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 2011, it met 12 times, with a presence rate of 89%.
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 27, 2011
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: 2011-2016
- Bernard Bigot - Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board - term: 2011-2016
- CEA, represented by Christophe Gegout - term: 2011-2016
- François David* - term: 2011-2016
- Sophie Boissard* - term: 2011-2016
- Agnès Lemarchand*- term: 2011-2016
- Christophe Behar - term: 2011-2016
- Guylaine Saucier* - term: 2011-2016
Members representing the French government, appointed by order
- Jean-Dominique Comolli - term: 2011-2016
- Pierre Sellal - term: 2011-2016
- Pierre-Franck Chevet - term: 2011-2016
- Luc Rousseau - term: 2011-2016
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)
Pierre Charreton, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, is the secretary of the Supervisory Board.
* 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
View the commitments made by AREVA concerning:
Annual publications

Alternatives #5: The renaissance of solar homes
Alternatives #4: Hydrocarbons, cocktails of the future
Alternatives #3: Geothermal modesty
Alternatives #2: Tomorrow's reactors
Alternatives #1: Energies, what scenario for 2050?
Quiz: Test what you know about sustainable development
Quiz: Checking on the state of the Earth
Game: Nuclear energy key words
Game: Energy Memory Game
Game: Evaluate your ecological footprint
