In accordance with Order no. 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 regarding governance and trading in French State-owned companies, EDF is administered by a Board of Directors consisting of three to eighteen members, including members appointed by the Shareholders’ Meeting, if applicable on recommendation from the French State in accordance with Article 6 of the Order, a French State Representative chosen by the Minister for the Economy from the civil service in accordance with Article 4 of the Order, and one third employee representatives elected in accordance with the provisions of the law of 26 July 1983(1).
On the date of filing of this Universal Registration Document, the Board of Directors has eighteen members:
The Government Commissioner(2), the Head of the French State General Economic & Financial Supervisory Mission to the Company(3) and the Secretary of the Central Social & Economic Committee attend the meetings of the Board of Directors, but are not entitled to vote. However, in accordance with Article L. 311-5-7 of the French Energy Code, the Government Commissioner is informed of the investment decisions and may oppose decisions, the realisation of which would be inconsistent with the objectives of the strategic plan prepared by the Company or with those of the multi-year energy programme (see section 1.5.1.2 “Public service in France”).
Between 1 January 2019 and the date of filing of this Universal Registration Document, the following modifications were made to the membership of the Board of Directors:
First name, surname | Director/Category | Event | Date of Event |
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Ms. Anne Rigail | Ms. Anne Rigail Director/Category Director appointed by the Shareholders’ Meeting on recommendation from the French State | Ms. Anne Rigail Event Appointment | Ms. Anne Rigail Date of Event Shareholders’ Meeting of 16 May 2019 |
Mr. Bruno Crémel | Mr. Bruno Crémel Director/Category Director appointed by the Shareholders’ Meeting | Mr. Bruno Crémel Event Appointment | Mr. Bruno Crémel Date of Event Shareholders’ Meeting of 16 May 2019 |
Mr. Gilles Denoyel | Mr. Gilles Denoyel Director/Category Director appointed by the Shareholders’ Meeting on recommendation from the French State | Mr. Gilles Denoyel Event Appointment | Mr. Gilles Denoyel Date of Event Shareholders’ Meeting of 16 May 2019 |
Mr. Philippe Petitcolin | Mr. Philippe Petitcolin Director/Category Director appointed by the Shareholders’ Meeting | Mr. Philippe Petitcolin Event Appointment | Mr. Philippe Petitcolin Date of Event Shareholders’ Meeting of 16 May 2019 |
Mr. Maurice Gourdault-Montagne | Mr. Maurice Gourdault-Montagne Director/Category Director appointed by the Shareholders’ Meeting on recommendation from the French State | Mr. Maurice Gourdault-Montagne Event Resignation | Mr. Maurice Gourdault-Montagne Date of Event 28 June 2019 |
Mr. François Delattre | Mr. François Delattre Director/Category Director appointed by the Shareholders’ Meeting on recommendation from the French State | Mr. François Delattre Event Co-optation by the Board of Directors, replacing Mr. Gourdault-Montagne | Mr. François Delattre Date of Event 28 June 2019 |
Ms. Christine Chabauty | Ms. Christine Chabauty Director/Category Director elected by the employees | Ms. Christine Chabauty Event Expiration of the term of office | Ms. Christine Chabauty Date of Event 22 November 2019 |
Mr. Christophe Cuvilliez | Mr. Christophe Cuvilliez Director/Category Director elected by the employees | Mr. Christophe Cuvilliez Event Expiration of the term of office | Mr. Christophe Cuvilliez Date of Event 22 November 2019 |
Ms. Marie-Hélène Meyling | Ms. Marie-Hélène Meyling Director/Category Director elected by the employees | Ms. Marie-Hélène Meyling Event Expiration of the term of office | Ms. Marie-Hélène Meyling Date of Event 22 November 2019 |
Ms. Claire Bordenave | Ms. Claire Bordenave Director/Category Director elected by the employees | Ms. Claire Bordenave Event Taking of office* | Ms. Claire Bordenave Date of Event 23 November 2019 |
Ms. Karine Granger | Ms. Karine Granger Director/Category Director elected by the employees | Ms. Karine Granger Event Taking of office* | Ms. Karine Granger Date of Event 23 November 2019 |
Mr. Vincent Rodet | Mr. Vincent Rodet Director/Category Director elected by the employees | Mr. Vincent Rodet Event Taking of office* | Mr. Vincent Rodet Date of Event 23 November 2019 |
Ms. Anne Rigail | Ms. Anne Rigail Director/Category Director appointed by the Shareholders’ Meeting on recommendation from the French State | Ms. Anne Rigail Event Resignation | Ms. Anne Rigail Date of Event 16 December 2019 |
Ms. Véronique Bédague-Hamilius | Ms. Véronique Bédague-Hamilius Director/Category Director appointed by the Shareholders’ Meeting on recommendation from the French State | Ms. Véronique Bédague-Hamilius Event Co-optation by the Board of Directors, replacing Ms. Rigail | Ms. Véronique Bédague-Hamilius Date of Event 18 December 2019 |
*The elections of the Directors representing the employees on the Board of Directors were held from 7 to 13 June 2019, for offices taken on 23 November 2019.
(1) The employee representatives mentioned in paragraph I of Article 7 of the Order of 20 August 2014 are subject, for their election and their status, to the same provisions as those applicable to employee representatives of companies subject to the law of 26 July 1983 (sections II and III of title II of the law).
(2) Article 15 of the order of 20 August 2014.
(3) This mission exercises the French State’s economic and financial supervision of EDF, in accordance with Article 8 of decree no. 55–733 of 26 May 1955. It can exercise extensive supervisory procedures.