AMSTERDAM, August 28, 2015 22:01 —Cnova N.V. (Nasdaq & Euronext in Paris: CNV) (“Cnova” or the “Company”) today announced the appointment of Mr. Didier Lévêque, Vice-Chairman of its Board of Directors, to replace Mr. Jean-Charles Naouri as Chairman of the Board of Directors, and acknowledgement of resignation of Mr. Naouri as its Chairman and non-executive member, effective immediately.
In addition, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Yves Desjacques as a replacement non-executive member of the Board of Directors. With these changes, the size of the Company’s Board of Directors and the composition of the Board’s committees remain unchanged. Biographical information for each current member of the Company’s Board of Directors and information regarding the composition of the Board of Directors and its committees is available at https://www.cnova.com/investor-relations/corporate-governance/board-of-directors.html. Information regarding the Company’s remuneration policy pertaining to the members of its Board of Directors is available at https://www.cnova.com/investor-relations/corporate-governance/related-documents.html
The Company and the Board of Directors thank Mr. Naouri for his invaluable contributions to the Company since its inception and congratulate Mr Lévêque and Mr. Desjacques on their respective appointments as Chairman and non-executive director.
About Cnova N.V.
Cnova N.V., one of the world’s largest e-Commerce companies, serves 15 million active customers via state-of-the-art e-tail websites: Cdiscount in France, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Thailand, Vietnam, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Cameroon, Burkina Faso and Belgium; Extra.com.br, Pontofrio.com and Casasbahia.com.br in Brazil. Cnova N.V.’s product offering of more than 21 million items provides its clients with a wide variety of very competitively priced goods, several fast and customer-convenient delivery options as well as practical payment solutions. Cnova N.V. is part of Groupe Casino, a global diversified retailer. Cnova N.V.’s news releases are available at https://www.cnova.com/investor-relations/. Information available on, or accessible through, the sites referenced above is not part of this press release.
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