| 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of meetings | Number of meetings 2018 9* | Number of meetings 2019 12* |
| Average attendance rate | Average attendance rate 2018 92.0% | Average attendance rate 2019 91.7% |
| Average duration of the meetings | Average duration of the meetings 2018 3 hours and 25 minutes | Average duration of the meetings 2019 2 hours and 40 minutes |
*In addition to this number of meetings, a one-day strategic seminar is also held.
The table below shows the individual attendance rate of Directors over the 2019 fiscal year:
| Directors whose terms of officeare ongoing on 31 December 2019 | Average attendance rate in 2019 |
|---|---|
| Jean-Bernard Lévy | Jean-Bernard LévyAverage attendance rate in 2019100% |
| Véronique Bédague-Hamilius (1) | Véronique Bédague-Hamilius (1)Average attendance rate in 2019n/a |
| Claire Bordenave (2) | Claire Bordenave (2)Average attendance rate in 2019100% |
| Jacky Chorin | Jacky ChorinAverage attendance rate in 2019100% |
| Bruno Crémel (3) | Bruno Crémel (3)Average attendance rate in 2019100% |
| François Delattre(4) | François Delattre(4)Average attendance rate in 2019100% |
| Gilles Denoyel (3) | Gilles Denoyel (3)Average attendance rate in 2019100% |
| Karine Granger (2) | Karine Granger (2)Average attendance rate in 2019100% |
| Marie-Christine Lepetit | Marie-Christine LepetitAverage attendance rate in 2019100% |
| Colette Lewiner | Colette LewinerAverage attendance rate in 201975% |
| Laurence Parisot | Laurence ParisotAverage attendance rate in 201983.3% |
| Claire Pedini | Claire PediniAverage attendance rate in 2019100% |
| Philippe Petitcolin(3) | Philippe Petitcolin(3)Average attendance rate in 201975% |
| Jean-Paul Rignac | Jean-Paul RignacAverage attendance rate in 2019100% |
| Vincent Rodet(2) | Vincent Rodet(2)Average attendance rate in 2019100% |
| Michèle Rousseau | Michèle RousseauAverage attendance rate in 201991.7% |
| Christian Taxil | Christian TaxilAverage attendance rate in 2019100% |
| Martin Vial | Martin VialAverage attendance rate in 201991.7% |
(1) Director co-opted at the last meeting of the Board of Directors held in 2019.
(2) Directors who took office on 23 November 2019.
(3) Directors who took office following the Shareholders’ Meeting of 16 May 2019.
(4) Director since 28 June 2019.
In 2019, the Board of Directors examined and/or authorised, in addition to the many matters regarding the Company’s day-to-day business, issues such as the final investment decisions on offshore wind turbine projects in Saint Nazaire (France) and Neart na Gaoithe (Scotland), the progress of the Hinkley Point C and Flamanville 3 projects, as well as the findings of the review conducted by Jean-Martin Folz of the Flamanville EPR project, new nuclear prospects in France and the United Kingdom, the settlement agreement for compensation of EDF by the French State regarding the early closure of the nuclear power plant in Fessenheim, the progress of the Linky programme implemented by Enedis and the “Grand Carénage” project, the project for the construction by Edison of a high-efficiency combined cycle gas power plant in Presenzano (Italy), and the planned disposal of Edison’s exploration and production activity, the employee-only share offering organised in 2019, the Group’s 2018 health and safety review, EDF’s equal access to employment and equal pay policy, and the objectives the Group set itself in terms of the proportion of women in governing bodies (see in particular section 3.3.3.1.5 “Diversity and inclusion, Equal access to employment for women and men”) and the 2018 reports by the French inspector general for nuclear safety and radiation protection and the inspector for hydropower safety.
At its annual strategic seminar, the Board debated the objective of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, the prospects of changing electrical generation technology costs, the strategy of EDF’s European counterparts, the challenges faced by EDF due to the changing legislative and regulatory environment and regulation of existing nuclear facilities.
