EDF - Advisory committees

This Committee examines and issues an opinion on the Company's financial position, the medium-term plan and budget, the draft of financial statements established by the Finance Director (EDF's corporate accounts consolidated financial statements and the Group's management report), risk monitoring, internal audit and control, insurance policy, the appointment of Statutory Auditors and their fees, and the financial aspects of any particularly significant external growth or disposal plans.

Chaired by Pierre Mariani, the Committee is also comprised of Bruno Bézard, Yannick d'Escatha, Alexandre Grillat, Philippe Pesteil and Maxime Villota.

This Committee monitors changes in nuclear provisions, issues an opinion on questions of governance of dedicated assets, association of assets and liabilities and strategic allocation, and ensures that EDF's dedicated asset management complies with the policy for developing and managing those assets.

Chaired by Philippe Crouzet, the Committee is also comprised of Pierre-Marie Abadie, Yannick d'Escatha, Philippe Pesteil and Maxime Villota.

This Committee issues an opinion on EDF's major strategic development plan, the industrial and commercial policy, the public service agreement, strategic agreements, alliances and partnerships, the research and development policy, and external or internal growth or divestment projects.

Chaired by Henri Proglio, the Committee is also comprised of Pierre-Marie Abadie, Bruno Bézard, Alexandre Grillat, Michael Jay, Philippe Pesteil, Jean-Paul Rignac and Pierre Sellal.

The Committee ensures that ethical considerations are taken into account in the work of the Board of Directors and the management of EDF. It examines the annual report excluding financial statements (i.e. management report and sustainable development report), the management report of the ethics advisor, the annual report of the mediator, the General Inspector's report on nuclear safety and the radiation protection, and the General Inspector's report on hydropower safety. The ethics Committee draws up an annual report on how the Board of Directors operates.

Chaired by Mireille Faugère, the Committee is also comprised of Christine Chabauty, Alexandre Grillat, Philippe Maïssa, Philippe Pesteil and Philippe Van de Maele.

This committee submits proposals to the Board for appointment of Directors by the shareholders and sends the Minister of Economy and Finance and the Minister of Energy an opinion on the remuneration of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for approval ; this opinion is also sent to the Board for deliberation and determination of those remunerations. The Committee also sends the Board of Directors its opinion on the terms of remuneration of the key management personnel (fixed and variable portions, calculation method, indexation), and the amount and distribution of Directors' fees. It ensures that succession tables exist for posts on the Executive Committee.

Chaired by Bruno Lafont, the Committee is also comprised of Bruno Bézard and Michael Jay.