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Mr. David BUFFELARD: President and Chief Executive Officer

Biography

After graduating from Sup de Co Chambéry in 1992, he began his career as a salesman for Chronopost, before founding PRORISK in 1996, which later became VDI GROUP SA and then UPERGY SA.

Chief Executive Officer of UPERGY SA from 2006 to 2009; he then became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer on 19 May 2009.

Mr. Paul-Antoine DESRUMAUX : Managing director, Development

Biography

With a technical and sales background and a degree in International Management from KEDGE Business School, Paul-Antoine has held a variety of sales positions, including Export Manager, Business Developer and EMEIA Sales Director, in a range of companies from SMEs to multinationals.

He joined UPERGY in 2020 as European Sales Director, and was promoted to Managing Director of Development in 2022.

Mr. Fabrice AUDIBERT : Chief Operating Officer

Fabrice Audibert Biography

Biography
After graduating from École Centrale de Lyon and EM Lyon with an Executive MBA, Fabrice has been a Director and member of the Executive Committee for over 20 years. He has held a number of Industrial and Operations Director positions for SMEs and major industrial groups in France and worldwide, covering the entire value chain in these industries (supply chain, purchasing, logistics, R&D, projects, methods and industrialisation, production).
He joined UPERGY as Chief Operating Officer in May 2024.

He joined UPERGY as Chief Operating Officer in May 2024.

Mme Marie-Céline FEVRE : Director of Transformation

Biography

With a Master’s degree in Management and Business Administration (MAE) from IAE Grenoble, she began her career with a major mail order company, where she was responsible for a profit center. In 2003, she joined Upergy, where she progressed from B2B Sales Manager to Director of Transformation

Mr. David BUFFELARD: President and Chief Executive Officer

Role in the Board: Chairman – 1st nomination : 2009 – Renewal General Meeting: 2025
Holds directly and indirectly 2,583,020 shares through HELER company

Other appointments as of December 31, 2025:

  • Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of UPERGY S.A;
  • Managing director of BUFFIPAR ;
  • Director of UPERGY Limited (GB) ;
  • Director of HAWK-WOODS (GB) ;
  • Managing Director & Director of HELER;
  • Co-Manager of UPERGY GmbH (DE) ;
  • Sole Director of UPERGY LTD (HK) ;
  • Co-manager of VDI Italia ;
  • Co-Manager of UPERGY IBERIA (ES) ;
  • Co-Manager of UPERGY SARL (TN);
  • Co-Manager of SI UPERGY SARL (TN) ;
  • Administrator of the MIDDLENEXT Association.
  • Board Member of the TENERRDIS Association.

Mr. Thierry BOUVAT

Role in the Board: Administrator – 1st nomination : 2009 –Renewal General Meeting: 2025
Holds directly and indirectly 149 028 actions.

Other appointments as of December 31, 2025:

  • Director of UPERGY S.A.;
  • Co-manager of VDI Italia ;
  • Director of BATRIBOX (formerly SCRELEC)

Mr. Roland TCHENIO

Position on the Board: Director
Independent Director
Holds no shares directly.

Other appointments as of December 31, 2025:

  • Director of UPERGY S.A. (term not renewed at the Annual General Meeting on June 5, 2025);
  • Board member of FONDATION ALPHAOMEGA ;
  • President of SAS TT Investissements;
  • Manager of SCI Boulevard Lannes ;
  • Director of the Coup de Pouce Association (resigned on September 9, 2025);
  • Member of Installux Supervisory Board;
  • Member of the Audit Committee of THOM Europe;

Ms Marie CHAPALAIN

Role in the Board : Administrator – 1st nomination : 2020 – Renewal General Meeting : 2028
Independent administrator
Does not hold any shares directly.

Other appointments as of December 31, 2025:

  • Board member of UPERGY S.A ;
  • Board member of IAE Lyon 3 ;
  • substitute administrator for APEC ;
  • Member of the external executive board of EM Lyon Business School.

Ms Eugénie NDIAYE

Role in the Board : Administrator – 1st nomination : 2020 – Renewal General Meeting : 2028
Independent administrator
Does not hold any shares directly.

Other appointments as of December 31, 2025:

  • Board member of UPERGY S.A ;
  • President of NAHUEL (S.A.S.U);
  • President of the association LAISSER FLEURIR ;
  • Member of the Social Responsibility / Sustainable Development standardization committee.

Ms Hélène CAMPOURCY

Role in the Board : Administrator – 1st nomination : 2020 – Renewal General Meeting : 2028
Independent administrator
Does not hold any shares directly.

Other appointments as of December 31, 2025:

  • Board member of UPERGY S.A ;
  • President of UMANTEX SAS ;
  • Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Association Comité Richelieu;
  • President of the Think Innov’ Association;
  • Member of the Board of Freedge Beauty;
  • SCI Laroque manager.

Ms Carole BUFFELARD

Role in the Board: Administrator – 1st nomination: 2020 – Renewal General Meeting: 2028
Does not hold any shares directly.

Other appointments as of December 31, 2025:

  • Board member of UPERGY S.A ;
  • Director HELER Company ;
  • Manager of SARL SUCCESS.

M. Laurent GUIZE

Role in the Board: Permanent representative of the company LAFAYETTE CAPITAL

1st nomination : 2023 – Renewal General Meeting : 2027

LAFAYETTE CAPITAL owning 1 140 406 shares of the company UPERGY

Other appointments as of December 31, 2025:

  • Board member of UPERGY S.A ;
  • Chairman of SAS Braxton Investment Management ;
  • Chairman of Lafayette Capital SAS ;
  • Chairman of LMG SAS;
  • Manager of LG Invest Sc ;
  • Manager of Laurfin;
  • Manager of Mérival SCI.
  • Audit and Risk Committee:

    • Mr. David BUFFELARD
    • M. Laurent GUIZE
  • Strategy Committee:
    • Ms Marie CHAPALAIN
    • Mr. David BUFFELARD
  • CSR Committee
    • Ms. Hélène CAMPOURCY (CSR referent)
    • Ms. Eugénie NDIAYE (CSR referent)
  • Mr. David BUFFELARD: President and Chief Executive Officer
  • Mr. Paul-Antoine DESRUMAUX : Managing director, Development
  • Mr. Fabrice AUDIBERT : Chief Operating Officer
  • Ms Marie-Céline FEVRE : Director of Transformation, Quality and Customer Service
  • Mr. Maxime BOULEZ : Human Resources Director
  • Mr. Jean-Antoine GRILLOT : Technical Director
  • Mr. Khadim AMAR : Logistics and Transports Manager

UPERGY complies with the MiddleNext corporate governance code
Corporate Governance Report: Annual Report Extract