Board of Directors
The Board of Directors collectively represents all shareholders. It acts in the social interest of the Bank and ensures its proper function.
Its missions are to approve strategic guidelines, monitor and ensure their implementation in line with Societe Generale's values, and comply with the highest international standards of governance, ethics and risk management.
Its members are chosen for their experience, expertise and independence.
The Board of Directors aims to be composed of an equal number of men and women and to reflect diversity.
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Lorenzo Bini Smaghi- Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Independent Director
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William Connelly- Company Director
- Independent Director
- Chairman of the Risk Committee and member of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee
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Jérôme Contamine- Company Director
- Independent Director
- Chairman of the Compensation Committee and member of the Audit and Internal Control Committee
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Béatrice Cossa-Dumurgier- Chief Operating Officer of Believe
- Company Director
- Independent Director
- Member of Risk Committee
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Diane Côté- Independent Director
- Member of the Audit and Internal Control Committee and of the Risk Committee
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Ulrika Ekman- Company Director
- Independent Director
- Member of the Audit and Internal Control Committee and of the Risk Committee
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France Houssaye- Director Elected by Employees
- Head of External Business Opportunities, Regional Commercial Department, Rouen (Normandy)
- Member of the Compensation Committee
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Annette Messemer- Independent Director
- Member of the Risk Committee and of the Compensation Committee
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Henri Poupart-Lafarge- Chief Executive Officer of Alstom
- Independent Director
- Chairman of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee
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Benoît de Ruffray- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eiffage
- Independent Director
- Member of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee and of the Compensation Committee
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Alexandra Schaapveld- Company Director
- Independant Director
- Chairwoman of the Audit and Internal Control Committee and Member of the Risk Committee
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Sébastien Wetter- Director Elected by Employee Shareholders
- Global Chief Operating Officer for the Financial Institutions coverage teams
- Member of the Audit and Internal Control Committee
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Fonds Commun de Placement d'Entreprise (FCPE)
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14 Directors
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45% of Directors are women*
*In accordance with legislation and the AFEP-Medef Code, the three Directors representing the employees are excluded from the calculation
A committed Board of Directors
Specialised committees to assist the Board of Directors in its supervisory duty
Their mission is to support the Board of Directors on specific issues. Each committee comprises at least four Directors and aims to achieve gender parity.
Audit and Internal Control Committee
Verifies the quality of the Group’s accounting and financial information.
Risk Committee
Anticipates new risks and ensures the quality of the risk-management system.
Compensation Committee
Ensures fair compensation, taking into account regulatory standards, objectives, risks and the standards of the Group’s Code of Conduct.
Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee
Selects the best talent for the company’s supervision and management.
Societe Generale applies the recommendations of the AFEP-Medef corporate governance code for listed companies
The AFEP-Medef Code is the code of reference for publicaly listed companies in terms of corporate governance. It defines the principles for the proper functioning of a company by introducing rules on executive compensation, control and transparency. First published in September 2002, the Code is regularly revised.