Saint Gobain Or Regulatory News (COD)

4 May 2005 08:02

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain04 May 2005 Pressrelease Pierre-Andre de Chalendar is appointed as Chief Operating Officer of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain Christian Streiff, is stepping down as Chief Operating Officer. In the course of his twenty-six years of service within the Group, ChristianStreiff has held nine positions, including six executive management functions inGermany, France and Italy - notably Chief Executive Officer of Saint-GobainEmballage and Chairman of Pont-a-Mousson S.A. From 2002 to 2003, he wasPresident of Saint-Gobain's Abrasives and Ceramics divisions. He had taken upthe function of Chief Operating Officer on April 1, 2004. At its meeting of May 3, 2005, the Board of Directors of Compagnie deSaint-Gobain, acting upon the recommendation of Chairman and CEO Jean-LouisBeffa, unanimously appointed Pierre-Andre de Chalendar as Chief OperatingOfficer. Pierre-Andre de Chalendar, 47, joined the Group in 1989 as Vice-President,Corporate Planning. He was then Head of the Abrasives Division, Europe from 1992to 1996, and President of the Abrasives Division from 1996 to 2000. From 2000 to2002, he was the Company's General Delegate to the United Kingdom and theRepublic of Ireland, as well as President-Delegate of the Building DistributionDivision for the United Kingdom and the United States. Since 2003, he has beenSenior Vice-President of the Company and President of the Building DistributionSector. May 3, 2005 Investor Relations Department Florence Triou-Teixeira Tel: +33 1 47 62 45 19Alexandre Etuy Tel: +33 1 47 62 37 15 Fax: +33 1 47 62 50 62 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange