The key features of the Board’s composition at 31 December 2021 are summarised below (*) :
Average age
62
Average tenure
8 years
Gender parity (**)
- 54% Women
- 46% Men
Independence (***)
- 67% Independent directors
- 33% Non-independent directors
Internationalisation
- 60% Directors who are French nationals
- 40% Directors who are nationals of another country
(*) In accordance with the provisions of the Afep-Medef code and the French Commercial Code.
(**) Excluding the Directors representing employees.
(***) Excluding the Directors representing employees and employee shareholders.
The members of the Board have experience and expertise in the following areas:
| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | INDUSTRY SECTOR EXPERTISE | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name |
Executive management
|
Financial management
|
Technical or functional management
|
Public administration
|
Construction, property development
|
Aerospace and aviation
|
Telecoms, energy
|
Transport
|
Digital
|
Manufacturing, services
|
| Xavier Huillard | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ||||
| Yves-Thibault de Silguy | ☑ | ☑ | ||||||||
| Yannick Assouad | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ||||||
| Benoit Bazin | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ||||||
| Robert Castaigne | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ||||||
| Uwe Chlebos | ☑ | |||||||||
| Graziella Gavezotti | ☑ | ☑ | ||||||||
| Caroline Grégoire Sainte Marie | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | |||||||
| Miloud Hakimi | ☑ | |||||||||
| Marie-Christine Lombard | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ||||||
| René Medori | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ||||||
| Dominique Muller Joly-Pottuz | ☑ | ☑ | ||||||||
| Ana Paula Pessoa | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | |||||||
| Pascale Sourisse | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | |||||
| Qatar Holding –Abdullah Hamad Al-Attiyah | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ||||||
In 2021, the Board held 11 meetings (seven ordinary meetings and four extraordinary meetings). Ordinary meetings of the Board are scheduled over a year in advance, whereas extraordinary meetings are often convened at very short notice, which can sometimes prove difficult to reconcile with the professional constraints of certain directors. Nevertheless, it is worth noting that extraordinary meetings of the Board are usually called to examine proposed acquisitions or major long-term contracts which, prior to being submitted to a formal Board meeting, have been the focus of one or more review sessions held by the Strategy and CSR Committee, whose meetings are open to all directors thus allowing them to learn about these opportunities, express an opinion and give voting instructions to the director they have appointed as proxy to vote on their behalf at a formal Board meeting. All directors are invited to take part in the meetings of the Strategy and CSR Committee and receive the related documentation, which may also be viewed using a tablet or computer via the application set up for this purpose by the Board. In 2021, Board meetings were held in person and using video and audio conferencing methods due to the Covid-19 health crisis.