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Prior to joining PMI, Mr. Babeau spent over a decade at Schneider Electric, where he served as Deputy CEO in charge of Finance and Legal Affairs. He had joined Schneider Electric as Executive Vice President Finance and a member of the Management Board in 2009. From 1993 to 2009, he worked at Pernod Ricard. Having started at the company as an Internal Auditor, and subsequently moved through several executive positions, both locally in France and abroad. As Chief Financial Officer and Group Deputy Managing Director, Mr. Babeau supervised Finance, Information Systems and Industry Administration. He had initially started his career at Arthur Andersen in 1990.

Mr. Babeau also sits on the boards of Sodexo S.A. and Sanofi S.A. He has previously been Vice Chairman of the board of Aveva plc. He holds a degree from the École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris.