Paris, September 15th, 2015
PRESS RELEASE
Thomas Devedjian joins the ERAMET Group
Patrick Buffet, Chairman & CEO of ERAMET, whose mandate was renewed at ERAMET Shareholders and Board meetings on May 29th, 2015 called Thomas Devedjian to join the Group, as of September 16th 2015, as Deputy Director, Member of the Executive Committee.
After an integration period, Thomas Devedjian will be nominated Chief Financial Officer from January 1st 2016.
He will succeed to Jean-Didier Dujardin, ERAMET Chief Financial Officer since 2003, who will go to retirement.
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Thomas Devedjian, aged 44, is graduated of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (IEP) and the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC), an alumnus of the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA), he had various assignments in the French civil service and was a technical advisor to different Finance Ministers. After being Deputy Director of Investments with EURAZEO, he joined in 2009 the Strategic Investment Fund (FSI), later integrated with Bpifrance, as Director and Member of the Executive Committee. Since February 2014, he was Investment Director of YAM Invest and CEO of Time for Growth.
Jean-Didier Dujardin, who holds a Master of Law and is graduated of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (IEP), began his career in 1973 at Indosuez Bank as a forex trader, before to join the industry end of 1976.
Until 1983, he held several positions as treasurer within Pechiney and in 1986 he entered the steel industry (Sacilor, Usinor and Arcelor), where he held several positions of division Chief Financial Officer.
He has been Chief Financial Officer of ERAMET since 2003.
ABOUT ERAMET
ERAMET is a leading global producer of:
- alloying metals, particularly manganese and nickel, used to improve the properties of steel,
- high-performance special steels and alloys used in industries such as aerospace, power generation and tooling.
ERAMET also has major research and development projects in new business lines with high growth potential, such as mineral sands (titanium dioxide and zircon), lithium and in recycling.
The Group employs approximately 14,000 people in 21 countries. ERAMET is part of Euronext Paris
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CONTACT
Vice-President Strategy and Financial Communication
Philippe Gundermann
Tel: +33 (0)1 45 38 42 78
Investor Relations and Strategic Analyst
Hughes-Marie Aulanier
Tel: +33 (0)1 45 38 38 04
For more information: www.eramet.com
