Vivendi

Member of the Management Board

German citizen

Business address

Expertise and experience

Mr. Frank Esser was born on September 5, 1958 and holds a doctorate in economics from the University of Cologne. Mr. Esser was appointed Chairman of SFR in December 2002 and has been with the SFR group since September 2000, when he was appointed Chief Executive Officer. He was appointed to Vivendi’s Management Board on April 28, 2005. He is also President of the French Telecommunications Federation. Prior to joining SFR, Mr. Esser was Executive Vice President at Mannesmann, in charge of international business and business development.

Positions currently held

SFR, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Société Financière de Communication et du Multimédia, Member of the Supervisory Board
Vivendi Telecom International, Director

Other positions and functions

Fédération Française des Télécoms et des communications électroniques, President
Medef, Member of the Executive Committee
Vodafone D2 GmbH and Arcor (Germany), Member of the Supervisory Board
Faurecia, Director
LTB-R, Permanent Representative of SFR on the Board of Directors

Positions previously held that expired during the last five years

Neuf Cegetel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
SHD, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Vizzavi France, Chairman
Maroc Telecom (Morocco), Member of the Supervisory Board