NEOPOST GOVERNANCE EVOLVES TO ACCELERATE THE GROUP'S TRANSFORMATION
January 16 2018 - 2:00AM
NEOPOST
GOVERNANCE EVOLVES TO ACCELERATE THE GROUP'S TRANSFORMATION
Paris, 16 January 2018
The Board of Directors of Neopost,
a global leader in digital communications, shipping and mail
solutions, decided at its meeting on 12 January 2018 to implement
the separation of the functions of Chairman of the Group's Board of
Directors and the Chief Executive Officer.
This separation of functions is in
line with the commitment undertaken for the General Assembly held
on 1 July 2016, and will be effective from 1 February 2018.
Geoffrey Godet is named Chief
Executive Officer of Neopost. His principal mission will be to
accelerate the Group's transformation. Denis Thiery is Chairman of
the Board of Directors. He will ensure the implementation of the
new governance by bringing his in-depth knowledge of the sector and
the company.
Denis Thiery, Chairman and Vincent
Mercier, Lead Director at Neopost, declared: "The Board of Directors was looking for a
candidate with a strong international culture and a broad
experience of the new technologies needed for Neopost's evolution.
We found these qualities in Geoffrey Godet who demonstrated his
capacity to create innovative solutions to meet companies' digital
transformation needs. His 15-year experience in the USA in the area
of software and digital solutions, his leadership and his client
focus will enable him to bring a new perspective and a new momentum
to transform Neopost."
Geoffrey Godet added: "I am delighted to join Neopost, a strong
international group whose numerous assets, namely its 6,000
employees, its 500,000 customers, its international distribution
network and its solid financials, give it great potential. I look
forward to meeting the challenges that lie ahead together with the
teams in place, so that we can return to sustainable organic growth
in the long term."
Geoffrey Godet will be based at
Neopost's headquarters in Bagneux, in the Paris region. His
nomination to the Neopost Board of Directors will be proposed to
the shareholder General Assembly which will take place on 29 June
2018.
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Geoffrey
Godet, 40, a dual French and American citizen and a graduate of
HEC, has spent his entire career with the Flatirons and Jouve
Group, a leader in digital solutions for banking, insurance,
healthcare, manufacturing, aeronautics, publishing, media and
education. The Flatirons and Jouve Group is present in the United
States, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Nordic countries,
China and India. Since 2004, Geoffrey has been Chief Executive
Officer of Flatirons Solutions, based in California, and most
recently was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Jouve, based
in Paris. Prior to that, he was successively Marketing and
Communications Director, Head of the Cultural Heritage Digitization
Division and Managing Director of Jouve Aviation Solutions.
Denis Thiery,
62, a graduate of HEC, joined Neopost in 1998 as Group Chief
Financial Officer and was responsible for the Group's successful
stock market introduction. He became Chief Executive Officer from
19 June 2007 to 12 January 2010, at which time he became Group
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Denis Thiery started his
career at Coopers and Lybrand before holding a series of positions
at Wang France, including Finance Director. Previously he was
Finance Director and then Managing Director of the Moorings group
in Florida.
ABOUT NEOPOST
NEOPOST is a global leader in digital
communications, shipping and mail solutions. Its mission is to help
companies improve the way they manage interactions with their
clients and partners. Neopost provides the most advanced solutions
for physical mail processing (mailing systems and
folders-inserters), digital communications management (Customer
Communications Management and Data Quality applications), and
supply chain and e-commerce process optimization (from point of
sale to delivery, including associated tracking
services).
With a direct presence in 29 countries and close to 6,000
employees, Neopost reported annual sales of €1.2 billion in 2016.
Its products and services are sold in more than 90
countries.
Neopost is listed in compartment A of Euronext Paris and belongs to
the SBF 120 index. |
For more information, please
contact:
Neopost, Gaële Le Men |
FTI Consulting |
Financial
& External
Communications Director |
Caroline
Guilhaume
Christina Zinck |
Tel: +33
(0)1 45 36 31 39 |
Tel: +33
(0)1 47 03 68 17 |
Email: g.le-men@neopost.com |
Email: neopost@fticonsulting.com |
Or visit our website:
www.neopost-group.com
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