ALD announces that Gilles Bellemère has decided to step down from his position as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of ALD, effective 31 December 2022, in order to focus on his role as Chief Executive Officer of ALD Automotive France, in addition to the direct supervision of ALD Automotive in Morocco and Algeria. He will remain a member of ALD's Executive Committee. This decision to adapt the organisation of the Group's General Management team was approved by ALD's Board of Directors.

Gilles Bellemère has served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 2017. In addition to his role as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of ALD, Gilles Bellemère, was appointed Chief Executive Officer of ALD Automotive France in 2019. He was also active within the Group, in ALD Automotive France, between 2001 and 2013, first as Operations Director (until 2006) and subsequently as Deputy General Manager.

Between 2014 and 2017, he was Regional Director in Societe Generale's Retail Banking Division, in which he had previously held various positions between 1987 and 2001. Gilles Bellemère holds a Master's degree in Management from Paris Dauphine University and a Postgraduate degree in Foreign Trade from Paris Panthéon Sorbonne University.