Nexans : APPOINTMENT OF MARC GRYNBERG AS CENSOR

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APPOINTMENT OF MARC GRYNBERG AS CENSOR

Paris, January 19, 2017 - The Nexans Board of Directors decided yesterday to appoint Marc Grynberg as censor with a view to proposing his candidature as member of the Board of Directors to the 2017 shareholders' general meeting. As censor, Mr. Grynberg will attend Board of Directors meetings with a consultative role, and the Board will benefit immediately from his experience and expertise. The Internal Regulations of the Board will be applicable to him in all its provisions.

Marc Grynberg was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Umicore in November 2008. He was head of the Group's Automotive Catalysts business unit from 2006 to 2008 and served as Umicore's CFO from 2000 until 2006. He joined Umicore in 1996 as Group Controller. Marc holds a Commercial Engineering degree from the University of Brussels (Ecole de Commerce Solvay) and, prior to joining Umicore, worked for DuPont de Nemours in Brussels and Geneva. 

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About Nexans

Nexans brings energy to life through an extensive range of cables and cabling solutions that deliver increased performance for our customers worldwide. Nexans' teams are committed to a partnership approach that supports customers in four main business areas: Power transmission and distribution (submarine and land), Energy resources (Oil & Gas, Mining and Renewables), Transportation (Road, Rail, Air, Sea) and Building (Commercial, Residential and Data Centers). Nexans' strategy is founded on continuous innovation in products, solutions and services, employee development, customer training and the introduction of safe, low-environmental-impact industrial processes.
In 2013, Nexans became the first cable player to create a Foundation to introduce sustained initiatives for access to energy for disadvantaged communities worldwide.
Nexans is an active member of Europacable, the European Association of Wire & Cable Manufacturers, and a signatory of the Europacable Industry Charter. The Charter expresses its members' commitment to the principles and objectives of developing ethical, sustainable and high-quality cables.
Nexans, acting for the energy transition, has an industrial presence in 40 countries, commercial activities worldwide, is employing close to 26,000 people and generating sales in 2015 of 6.2 billion euros. Nexans is listed on the regulated market of Euronext Paris, compartment A.

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Angéline Afanoukoe                                                  Michel Gédéon
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Angeline.afanoukoe@nexans.com                             Michel.gedeon@nexans.com

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