Gemplus appoints Philippe Duranton as Group Human Resources EVP

Luxembourg, 10 July 2003 - Gemplus (Euronext: LU0121706294 - GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), the world's leading provider of smart card solutions, today announced that it has appointed Philippe Duranton as Group Human Resources EVP.

Philippe Duranton is responsible for Gemplus' Human Resources teams and the company's personnel development programmes worldwide. He is a member of Gemplus' General Management Committee reporting to CEO Alex Mandl.

Philippe Duranton previously served as Human Resources EVP at Canal+ and Co-Managing Director, General Affairs, for the Television and Film Division of Vivendi Universal from 1998 to 2002.

Prior to joining Canal+, Duranton spent nine years (1989 - 1998) at Thales where he held numerous Human Resource management positions across the company's divisions. Philippe Duranton holds a variety of academic distinctions including a D.E.S.S. diploma in Human Resource Management from the Institute of Administration for Business, Bordeaux, France, and a Maîtrise in History.

Philippe Duranton succeeds Didier Lachaud who was responsible for Human Resources management at Gemplus from 1997 to 2003.

About Gemplus

Gemplus (Euronext: LU0121706294 - GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP) is the world's number one provider of smart card solutions.

Gemplus helps its clients offer an exceptional range of portable, personalized solutions that bring security and convenience to people's lives. These include mobile data services, inter-operable banking, identity, WLAN, m-commerce and a wealth of other applications. Gemplus is the only completely dedicated, truly global player in the Smart Card industry, with the largest R&D team, unrivalled experience, and an outstanding track record of technological innovation. In 2002, Gemplus was the worldwide smart card leader in both revenue and total smart card shipments (source: Gartner-Dataquest). Gemplus was also awarded Frost & Sullivan's 2002 Market Value Leadership Award for its exceptional performance.

Gemplus' revenue in 2002 was 787 million Euros.

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