrated Solutions group till 2011. Previously he was the IT director at NextiraOne Europe and Thales Underwater Systems and was the Finance & IT Director for American Power Conversion for EMEA. Enno Ebels has a degree in Management and Computer Science from the University of Groningen in The Netherlands and the INSEAD Executive Program. Enno Ebels Data Quality Solutions
Image Text: Alain Férard became Managing Director of Neopost ID in February 2008. In this role, his focus is on boosting Neopost’s offer of e-shipping, mobility and track and trace solutions for the parcels industry. Previously, he held several management positions (mainly in Operations and IT) in the transport industry. Alain has worked for several international companies including Prost, UPS and DHL and has been based in countries including France, Switzerland, the UK and the USA. Alain also previously managed his own consultancy company for a period of ten years. Alain is a graduate of both Paris University where he majored in statistics and data processing, and from ICG where his qualification was in company management. Alain Férard Neopost ID	Susan Macke Strategy Advisor

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