Executive Board: broad decision-making power

AREVA's headquarters in Paris, France

The Executive Board is the decision-making body for management and administration of the company. Its authorities grant it the broadest corporate governance powers.

Role

The Executive Board has the power to act on behalf of the company in all circumstances, except when authority is expressly attributed by law to the Supervisory Board or to shareholders. The Executive Board meets as often as the group’s interests require.

Members appointed for 5-year terms

The Executive Board is made up of 2-5 members appointed by the Supervisory Board for 5-year terms. The Board is currently made up of 4 members:

Portrait of Madame Anne Lauvergeon

Anne Lauvergeon

AREVA's Chief Executive Officer

Portrait of Gérald Arbola

Gérald Arbola

Chief Operating Officer of AREVA

Portrait of Didier Benedetti

Didier Benedetti

Executive Officer, in charge of process optimization.

As such he oversees the simplification of the group's operating modes, the effectiveness of procedures and the pooling of resources.

Portrait of Luc Oursel

Luc Oursel

Executive Officer, in charge or nuclear operations.

As such he oversees the execution of major projects, the group's industrial excellence and performance improvement plans. He also monitors the Engineering and Projects Organization.

Josseline de Clausade, Compliance Senior Vice President, is the secretary of the Executive Board.

Strategy

The group offers comprehensive solutions that meet the major global energy challenges by reducing CO2 emissions.