PARIS, France, Jan. 16, 2002 -- Vivendi Environnement today announced that Brian Sullivan has been named U.S. vice president of investor relations. Sullivan will report to Nathalie Pinon, head of investor relations worldwide for the company.
The U.S. investor relations position is part of the company's increased emphasis on the U.S. financial market following its listing of shares on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) last October. In his new role, Sullivan will have the responsibility for communicating Vivendi Environnement's strategy and financial and operational performance to investors and analysts in North America. Sullivan will be based at the Warwick, R.I. regional offices of USFilter, a Vivendi Environnement subsidiary.
Prior to joining Vivendi Environnement, Sullivan was most recently director of investor relations at Textron Inc., which he first joined in 1994. Prior to becoming director of investor relations, Sullivan held management positions at Textron in the areas of communications, media relations and investor relations. He also served as an analyst with the company's commercial finance segment and with Textron's International group in Paris, France, working in the areas of business development and investor relations.
Sullivan earned a B.A. degree in economics from Boston College and an M.A. degree from George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs.
Vivendi Environnement, composed of Vivendi Water (worldwide water products and services), Onyx (solid waste and industrial services), Dalkia (energy management), and Connex (transportation logistics), is the largest environmental services company in the world with more than 215,000 employees in 100 countries and annual revenues of nearly $25 billion. Over 20% of the company's revenues are in the United States. Key brands in the U.S. include USFilter, Culligan, Onyx North America and Superior Services. More information can be found on the company's web site at www.vivendienvironnement-finance.com.
