65 Other information CORPORATE  GOVERNANCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Board of Directors has the task of setting the Company’s strategy and ensuring its implementation. See the section on corporate governance on pages 12-13 of the annual report.   CHAIRMAN Jean-Paul   Villot    (59   years   old),   joined   Neopost   SA   in September  1995  as  Managing  Director,  and  was  appointed Chairman   and   CEO   of   Neopost   SA   in   September   1996. Mr Villot is a graduate of France’s Ecole des Mines (engineering) and  IAE  (business)  schools,  and  has  held  various  professional posts   in   France   and   abroad,   working   in   sales   and   general management at Bull and Schlumberger. Between 1991 and his arrival at Neopost, he was Executive Director and member of the Management Committee of Dutch photocopier manufacturer Oce. He was in charge of around half of the activities of this multinational  company.  Following  the  adoption  of  France’s NRE   (new   economic   regulations)   act,   Mr  Villot   has   been confirmed in his position as Chairman and CEO. OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS • Henk Bodt (66 years old) was previously Vice-President of the  Philips  Group,  in  charge  of  the  Consumer  Electronics, Business  Electronics,  Medical  Systems  and  Semiconductors businesses.  Prior  to  this,  Mr  Bodt  was  President  of  Oce, Europe’s  leading  producer  of  photocopiers  and  printers.  Mr Bodt was appointed Director of Neopost SA in July 1999. Henk Bodt is also a director of ASML (Netherlands), DSM (Netherlands) and Delft Instruments (Netherlands). • Jacques Clay (56 years old) is Vice-Chairman of Netquartz, and in charge of international activities at Open Harbour. Mr Clay spent most of his career at Hewlett Packard, working in Europe  and  the  USA,  where  he  was  in  charge  of  several international divisions. In particular, he developed HP’s PC division  to  a  multi-billion  dollar  business,  making  HP  the third-largest company in this sector. Mr  Clay  is  also  Managing  Director  for  Europe  at  Open Harbor, Chairman of Netquartz SA’ s Supervisory Board and Vice-Chairman of Takasic SA’ s Supervisory Board. • Cornelius Geber (53 years old) is currently a Director of a number  of  German  and  international  companies.  He  was previously  a  consultant  to  the  general  management  of  the German postal authorities, and was Chairman of the Board of Directors of German transport company Kühne & Nagel AG  &  Co,  Hamburg/Bremen,  between  1993  and  1999. He  is  a  member  of  the  Consultation  Committee  of  the German National Logistics Association. Mr Geber was made a Director of Neopost SA in July 2002. Mr   Geber   is   also   Chairman   of   GC   Beteiligungs   und Management Gmbh & AG, Chairman of the Board at Paul Gunther Logistik AG et Ponaxis AG, Vice-Chairman of the Board  at  Inconso  AG,  Director  of  Kiala  SA  and  Friedrich Grohe  Holding  Gmbh  and  member  of  the  Consultation Committee at Friedrich Grohe Holding Gmbh. • Michel  Guillet  (59  years  old)  is  a  Senior  Partner  of  BC Partners, the consultancy arm of the BC European Capital investment fund. He also co-founded BC Partners in 1987. He  previously  held  various  management  posts,  including those  of  Chairman  of  Thomson’s  commercial  refrigeration division  and  Managing  Director  of  Lohr,  a  maker  of  car transporters. Michel Guillet has been a Director of Neopost SA since September 1997. Mr Guillet is also Managing Director of LMBO Europe SAS, Manager at BC Partners Sarl and a Member of the Board at Novalis SAS. • Eric Licoys (65 years old) has spent a large portion of his career in the banking industry. Among other positions, he has been    Managing    Director    of    Banque    Occidentale    pour l’Industrie  et  le  Commerce,  Board  Member  and  Managing Director of Compagnie Financière Barclays, and Chairman of Fonds Partenaire Gestion. Between 1999 and 2002, he was Board Member and Managing Director of Vivendi Universal. He was appointed Director of Neopost by the shareholders’ meeting of 9 July 2003. Mr  Licoys  is  also  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of Financière Photo Europe SA, Chairman of the Supervisory Board  of  Photo  Service,  Photo  Station  and  Hermes  Metal Yudigar,   Member   of   the   Supervisory   Board   at   Groupe Express-Expansion, and Director of Banque Eurofin HSBC and Intermediate Capital Group. • Raymond   Svider   (41   year   old)   has   been   Partner   of   BC Partners since January 1992. He was previously Vice-Chairman at  the  investment  bank  Wasserstein  Perella  &  Co.  Raymond Svider has been a Director of Neopost SA since September 1997. Mr Svider is also a Partner of BC Partners Ltd, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Steelco SA France, Director of STPI, Tera   Consultants,   Polyconcept   Holding   SA,   Polyconcept Holding   BV,   P&F   Management   BV   and   Finapol   Sarl, Member of the Supervisory Board at Zippo Europe SA and Finakabel Verwaltungs AG and Manager at Finapol Sarl.