Governance / Specialist committees

In order to consider the files submitted to it in depth, the Board of Directors has formed 4 specialist committees:

• the Appointment and Compensation Committee
• the Strategy Committee
• the Audit Committee, divided into an Internal Control, Risks and Conformity Committee and an Accounts Committee.

Role

The specialist committees are bodies responsible for preparing the decisions of the Board of Directors, the latter remaining solely responsible. Save where specially delegated by the Board of Directors, the specialist committees have no decision-making power.

Composition and operation

Specialist committees are made up of 3 to 8 directors appointed by the Board of Directors for a renewable period of 2 years. The Board of Directors nominates the chairman of the committee from among them. They meet as required by the major issues that drive the Group’s operations and governance. After each meeting, a report on the work of the specialist committee is submitted to the Board of Directors.

The Audit Committee: Internal Control, Risks and Compliance Committee and Accounts Committee
The Strategy Committee
The Appointment and Compensation Committee