SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT (EPA:SEV) THE SUEZ BOARD OF DIRECTORS CO-OPTS PHILIPPE PETITCOLIN AS NEW MEMBER OF THE BOARD

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Paris, 1st February 2021

                     THE SUEZ BOARD OF DIRECTORS CO-OPTS

               PHILIPPE PETITCOLIN AS NEW MEMBER OF THE BOARD

The Board of Directors of SUEZ has co-opted Philippe Petitcolin on Monday 1st
February as a new member of the Board. Until December 2020, Mr. Petitcolin was
Chief Executive Officer of Safran, a leading international high-technology
group operating in the aviation, defence and space markets.

During his c.6 year tenure as Chief Executive Officer of Safran Mr. Petitcolin
drove sustained growth and profitability resulting in substantial
outperformance of Safran relative to the CAC40 benchmark. Mr. Petitcolin also
oversaw the execution of Safran's action plan which allowed Safran to
successfully navigate the Covid-19 crisis.

Mr. Petitcolin is the fourth new appointment to the Board of Directors since
October 27th 2020 following the co- optations of Mr. Anthony R. Coscia, Partner
and Executive Committee member of Windels Marx, LLP, Mr. Bertrand Meunier,
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Atos, and Mr. Jacques Richier, Chairman
and CEO of Allianz France. These appointments demonstrate the continued
commitment of SUEZ's Board of Directors to further reinforce the skills and
expertise necessary to oversee the execution of SUEZ's strategy. This co-
optation will be submitted to the approval of the next SUEZ General Meeting.

"Mr. Philippe Petitcolin has tremendous experience as a leader and operator of
international businesses. We are pleased to welcome him to the SUEZ Board of
Directors. His expertise in management, strategy and M&A will be instrumental
to the Board of Directors, as we progress in the implementation of the SUEZ
2030 strategy" said Philippe Varin.

Biography of Philippe Petitcolin:

Mr. Petitcolin was, until recently, Chief Executive Officer of Safran, a
leading international high-technology group operating in the aviation, defence
and space markets. Mr. Petitcolin also serves as Non-Executive Director of EDF
where he is a member of the Strategy Committee and of Pernod Ricard where he is
a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Petitcolin began his career in
1978, joined Safran in 2001 and was appointed Director and Chief Executive
Officer of Safran in April 2015.

Mr. Petitcolin holds a degree in mathematics from the University of Nancy and
is a graduate of the Centre de Perfectionnement aux Affaires (CPA) business
school.

Contacts:

Media Relations:
Isabelle Herrier Naufle
isabelle.herrier.naufle@suez.com
+33 6 83 54 89 62

Analysts/Investors:
Cécile Combeau / Baptiste Fournier / Julien Minot
+33 1 58 81 24 05

About SUEZ:
Since the end of the 19th century, SUEZ has built expertise aimed at helping
people to constantly improve their quality of life by protecting their health
and supporting economic growth. With an active presence on five continents,
SUEZ and its 90,000 employees strive to preserve our environment's natural
capital: water, soil, and air. SUEZ provides innovative and resilient solutions
in water management, waste recovery, site remediation and air treatment,
optimizing municipalities' and industries' resource management through "smart"
cities and improving their environmental and economic performance. The Group
delivers sanitation services to 64 million people and produces 7.1 billion m3
of drinking water. SUEZ is also a contributor to economic growth, with more
than 200,000 jobs created directly and indirectly on an annual basis, and a
provider of new resources, with 4.2 million tons of secondary raw materials
produced. By 2030, the Group is targeting 100% sustainable solutions, with a
positive impact on our environment, health and climate. SUEZ generated total
revenue of EUR18.0 billion in 2019.

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