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Jean-François Dubos was appointed Executive Vice-President and General Counsel, Secretary of the management and supervisory boards of Vivendi in April 2005. Prior to this position, Mr. Dubos served as Executive Vice-President and General Counsel, Secretary of the board of directors of Vivendi. Mr. Dubos is responsible for managing the group’s legal and administrative services departments. He is a member of the French Administrative Supreme Court (Maître des Requêtes au Conseil d’Etat), currently on temporary leave. Mr. Dubos joined Compagnie Générale des Eaux, the predecessor of Vivendi, as deputy to the Chief Executive Officer in 1991, and since 1994, has held the position of General Counsel. From 1993 to 1999, he was the Chief Executive Officer of the Group’s subsidiary Carrousel du Louvre. From 1984 to 1991, while a fulltime member of the French Administrative Supreme Court (Conseil d’Etat), he worked on a wide range of matters, including education, interior affairs, urban planning, historical preservation and codification of laws. From 1981 to 1984, he was co-head of the cabinet of the French Ministry of Defense. Mr. Dubos currently serves on the board of directors of two water distribution companies, Société des Eaux de Melun and CMESE and on the supervisory board of Groupe Canal+ and on the board of Sogecable (Spain). He is also Vivendi’s permanent representative on the board of SFR. | 