Patrice Chastagner (French, born 1947) has been with ST since its formation in 1987 and has extensive experience as Grenoble Site Director (since 1988), guiding the emergence of this facility. As Human Resources Manager for the Telecommunication and Peripherals/Automotive (TPA) Groups, he was also TQM Champion and applied the principle of continuous improvement to human resources as well as to manufacturing processes. Since March 2003, he has also been serving as Chairman of STMicroelectronics S.A. in France. He now takes the leadership for Human Resources of a group with about 50000 people. François Guibert (French, born 1953) has also been with ST since its formation, having previously spent many years with Thomson Semiconducteurs, where his responsibilities included product and strategic marketing in North America. After the merger between SGS and Thomson Semiconducteurs, François Guibert served as Director of Semicustom Business for the Asia Pacific region. Subsequently, he has occupied senior positions in Business Development and Investor Relations and has been Group Vice President, Corporate Business Development, since 1995, which included mergers and acquisitions activities. François Guibert will also take on the role of chairman of ST’s worldwide EMS (Electronic Manufacturing Services) Task Force. Otto Kosgalwies (German, born 1956) has also been with ST since its birth and brings a wealth of experience from his former position as Vice President for Sales & Marketing in Europe and General Manager for Supply Chain Management, where he was responsible at a corporate level for the effective flow of goods and information from suppliers to end users. In the newly-created role, Kosgalwies will be responsible for all of the Company’s corporate activities related to Information Technology, Logistics, and Procurement and Material Management. In addition to these new Corporate Vice Presidential appointments, Andrea Cuomo, currently Corporate Vice President, Advanced Systems Technology (AST), will also take on the role of Director of Strategic Planning, while maintaining his leadership of the company’s AST organization. As previously announced on March 15, 2004, Mr. Pistorio will leave his current position at ST after the Company’s Annual General Meeting in 2005 and, with the approval of the Supervisory Board, Carlo Bozotti has been designated to become President and CEO. In turn Carlo Bozotti, with the endorsement of the Supervisory Board, has designated Alain Dutheil to take on the newly created position of COO. alfred.eiblmayr@st.com www.st.com