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Supervisory Board, an oversight body
When the AREVA group was created, it adopted the legal status of a business corporation (société anonyme) with a Supervisory Board and an Executive Board. The primary role of the Supervisory Board is to exercise ongoing oversight of AREVA’s management by the Executive Board. It also reviews the group’s overall strategy.
A constant eye on the company’s management
The Supervisory Board is required to meet at least once per quarter. In 2008, it met 8 times.
Roles:
- Oversee the Executive Board’s management of AREVA
- Review the overall strategy for AREVA and the group
- Approve annual budgets multi-year plans for AREVA and its direct subsidiaries
- Delegate authority to the Executive Board to conduct transactions that the Executive Board cannot accomplish without such authorization
Fifteen members, including 4 independents*
Members of the Supervisory Board are appointed by shareholders and by holders of voting right certificates, except for employee-elected members of the Board and representatives of the French government.
Members as of April 30, 2009
The Supervisory Board is made up of 15 members, including 4 independents, who are appointed for 5-year terms.
Members appointed by shareholders
- Jean-Cyril Spinetta* - Chairman of the Supervisory Board - term: 2009-2011
- Bernard Bigot - Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board - term: 2009-2011
- CEA, represented by Christophe Gegout - term: 2006-2011
- François David* - term: 2008-2013
- Thierry Desmarest - term: 2006-2011
- Oscar Fanjul* - term: 2006-2011
- Philippe Pradel - term: 2006-2011
- Guylaine Saucier* - term: 2006-2011
Members representing the French government, appointed by order
- Bruno Bézard - term: 2006-2011
- Pierre Sellal - term: 2009-2011
- Pierre-Franck Chevet - term: 2006-2011
- Luc Rousseau - term: 2006-2011
Members elected by, and representing, employees
Beginning of term: 2007 - End of term: 2012
- Jean-Claude Bertrand – AREVA, Chemistry business unit
- Gérard Melet - AREVA, Treatment business unit
- Alain Vivier-Merle - AREVA Lyon (Corporate)
The Supervisory Board’s secretary, Josseline de Clausade, is the group’s Senior Vice President of Compliance.
* Independent member: holds no more than 10% capital and has no financial or commercial (customer/supplier) links to the company.
Resolutions passed by the Supervisory Board
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