2018 annual and sustainable performance report

EXCELLENCE

A TALENTED WOMEN’S SOCCER PLAYER

Arkema has picked an ambassador to represent us before, during and after the competition. She is Gaëtane Thiney, an icon of the French national soccer team.

The French international soccer player alternates between the positions of attacking midfielder and striker in the Paris FC club and on the French national team. She has had a stellar run since being selected nationally by the Bleuettes (under-19 league) in 2003, with which she won the UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship.

Choosing Gaëtane Thiney as an Arkema ambassador was a natural choice for several reasons. The soccer world universally admires and respects her. She battled hard for the opportunity to play soccer at the international level, practicing with men for years because there was no women’s club she could play with. Not only does she shine in foot skills thanks to years of experience, she plays a major role in onboarding younger players on the French national women’s team. An engaged personality, she also gets involved off field. Despite her status as a professional soccer player, she is also a national technical adviser with the French Football Federation, tasked with developing youth soccer. Gaëtane is also a sponsor of the French nonprofit Team Léo du souffle pour Léonie, which works on behalf of cystic fibrosis. She’s a great fit with our values. When we invited her to visit us, she was enthusiastic about our products, especially Pebax^®, the material that the biggest names in sports gear use in the soles of their soccer shoes. Gaëtane is the perfect embodiment of the Arkema project and allows us to pair her image as an iconic female athlete with our own.

Vincent Cottereau, FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019^™ Sponsorship Manager, External Communications