Philippe P. Dauman

Biographical Information
"Philippe Dauman (1954) was appointed to the Lafarge Board of Directors in 2007.

He has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Viacom (United-States) since September 2006. From 2000 to 2006, he was Co-Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of D.N.D. Capital Partners L.L.C., an investment fund specializing in media and telecommunications.

"He was General Counsel and Secretary of the Board of Viacom from 1993 to 1998, Executive Vice-President from 1995 to 2000, and Vice-Chairman from 1996 to 2000.

"He was previously a partner in the New York law firm of Shearman & Sterling.

"His term of office expires at the General Meeting approving financial statements for the financial year ended 2010.

"He was a director of Lafarge North America (L.N.A., now Lafarge in North America) from 1997 to 2006. He is currently director of National Amusements Inc. (United-States), and a member of the Dean's Council for the University of Columbia Law School (United-States)."

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