Universal Registration Document 2020

4. Corporate governance

Personal information on directors as well as information on their terms of office are shown in the table below and are provided as at 15 January 2021, unless otherwise stated.

DIRECTORS APPOINTED BY THE GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING
Jean-Bernard LÉVY, 65 years old
Position held within the Company

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 27 November 2014 (1)

Date of appointment to the Board

23 November 2014

Last re-elected

16 May 2019(2) 

Expiry of current term of office

March 2023

Other position(s)

Chairman of the Strategy Committee

Shares held

0

Nationality

Fench

A former student of the École Polytechnique (graduating in 1973) and Telecom Paris Tech, Jean-Bernard Lévy began his career with France Télécom in 1979 as a works engineer at the Angers Division. In 1982, he became responsible for managing executive managers and HR budgets at the head office, then assistant to the Head ofHR. In 1986, he was appointed Technical Advisor to the office of Gérard Longuet, Minister for Postal Services andTelecommunications. From 1988 to 1993, Jean-Bernard Lévy managed the telecommunications satellite activity of Matra Espace, now Matra Marconi Space. From 1993 to 1994, he ran the office of Gérard Longuet, Minister forIndustry, Postal Services and Communications and Foreign Trade. In 1995, he was appointed Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Matra Communication. In 1998, he joined Oddo & Cie as Chief Executive Officer then Managing Partner. In summer 2002, Jean-Bernard Lévy joined Vivendi. He served as its Chief Executive Officer until April 2005 and became Chairman of its Executive Board in April 2005, until June 2012. FromDecember 2012 to November 2014, he was Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of the Thales defence and aerospace group. Jean-Bernard Lévy has been EDF’s Chairman & Chief Executive Officer since 27 November 2014.

Other offices and positions held
Position held within the Company
  • Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of EDF

 

Office/Position

 

 

 

 

 

Title

 

 

 

 

 

Country

 

 

 

 

 
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

 

Title

 

 

 

 

EDF

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

 

Country

 

 

 

 

France

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

 

L

Director

Director

 

Title

 

 

 

 

Edison

Director

 

Country

 

 

 

 

Italy

Director

 

G/L

Director

Director

 

Title

 

 

 

 

EDF Energy Holdings

Director

 

Country

 

 

 

 

UK

Director

 

G

Director

Director

 

Title

 

 

 

 

EDF Renouvelables

Director

 

Country

 

 

 

 

France

Director

 

G

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

 

Title

 

 

 

 

Fondation EDF

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

 

Country

 

 

 

 

France

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

 

G

Administrateur

Administrateur

 

Title

 

 

 

 

Dalkia

Administrateur

 

Country

 

 

 

 

France

Administrateur

 

G

Président du Conseil de surveillance

Président du Conseil de surveillance

 

Title

 

 

 

 

Framatome

Président du Conseil de surveillance

 

Country

 

 

 

 

France

Président du Conseil de surveillance

 

G

Director(3)

Director(3)

 

Title

 

 

 

 

Société Générale

Director(3)

 

Country

 

 

 

 

France

Director(3)

 

L

Director and Chair of the Governance, Appointments and Sustainable Development Committee(4)

Director and Chair of the Governance, Appointments and Sustainable Development Committee(4)

 

Title

 

 

 

 

Faurecia

Director and Chair of the Governance, Appointments and Sustainable Development Committee(4)

 

Country

 

 

 

 

France

Director and Chair of the Governance, Appointments and Sustainable Development Committee(4)

 

L

Chairman and Director as the representative of Électricité de France

Chairman and Director as the representative of Électricité de France

 

Title

 

 

 

 

Conseil français de l’Énergie (i.e. French Energy Council)

Chairman and Director as the representative of Électricité de France

 

Country

 

 

 

 

France

Chairman and Director as the representative of Électricité de France

 

 

Director

Director

 

Title

 

 

 

 

France Industrie

Director

 

Country

 

 

 

 

France

Director

 

 

Chairman

Chairman

 

Title

 

 

 

 

FIPA – Fondation Innovations pour les Apprentissages

Chairman

 

Country

 

 

 

 

France

Chairman

 

 

Director

Director

 

Title

 

 

 

 

Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership

Director

 

Country

 

 

 

 

Canada

Director

 

 

Member, Representative of EDF

Member, Representative of EDF

 

Title

 

 

 

 

Haut Comité pour la transparence et l’information sur la sécurité nucléaire (i.e. French High Committee for Transparency and Information on Nuclear Safety)

Member, Representative of EDF

 

Country

 

 

 

 

France

Member, Representative of EDF

 

 

Director

Director

 

Title

 

 

 

 

Cercle de l’industrie

Director

 

Country

 

 

 

 

France

Director

 

 

Expired offices held outside the Company over the past five years
In France
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors of Institut Mines Télécom (formerly Institut Télécom)
  • Director of the Institut Pasteur
Other countries
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors of Edison
  • Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Eurelectric
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors of EDF Energy Holdings

(1) Jean-Bernard Lévy was appointed temporary Chairman and Chief Executive Officer effective 23 November 2014, by ministerial decision of 21 November 2014.

(2) Jean-Bernard Lévy was appointed EDF’s temporary Chairman & Chief Executive Officer effective 16 May 2019, by ministerial decision of 16 May 2019. He was appointed as the Company’s Chairman & Chief Executive Officer by decree of the President of the Republic of France of 22 May 2019.

(3) Jean-Bernard Lévy’s term of office as a director of Société Générale will expire at the Company’s General Meeting to be held on 18 May 2021.

(4) Since 19 February 2021.

G:EDF group company – L: listed company.