Appointment of an Indian on Alstoms Board of
Directors

The annual shareholders meeting of
Alstom, held in Paris on 22 June 2010, approved the appointments
of Mrs. Lalita Gupte, former Joint Managing Director and member
of the board of ICICI Bank Ltd, and Mrs. Katrina Landis, Group
Vice President of BP Alternative Energy, as members of
Alstoms Board of Directors.

These nominations aim to develop the diversity of Alstoms
Board members. By virtue of her Indian nationality, rich and
diverse career and her contributions to ICICI Bank, Lalita Gupte
will bring her international experience and sense of innovation
to the Board.

Lalita D. Gupte, 61, an Indian citizen, holds a Bachelors
degree in economics and a Masters degree in management
studies from Mumbai University. Beginning her career with ICICI
Ltd (Indias second largest bank) in 1971, she held various
leadership positions in areas of corporate and retail banking,
strategy and international banking. She has been instrumental in
transforming ICICI Bank into a diversified financial services
group. She has been specifically in charge of developing the
retail domestic bank, the listing of ICICI on the New York Stock
Exchange in 1998-1999, before leading international operations
starting in 2001. Between 2002 and 2006 she was Chief Operating
Officer and member of the board of ICICI Bank. Mrs Gupte is
presently non executive chairman of ICICI Venture Funds
Management Co and a board member of Nokia and Bharat Forge Ltd.

Katrina Landis, 50, a US citizen, started her career as a
consultant then created a consulting firm specialised in energy.
After working for Amoco, she joined the BP group in 1992 where
she has served in a variety of senior roles, including
exploration and production, trading as well as mergers and
acquisitions.

The annual shareholders meeting also approved the renewal
of the appointments of Georges Chodron de Courcel, Olivier
Bouygues and Bouygues SA, as directors.

Following these nominations, Alstoms Board of directors,
chaired by Patrick Kron, Chairman and CEO of Alstom, will include
14 members: Patrick Kron, Jean-Paul Béchat*, Candace K.
Beinecke, Olivier Bouygues, Georges Chodron de Courcel, Pascal
Colombani*, Jean-Martin Folz*, Lalita Gupte*, Gérard
Hauser*, Katrina Landis*, James William Leng*, Klaus Mangold*,
Alan Thomson*, Bouygues SA (represented by Philippe Marien).

*Independent director

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