OREANDA-NEWS. Valery Perrier has been appointed Deputy Chief Financial Officer of GDF SUEZ, in charge of Investor Relations, working alongside Isabelle Kocher, the Group's Chief Financial Officer, with effect from February 1, 2014, as the replacement for Geert Peeters who has taken up a new position outside of the Group.

As the holder of an MBA in Strategy & Controlling from Paris Dauphine University, Valery Perrier joined the Group in 1994 as a Controller before taking the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of ELYO South East Asia in Singapore. In 1999, he was appointed CFO of Trigen Energy Corporation (Elyo) in New York. He rejoined Suez Corporate in 2002, as the Group Corporate Controller in charge of the Energy division. In 2006, he was appointed CEO of Elyo Iberica, and in 2009 he joined Electrabel as Head of Finance, Controlling, Information, Quality and Strategy for the Generation division. Since January 2012, he has held the roles of Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for Belgium & Luxembourg.

GDF SUEZ develops its businesses (power, natural gas, energy services) around a model based on responsible growth to take up today's major energy and environmental challenges: meeting energy needs, ensuring the security of supply, fighting against climate change and maximizing the use of resources. The Group provides highly efficient and innovative solutions to individuals, cities and businesses by relying on diversified gas-supply sources, flexible and low-emission power generation as well as unique expertise in four key sectors: independent power production, liquefied natural gas, renewable energy and energy efficiency services.GDF SUEZ employs 138,200 people worldwide and achieved revenues of €82 billion in 2012. The Group is listed on the Paris, Brussels and Luxembourg stock exchanges and is represented in the main international indices: CAC 40, BEL 20, DJ Euro Stoxx 50, Euronext 100, FTSE Eurotop 100, MSCI Europe and Euronext Vigeo (World 120, Eurozone 120, Europe 120 and France 20).