Eramet: Gaëtan Halna du Fretay appointed General Delegate in Gabon

Paris, July 1st, 2020

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Eramet - Gaëtan Halna du Fretay appointed General Delegate in Gabon

As of July 1st, 2020, Gaëtan Halna du Fretay has been appointed Eramet's General Delegate in Gabon. Based in Libreville, he reports to Kleber Silva, Deputy CEO in charge of the Mining & Metals Division at Eramet.

He is replacing Bruno Faour, who now holds the position of Public Affairs Director at the Group's Mining & Metals Division. The Group thanks him for his commitment in Gabon over the last two years.

Gaëtan Halna du Fretay has extensive experience in public and institutional relations as well as in the field of security.

This appointment is part of the Eramet group's policy in Gabon to increase production capacity at Comilog and build up transport capacity at Setrag, despite the uncertain international economic climate.

Gaëtan Halna du Fretay will be tasked with supporting business development of these two subsidiary companies as part of a partnership between the Eramet group and the Gabonese government, while maintaining relationships of trust with country officials, government agencies, NGOs, and international representatives.

Gaëtan Halna du Fretay holds a master's degree in public law from the University of Paris II Assas, as well as a master's degree in risk management from the University of Paris I Sorbonne. After spending the first part of his career in the French Gendarmerie Nationale, including eleven years at the Presidency of the French Republic, he joined the AREVA Group (now Orano) as VP in charge of people protection and international sites, before joining Eramet in 2012.

Calendar

07/29/2020: Publication of Group 2020 half-year results.

10/28/2020: Publication of Group 2020 third-quarter sales.

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Eramet, a global mining and metallurgical group, is a key player in the extraction and valorisation of metals (manganese, nickel, mineral sands) and the elaboration and processing of alloys with a high added value (high-speed steels, high-performance steels, superalloys, aluminium and titanium alloys).

The Group supports the energy transition by developing activities with high growth potential, including recycling and the extraction and refining of lithium.

Eramet positions itself as the privileged partner of its customers in sectors that include carbon and stainless steel, aerospace, pigments, energy, and new battery generations.

Building on its operating excellence, the quality of its investments and the expertise of its employees, the Group leverages an industrial, managerial and societal model that is virtuous and value accretive. As a contributive corporate citizen, Eramet strives for a sustainable and responsible industry.

Eramet employs around 13,000 people in more than 20 countries, with sales of c.€4 billion in 2019.

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