Wendel is a French investment company. The company is managed by André François-Poncet, Group CEO, and David Darmon, Group Deputy CEO. Since July 2018, the chairman of the supervisory board is Nicolas ver Hulst. Shareholders For more than three centuries, Wendel has been supported by the Wendel family, its core shareholder group. The family shareholders are grouped in Wendel-Participations SE, which owns 39.3% of Wendel's share capital. Wendel-Participations SE is owned by c. 1,200 members of the Wendel family and legal entities. The Wendel family is represented by six members of the supervisory board. This strong, long-term shareholding structure enables Wendel to focus year after year on value creation and on the long-term growth of its investments, for the benefit of the companies in its portfolio and of all of Wendel's shareholders. Its main shareholders, as of December 31, 2020, are: Wendel Participations SE: 39.3% Institutional investors: 37.7% Individual shareholders: 18.8% Employees, corporate officers and others: 2.3% Treasury shares: 2.0% Subsidiaries and participations Wendel is the reference shareholder of the following main companies: Bureau Veritas Tarkett Constantia Flexibles Crisis Prevention Institute Cromology IHS Towers Stahl Governance Supervisory Board Nicolas ver Hulst, chairman Gervais Pellisser, vice-chairman Franca Bertagnin Benetton Bénédicte Coste Harper Mates François de Mitry Priscilla de Moustier Sophie Tomasi Parise Guylaine Saucier Jacqueline Tammenoms Bakker Thomas de Villeneuve Humbert de Wendel Executive Board André François-Poncet, Group CEO David Darmon, Group Deputy CEO News In October 2019, Wendel signed an agreement to acquire U.S. company Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) from San Francisco-based FFL Partners in a deal with an enterprise value of $910 million. In April 2014, Wendel confirmed that the acquisition of Clariant's Leather Services division by Stahl has been completed. In exchange for the sale of its assets to Stahl, Clariant received 23% of the shares of Stahl and a cash payment of €74 million. Wendel remains the principal shareholder of Stahl, with c.70% of the group's capital. In April 2014, Wendel increases its total investment in IHS to $475 million. In December 2013, Wendel realized its first investment in Japan, through Oranje Nassau Développement, with the acquisition of Nippon Oil Pump Co., Ltd. (NOP). Wendel has invested ¥3,2bn (c.€24M), subject to price adjustments, and holds 98% of the company, alongside management. In November 2013, Wendel pursues its strategy of investment in Africa, becoming a shareholder of the pan-African group Saham, based in Morocco and majority-held by its