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Laurent Attias is Head of Corporate Development, Strategy, BD&L and M&A where he leads the development of long-term strategic plans for the Surgical and Vision Care franchises of Alcon and is responsible for the Alconā€™s BD&L, M&A, partnerships and alliance activities, a role which he has held since 2012. Since 1994 when Mr. Attias joined Alcon, he has had various roles with increasing responsibility beginning with positions in Alconā€™s Sales and Marketing functions and then holding the positions of Vice President, Refractive Sales and Marketing from 2002 to 2007; Vice President/General Manager of Alcon Canada from 2007 to 2009; Vice President, Central & Eastern Europe, Italy and Greece from 2009 to 2010; and President, Europe, Middle East and Africa (ā€œEMEAā€) from 2010 to 2012.

Mr. Attias holds both a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing and a Master of Business Administration from Texas Christian University in the United States.