The Board of Thomson announces the appointment of Frédéric Rose as CEO

PARIS–(EMWNews – July 24, 2008) – The Board of Thomson announces the appointment of

Frédéric Rose as CEO

Paris, 24 July 2008 – The Board of Directors of Thomson (Euronext Paris:

18453; NYSE: TMS) yesterday unanimously approved the appointment of

Frédéric Rose as the Group’s new CEO. He will also join the Board of

Directors.

Frédéric Rose, 46 and a French/American national, will join the Group on 1

September from Alcatel-Lucent where he was President of that company’s

Europe, Asia and Africa Region and a member of Alcatel-Lucent’s Executive

Committee. He has gained extensive international experience during his 15

years with Alcatel-Lucent and has a strong working knowledge of businesses

and markets close to those of Thomson.

Commenting on the appointment, Mr. François de Carbonnel, Chairman of

Thomson, said today:

“We’re delighted that Frédéric Rose will join the Group as CEO from the

beginning of September. His appointment comes as a result of a competitive

search process that clearly identified him as having the qualities we were

looking for. These include his international business background, a

familiarity with the opportunities and challenges in our sector, and strong

team-building credentials. He has the youth and energy to drive Thomson

forward and the Board looks forward very much to working with him.”

Commenting on his appointment, Frédéric Rose said:

“Thomson has undoubted technological excellence, leading market positions

worldwide, and an excellent client list in exciting sectors. The

opportunity to lead a company with such potential is rare indeed so I’m

truly delighted to become Thomson’s CEO. My priority with the management

team will be to ensure that the Group fulfils its potential. We will look

to capitalise on its strengths and seize the opportunities that rapidly

evolving technologies in a fast changing world produce. I have no doubt

that Thomson is capable of rebuilding significant and sustainable value for

its shareholders and other stakeholders over time.”

François de Carbonnel, added:

“I would like to take this opportunity to express the Board’s unanimous

thanks to Julian Waldron for his stewardship of the Group over the last few

months. As well as significant progress on strategically important

initiatives such as the restructuring of the silicon business, Julian has

also ensured that the Group’s management maintained its focus on the

business of winning contracts and serving clients. Accordingly, we are

confident that he and Frédéric Rose will form a highly effective team to

take the Group forward.”

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Prior to joining Thomson, Mr Rose has been President of Alcatel-Lucent’s

Europe, Asia and Africa Region and a member of Alcatel-Lucent’s Executive

Committee. Prior to that, he was President of Alcatel-Lucent’s Asia Pacific

region, Mr. Rose managed a diverse team of 15,000 staff operating across 18

countries and led the region to achieve double-digit growth during his

tenure. He also held the position of President of Alcatel Shanghai Bell,

Alcatel-Lucent’s flagship joint venture in China. Mr. Rose has acquired

extensive global experience working in the US, Europe and Asia. During his

15-year career with Alcatel-Lucent, Mr. Rose has established a track record

of building winning teams. He is a graduate of the Georgetown University

School of Foreign Service and the Georgetown University Law Centre and is

fluent in English, French and Dutch.

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Certain statements in this press release, including any discussion of

management expectations for future periods, constitute “forward-looking

statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” of the U.S. Private

Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements

are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs and are subject

to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to

differ materially from the future results expressed or implied by the

forward-looking statements due to changes in global economic and business

conditions, “media and entertainment” markets, and regulatory factors. More

detailed information on the potential factors that could affect the

financial results of Thomson is contained in Thomson’s filings with the

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

About Thomson: the worldwide leader in video solutions

Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) is the world leading provider of

solutions for the creation, management, delivery and access of video, for

the Communication, Media & Entertainment (CME) industries. Our clients are

studios, broadcasters, network operators (telcos, broadband, satellite and

cable operators) and an increasing range of professional users of videos.

We deliver superior value to our customers through a unique combination of

industry leading technologies, systems and services, enabling us to offer

differentiated and innovative end-to-end solutions based on a broad

portfolio of Intellectual Property.

At the cross-roads of the CME industries, leveraging our core competencies

in video but also audio, data and voice, we enable our customers to take

advantage of the growth opportunities brought on by the digital convergence

revolution. For more information: http://www.thomson.net.

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