The Board comprises 18 members, as required by Law No. 83-675 of July 26, 1983, on public sector democratization, and by the provisions of the amended Decree-Law of October 30, 1935, on State financial control over companies receiving financial support from the French State.
Board members elected by the Shareholders’ Meeting of November 5, 2009:
- Henri Proglio, Chairman and CEO of EDF
- Mireille Faugère, Deputy Director General of SNCF Voyages
- Philippe Crouzet, Chairman of the Management Board of Groupe Vallourec
- Michael Jay, Chair of the British House of Lords Appointments Commission
- Bruno Lafont, Chairman and CEO of Lafarge
- Pierre Mariani, CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of Dexia.
French state representatives appointed by decree on November 18, 2009:
- Pierre-Marie Abadie, Director of Energy at the General Division for Energy and Climate of the French Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development, and the Sea
- Bruno Bézard, Director General of the French State Holdings Agency at the French Ministry of the Economy, Industry, and Employment
- Yannick d'Escatha, Chairman of the French Space Research Center (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales - CNES)
- Philippe Josse, Director of the Budget at the French Ministry of the Budget, Public Accounts, the Civil Service, and State Reform
- Pierre Sellal, General Secretary at the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (Ministère des affaires étrangères et européennes)
- Philippe Van de Maele, Chairman of the French Agency for Environment and Energy Management (Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie - Ademe).
Board members representing employees at May 19, 2009 - Christine Chabauty, sponsored by the CGT union
- Alexandre Grillat, sponsored by the CFE - CGC union
- Philippe Maissa, sponsored by the CGT union
- Philippe Pesteil, sponsored by the CFDT union
- Jean-Paul Rignac, sponsored by the CGT union
- Maxime Villota, sponsored by the CGT union.
The following people also attend the Board of Directors meetings but have no voting rights:
- The Head of the French Government's Economic and Financial Control Commission for EDF
- The Secretary of the Works Council.