Corporate governance

FINANCE

General management

Alex Bongrain
Born on March 16,1952
Chairman

Olivier Delaméa
Born on April 26, 1969
Chief Executive Officer since September 2022
Joined the Group in 2022

Régis Massuyeau
Born on May 5, 1972
Financial Director since January 2024
Joined the Group in 2023

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is composed of 16 members of which 8 are independent.
The board defines its schedule of meetings, which are held every two months unless additional urgent or necessary meetings are called in the best interests of the company.
The Board of Directors debates its operations and assesses its works.

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Alex Bongrain
Born on March 16, 1952.
Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Board Director since April 2004.
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Armand Bongrain
Born on June 9, 1953.
Member of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Board Director since April 2004.
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Anne-Marie Cambourieu
Born on July 24, 1959.
Member of the Management and Remuneration Committee.
Independent Director.
Board Director since April 2002.
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Clare Chatfield
Born on December 21, 1957.
CEO of the Management and Remuneration Committee.
Independent Director.
Board Director since April 2016.
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Sophie De Roux
Born on July 27, 1964.
Board Director since 2021.
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Philippe Gorce
Born on June 25, 1963.
Board Director representing the employee shareholders since April 2022
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Xavier Govare
Born on January 18, 1958.
Member of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and the Audit and Risks Committee.
Independent Director.
Board Director since April 2017.
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Malika Haimeur
Born on September 7, 1956.
Chair of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.
Independent Director.
Board Director since April 2018.
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Martine Liautaud
Born on May 15, 1950.
Member of the Audit and Risk Committee.
Independent Director.
Board Director since April 2013.
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Annette Messemer
Born on August 14, 1964.
Member of the Audit and Risk Committee.
Independent Director.
Board Director since April 2020.
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Christian Mouillon
Born on September 15, 1955.
Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee and Member of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.
Independent Director.
Board Director since April 2018.
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Robert Roeder
Born on September 27, 1964.
Member of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.
Independent Director.
Board Director since April 2020.
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Veronica Vargas
Born on February 16, 1981.
Independent Director.
Board Director since June 2024.
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Bruno Witvoet
Born on September 23, 1962
Board Director since September 2023
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François Wolfovski
Born on June 2, 1958
Member of the Board of Directors since April 2020.
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Xavier Cruse
Permanent representative of SAVENCIA Holding, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of SAVENCIA SA.
Member of the Management and Compensation Committee.
Board Director since April 2018
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Ignacio Osborne
Born on June 28, 1953
Non-voting observer

Special Committees

The Board is assisted by three specialist committees. Savencia Fromage & Dairy provides them with the means necessary for carrying out their task, when necessary with the help of the various departments concerned, and authorizes them to take outside advice. Each of these committees meets several times a year and whenever its opinion is deemed necessary by the Chairman of the Board, the Board or by the Chairman of the committee itself.

The Audit and Risks Committee

This Committee is made up of at least three members of the Board of Directors and carries out its task in the fields of external statutory audit, internal control and the Group’s half yearly and annual financial statements and financial announcements. In each of these fields, it assesses the Group’s requirements, the technical and human resources employed and their suitability. It informs the Board of Directors of any observations or recommendations that it considers useful.

Members, by decision of the Board of directors: Mr Mouillon (Chairman), Mr Govare, Mrs Liautaud, Mrs Messemer, Mr Wolfovski, and Mr de Sigalony (Secretary).

The Management and Remunerations Committee

It is made up of at least three members of the Board of Directors other than the Chairman.
It assists the Board in respect of the organization and structures of the Group, the appointment of the executive directors and the selection of new Board directors.

Members, by decision of the Board of directors: Mrs Chatfield (Chairwoman), Mrs Cambourieu, Mr Cruse, and Mr Marembaud (Secretary).

Social and Environmental Responsibility Committee

It is made up of at least three members of the Board of Directors other than the Chairman.
It assists the Board on ethical issues and questions relating to the Group’s social and environmental responsibility that may arise for management.

Members, by decision of the Board of directors: Mrs Haimeur (Chairwoman), Mr Armand Bongrain, Mrs Cambourieu, Mr Govare, Mr Mouillon, Mr Roeder, and Mrs Sartout-Siblini (Secretary).