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Board Of Directors

M. Philippe SPRUCH

Co-founder of LaCie (1989). In charge of R&D, marketing and purchasing. Philippe is also a director of Amikaï (USA).

M. Guillaume BURFIN

With a degree from the HEC Business School, Guillaume Burfin began his career at LaCie as financial director in London, before moving in the direction of internal audit and financial management. In 2001, as financial director, he took part in the Opteway entrepreneurial project. Since 2003, he has worked at Microsoft where he is currently Business Manager – Western Europe, Small & Mid Market Solutions & Partners. He is a member of LaCie's Audit and Compensation Committees.

M. Laurent KATZ

After being graduated from Paris' ESAE Business School, Laurent Katz first worked as a business engineer [ingénieur d’affaires] at Asystel before joining Microsoft France, where he moved on to assume responsibility for the Eastern France region. In 2003, he co-founded Technostorage, which specializes in digital video surveillance. He is a member of LaCie's Technology Monitoring Committee.

M. André JOLIVET

Having obtained his diploma from the Ecole Centrale in Paris, in 1993 André Jolivet founded Wavecom, a GSM module maker (listed on the Nasdaq–New Listings since 1999) where he served as CTO, then Stepmind in 2000 Remote Reward. Mr. Jolivet previously held management and project management positions in the mobile telephone industry from 1985 to 1993.
He is a member of LaCie's Technology Monitoring and Compensation Committees.

Pierre van der Elst

Pierre holds a graduate degree in business administration from the HEC business school. Prior to joining LaCie in 2001, Pierre directed a business specializing in graphic arts for six years. Beginning in November 2002, Pierre directed all European activities, and is presently responsible for all Operations of the LaCie Group. Pierre is also General Manager and a member of the Board of Garderobe S.A.

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