Richard Goblet d'Alviella has been the Chief Executive Officer of Sofina S.A., a Belgian financial holding company, since 1989. Mr. Goblet d'Alviella is a member of the board of directors of Sofina as well as a number of the companies in which Sofina has interests or is affiliated, such as Suez, Eurazeo, Danone and Caledonia Investments. Prior to joining Sofina, Mr. Goblet d'Alviella was a Managing Director of the Paine Webber Group and he has a 15-year background in international investment banking in London and New York. Mr. Goblet d'Alviella holds a Commercial Engineer's degree from Universit� Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, and a Master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School. Mr. Goblet d'Alviella was elected to the Board of Directors of Delhaize Group in 2001. |