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“When I started 12 years ago, few women

advanced to the management level. Things have

changed immensely. Now the percentage of

women at the Cerdato R&D center in Serquigny,

France, is approaching 40%. I was inspired

by an environment that encouraged me to

take on a manager role. In a less supportive

setting, I might have hesitated. As Business

Development Director at Cerdato, I currently supervise 20 engineers

and 15technicians. But I don’t think the question of gender equality

should be our sole focus. A broader perception prompts us to strive

for the best possible balance, especially work-life balance. We take

the time here to make sure that both male and female employees

get it right. Through simple, regular actions, our managers convey

the value we place on balance, which is meaningful and a factor in

success.”

Karine Loyen, Technical Polymers Business Development Director,

Europe

here’s no better way to showcase women’s role in sports and

the business world than to sign this global sponsorship deal

with FIFA, the sport’s international governing body. “Women

soccer players want to shine, and to shine a spotlight on their

sport, through the high-level engagement and performance

they so dazzlingly demonstrate. This also corresponds to

a strong Arkema commitment to performance,” points out

Gilles Galinier, Vice President, External Communication.

Given the tie-in, we are featuring this all-women’s international event in

our new employer branding communications. One visual depicts one of

our researchers on a soccer field: Lise just happens to work on Arkema

materials used in athletic shoes.

AN INTERNATIONAL EVENT THAT RAISES ARKEMA’S

PROFILE WORLDWIDE

Our sponsorship will also display the Arkema brand to a billion

television viewers watching an event broadcast in close to

180 countries. The pinnacle of women’s soccer competitions will be

held in France from June 7 to July 7, 2019, and will pit the world’s

24 best women’s soccer nations against one another in nine major

cities. Arkema host countries are well represented in the tournament.

Besides France, there is the reigning world champion U.S. team, in

the running for a second straight title. Olympic champion Germany is

also a serious contender. Other favorites are Japan, which made the

finals in the last two cups, and the Netherlands, winner of the UEFA

Women’s Euro 2017 competition. Also worth a mention is China,

the first country to qualify, in April 2018. Fans from Arkema are

expected to turn out in droves. The company has a manufacturing and

commercial presence and strong recruiting goals in all the countries

mentioned.

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“THIS GLOBAL

EVENT WILL

BOOST OUR

POPULARITY WITH A

WIDE SEGMENT OF THE

PUBLIC AND HEIGHTEN

OUR EMPLOYER BRAND

VISIBILITY. BUT WE ALSO

HOPE IT WILL PLAY

AN INDIRECT ROLE IN

RAISING OUR BUSINESS

PROFILE.”

Gilles Galinier, Vice President, External Communication

Women Shine in Business

and Soccer

EQUALITY

To show support for talented women as they work to succeed in areas traditionally dominated by men,

Arkema in 2018 agreed to sponsor the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™.

HUMAN CAPITAL

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

EXCELLENCE

A TALENTED WOMEN’S SOCCER PLAYER

332

That’s the number of goals officially scored by Gaëtane Thiney

in competition throughout her career.

58 goals in 151 selections to play for the French national women’s soccer team.

The seventh most picked player in the history of the French national women’s

soccer team.

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