About Virginie Banet

Ms. Banet serves as an independent non-executive director of the company. She has over 35 years of experience in finance, investment banking and corporate governance. She is the founder of Iolite Financial Consulting and currently acts as a senior advisor to Brunswick and Alix Partners, and has held board positions at Mediobanca, Lagardère, Vallourec, Netgem and GTT. Her executive career includes senior roles at Nomura, Natixis, Deutsche Bank and Ondra Partners, with sector expertise in media, aerospace and defence and industrials. She also held industry roles at Lagardère and Airbus, focusing on investor relations and M&A. Ms. Banet is a graduate of Sciences Po Paris, Paris II Assas and the Société Française des Analystes Financiers.