Patrick Dupuis became a director of the Company in April 2016. He serves as a member of our Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

Mr. Dupuis currently holds a directorship position in St. Joseph Financial Services, a non-profit organisation. He also provides executive coaching for C-suite and mid-career executives. He previously served as advisor and interim executive for Hellman & Friedman, based in San Francisco, during the preparation for the execution of the merger between Kronos and Ultimate Software. He is a former officer of global technology platform and payments leader PayPal Holdings, Inc., where he facilitated the company’s listing on Nasdaq in 2015 and its double-digit global expansion, serving as Chief Financial Officer, then SVP for Quality and Productivity.

Prior to joining PayPal, Mr. Dupuis was Chief Financial Officer of SITEL Worldwide Corporation, a leader in customer service and Chief Financial Officer of BJC HealthCare, one of the largest non-profit health care organizations in the United States.

He started his career in 1984 at General Electric, where he held multiple executive positions over 20 years, including head of GE’s famed Audit Staff, Chief Financial Officer of GE Healthcare and General Manager of GE Capital International Services (now, Genpact).

Throughout his career, Mr. Dupuis has been an enabler of growth, transformation at scale and talent development. Mr. Dupuis graduated from the École de Management de Lyon in France.