SPIE (EPA:SPIE) - SPIE - SPIE appoints Sir Peter Mason as Senior Independent Director

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08/12/2015 17:40

Press Release

      SPIE appoints Sir Peter Mason as Senior Independent Director

Cergy, December 8, 2015 - Following recommendation of the Appointments
Committee, the Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Sir Peter Mason
has been appointed to the newly established  role of Senior Independent
Director.
Today's Board decision reflects SPIE's wishes to comply with best corporate
governance practices, in particular in the light of the fact that Mr. Gauthier
Louette is exercising the functions of both Chairman and CEO.

The Senior Independent Director will contribute to the reinforcement of SPIE's
corporate governance and the improvement of the functioning of its corporate
bodies. In particular, his main duties, as set  forth in the Internal Rules of
the Board of Directors, are:

   - assisting the Chairman and CEO in the organization and smooth functioning
     of the Board and its Committees, including, as and when necessary and
     appropriate, by calling Board meetings, discussing the agenda thereof with
     the Chairman and CEO, and chairing those meetings in the absence of the
     latter;
   - being the preferred contact for shareholders, in particular those not
     represented on the Board, regarding governance issues;
   - organizing annual meetings of Independent Directors and of Non-Executive
     Directors, in particular in connection with the evaluation of the work of
     the Board of Directors and of the performance of the General Management;
   - dealing with any cases of conflicts of interests that may arise among
     members of the Board of Directors or the General Management in
     coordination with the Appointments Committee.

Sir Peter Mason, 69, graduated in Engineering from the University of Glasgow. He
served as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Balfour Beatty Limited, then as
CEO of AMEC, before being named Chairman of Thames Water Utilities Limited in
December 2006. Until October 2008, he was a member of the Board of the Olympic
Delivery Authority for the 2012 Olympic Games. He was named Knight Commander of
the Order of the British Empire for services rendered to international trade in
2002.

Commenting on this appointment, Mr. Gauthier Louette, Chairman of the Board and
CEO of SPIE, declared: "I am delighted that the Board has appointed Sir Peter
Mason as Senior Independent Director of SPIE. His considerable experience of
corporate governance matters within listed issuers and his great knowledge of
SPIE's business and governing bodies will be invaluable to the Company in his
new role."

Commenting on his appointment, Sir Peter Mason stated: "I am honoured to have
been asked to serve in the role of Senior Independent Director. SPIE is a newly
listed Company and I welcome the opportunity to continue to contribute to its
future success for the benefit of all the shareholders."

About SPIE
As the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of
energy and communications, SPIE supports its customers to design, build, operate
and maintain energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly facilities.
With more than 38,000 employees working from close to 550 sites in 35 countries,
SPIE achieved consolidated revenue of EUR5.22 billion in 2014 and consolidated
EBITA of EUR334 million.

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