to the Group’s development.Since the General Meeting of Shareholders of 10 November 2009, governance of the Eutelsat Communications Group has evolved, following the handover between Giuliano Berretta, whose term of office as Chief Executive Officer had come to an end, and Michel de Rosen, who joined the Group on 1 July 2009.
Following the General Meeting, the Board of Directors confirmed that the function of non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, which Giuliano Berretta continues to fulfil under his current mandate, and that of Chief Executive Officer, which has been assigned to Michel de Rosen under a six-year term of office, have been separated. The General Meeting also elected Michel de Rosen as a member of the Board, while the Board subsequently decided to renew the mandate of Jean-Paul Brillaud as the Group’s Deputy CEO for a period of six years.
The Board of Directors of Eutelsat Communications comprises 10 directors whose wide range of backgrounds and complementary experience contributes to ensuring vigilant corporate governance. This underpins a long-term strategy that protects the interests of all Group shareholders. The Executive Secretary of the intergovernmental EUTELSAT Organisation has been designated as an observer on the Board, while in line with a policy of open and responsible communication between management and workforce, two representatives of the Eutelsat S.A. works’ council attend Board meetings as observers with the same information that is given to Board Members.
Two committees and one working group prepare the Board’s work, acting under their individual frames of reference. The Selection and Remuneration Committee is chaired by Tobías Martínez Gimeno, the Audit Committee by Jean-Luc Archambault and the Strategy and Investment Working Group is led by Jean Bensaïd and Carlos Espinós Gómez.
Details of how the Group’s administrative and management bodies operate are available in the 2008-2009 reference document.
1. GIULIANO BERRETTA
Chairman of the Board
2. MICHEL DE ROSEN
Chief Executive Officer, Eutelsat Communications
3. JEAN-LUC ARCHAMBAULT
Chief Executive Officer, Lysios
4. CDC INFRASTRUCTURE
Represented by Jean Bensaïd, Deputy Finance & Strategy Director, Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations
5. LORD BIRT
Independent Director, Former Director General BBC
6. CARLOS ESPINÓS GÓMEZ
Deputy Managing Director and Member of the Executive Committee of Abertis Telecom
7. ANDREA LUMINARI
Business Development Director, Abertis Telecom
8. BERTRAND MABILLE
Chief Executive Officer, Carlson Wagonlit France
9. TOBÍAS MARTÍNEZ GIMENO
Managing Director, Abertis Telecom, Member of the Executive Committee of Abertis Telecom
10. CARLOS SAGASTA REUSSI
Finance Planning and Control Director, Abertis Telecom, Member of the Executive Committee of Abertis Telecom
11. CHRISTIAN ROISSE, Observer
Executive Secretary, EUTELSAT Intergovernmental Organisation