2025 Universal Registration Document

3.1.2 Areas of expertise of Board members

As part of the three-yearly assessment of the Board’s performance and effectiveness, the directors were asked to validate the skills matrix with regard to their individual areas of expertise. This matrix covers business-related and cross-sector expertise through a framework comprising several levels of expertise. Emphasis was placed on the skills identified as essential to effectively fulfil the duties of a VINCI director, given the scope and nature of both the Group’s business activities and its strategy, and taking into consideration the crucial importance of ESG skills among these key areas of expertise. The survey carried out to complete the matrix found that a very large majority of Board members consider that they have strong expertise and experience in matters relating to corporate social responsibility, including environmental concerns, ethics and social issues. The Board thus benefits from extensive knowledge and comprehension of all issues involved in its work.

The table below shows the areas in which each of the directors feels they have expertise () or familiarity (), attesting to the Board’s good grasp of all issues that may come up in the course of its work.

The members of the Board have experience and expertise in the following areas: