The ordinary general meeting of shareholders on 30 April 2004 appointed Mr Noël Forgeard and Mr Michel Marti as new members of the Arcelor Board of Directors. Noël Forgeard has been President of Airbus since July 2001. Michel Marti has been the confederation secretary in the international department of the French trade union CFDT since 1994. Noël Forgeard and Michel Marti are replacing Daniel Bouton and Jean Lapeyre, who have resigned.