Governance / Composition
Composition of the Board of Directors

The authority and responsibilities of the Board of Directors are described in the Internal Rules of the Board of Directors.

On behalf of all shareholders and on the proposal or advice of the Management Board, the Board of Directors lays down the strategy and general policy of the company and the Dexia Group. It also sets the Group’s standards and monitors the implementation of that strategy.

It controls and gives direction to the management of the company and the Group and provides monitoring of risks.

It also ensures that the principles of good governance are respected.

The board’s acts are guided solely by a concern for the interests of the company in relation to the entirety of its shareholders, its customers and staff.

The Board of Directors consists of 17 members, including:

  • 6 independent directors;
  • 1 CEO;
  • 11 non-executive directors who do not perform any management function in the company or any of its subsidiaries;
  • 2 executive directors.

Its composition is in accordance with the statutory French and Belgian nature of Dexia SA as it includes as many Belgian as French directors, with each of these nationalities making up at least one third of the board.

Dehaene

Jean-Luc Dehaene
68, Belgian

Chairman of the board
Independent director (term of office: 2009-2013)
Chairman of the Appointment and Compensation Committee and the Strategy Committee

Mariani

Pierre Mariani
52, French

Chairman of the Management Board
Chief Executive Officer (term of office: 2009-2013)
Member of the Strategy Committee

Gilles Benoist
62, French

Independent director (term of office: 2006-2010)
Chairman of the Accounts Committee and of the Internal Control, Risks and Conformity Committee

Olivier Bourges  
42, French

Director (term of office starts: 2009)
Member of the Internal Control, Risks and Conformity Committee and the Strategy Committee

Robert de Metz
57, French

Independent director (term of office starts: 2009)
Member of the Accounts Committee

Augustin de Romanet
de Beaune

47, French

Director (term of office: 2007-2011)
Member of the Appointment and Compensation Committee and the Strategy Committee

Stefaan Decraene
45, Belgian

Director (term of office starts: 2009)
Member of the Management Board of Dexia SA
Chairman of the Management Board of Dexia Bank Belgium

Christian Giacomotto
69, French

Independent director (term of office starts: 2009)
Member of the Appointment and Compensation Committee

Catherine Kopp
58, French

Independent director (term of office: 2008-2012).

Serge Kubla
61, Belgian

Director (term of office: 2006-2010).

Hubert Reynier
47, French

Director (term of office starts: 2009)
Member of the Accounts Committee

Francine Swiggers
56 ans - Belge

Director (term of office: 2008-2012)
Member of the Appointment and Compensation Committee and the Strategy Committee

Bernard Thiry
54, Belgian

Director (term of office starts: 2009)
Member of the Strategy Committee

Marc Tinant
54, Belgian

Director (term of office: 2006-2010).
Member of the Accounts Committee and the Internal Control, Risks and Conformity Committee

Sir Brian Unwin
73, British

Independent director (term of office: 2006-2010)

Koen Van Loo 
36, Belgian

Director (term of office: 2009-2013)
Member of the Internal Control, Risks and Conformity Committee and the Strategy Committee

Francis Vermeiren
72, Belgian

Director (term of office: 2009-2013)
Member of the Appointment and Compensation Committee and the Strategy Committee

Isabelle Bouillot
60 years old, French

Observer since 08/2009

Brigitte Chanoine
44 years old, Belgian

Observer since 08/2009

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