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Audit, risks and sustainable development Committee

The audit, risks  and sustainable development Committee is made up of at least three members - the majority of whom are independent - appointed by the Board of Directors from those of its members who have financial and management experience.

 

It meets at least three times a year, meetings being called by the Chairman, who may organize any additional meetings as circumstances require. Neither the Chairman nor the Chief Executive Officer can be members of the audit, risks  and sustainable development.

 

The audit, risks  and sustainable development Committee’s principal duties are:

 

  • to assist the Board of Directors in its task relating to the examination and approval of the annual and semi-annual financial statements;

  • to examine the Group’s annual and semi-annual financial statements and the related reports before they are submitted to the Board of Directors;to consult with the Statutory Auditors and have access to their analyses and findings;

  • to consider and issue an opinion on all candidates for the position of Statutory Auditor of the Company and its subsidiaries;

  • to ensure the independence of the Statutory Auditors, with whom it is in regular contact, and as such to examine all their dealings with the Company and its subsidiaries and issue an opinion on the fees they request;

  • to periodically examine the internal control procedures and, in general, the audit, accounting and administration procedures in effect in the Company and in the Group, in liaison with the Chief Executive Officer, internal audit departments and the Statutory Auditors;

  • to examine any transaction, fact or event that may have a significant impact on the situation of the Company or its subsidiaries in terms of commitments and/or risks;

  • to verify that the Company and its subsidiaries have the appropriate means (audit, accounting and legal) to guard against risks and anomalies in the management of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries.

 

The audit, risks  and sustainable development Committee is currently made up of 3 members, appointed for the duration of their term of office as director, 100% of whom are independent members.

 

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* Independent director

Victoire Boissier*

Deputy Chief Executive Officer-Group Finance of Grandir/Les petits Chaperons Rouges

Victoire Boissier*

Deputy Chief Executive Officer-Group Finance of Grandir/Les petits Chaperons Rouges

With degrees from EM Lyon (major in Finance) and the INSEAD International Executive Program, Victoire Boissier began her career in 1990 in the banking sector (Barclays), then in 1992 she joined La Générale de Restauration as Management Controller. Between 1995 and 2008 she held a series of positions within Yum France: Planning Analyst, Head of Strategic Planning, Financial Controller and Manager, Chief Financial Officer, member of the Management Committee and person in charge of management control, internal auditing, IT, accounting, finances and property. From 2009 to 2017, Victoire Boissier was Chief Financial Officer of Louvre Hôtels Group, and a member of its Executive Committee. In 2017, she joined the Grandir/Les Petits Chaperons Rouges educational group, as Deputy Chief Executive Officer.

Pascale Roque*

Chief Executive Officer Hertz France

Pascale Roque*

Chief Executive Officer Hertz France

Pascale Roque is an ESSEC graduate. She began her career in 1985 with the Air France group, where she spent 15 years and was involved in initiatives with major operational and organizational transformation stakes. In 2001, she joined the Accor hotel group, initially heading up international sales, then the group's salesforces and call centers. In 2006, she was promoted to CEO of Etap Hôtel and Formule 1 hotels. In 2009, she moved to the Pierre & Vacances Group as CEO of Résidences Pierre & Vacances and Maeva. In 2013, she became CEO of the hotel chain B&B Hôtels. From 2016, Pascale Roque was CEO of Pierre & Vacances Tourisme and a member of the Group's Executive Committee. In 2020, she joined Atream as Tourism Chief Executive Officer.

Stéphanie Bensimon*

Chairwoman of the Audit, Risks and Sustainable Development Committee - Member of the Management Board and Head of Real Estate of Ardian France

Stéphanie Bensimon*

Chairwoman of the Audit, Risks and Sustainable Development Committee - Member of the Management Board and Head of Real Estate of Ardian France

Mrs Stéphanie Bensimon has a Master’s in Finance from Paris IX Dauphine University. Since 2016, she has been Managing Director Real Estate for Ardian France. She has nearly 20 years of experience in real estate investment, including five years with Invesco Real Estate, where she was in charge of investments for France, Belgium and Southern Europe from 2011, and previously with Carval Investors, a Cargill Group subsidiary, and GE Real Estate Group, where she was responsible for real estate investment in for Europe.

Maël Aoustin*

Chairman of the Management Board of the UXCO Group

Maël Aoustin*

Chairman of the Management Board of the UXCO Group

Mr. Maël Aoustin holds an engineering degree from INSA Lyon, a Master of Science from Brunel University of London and a Master's degree from HEC Paris. He has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of UXCO Group since March 2022, an integrated investment, development and operation group in residential, student and hotel real estate, majority owned by Brookfield Asset Management. Mr. Maël Aoustin has nearly 20 years of experience in real estate, including 12 years at Unibail-Rodamco where he held various management positions in France and internationally in investment, asset management and operations. He then served as Chief Executive Officer of the retail property company Galimmo from 2016 to 2022, and was responsible for M&A and real estate operations at the retail group Louis Delhaize.