Governance

The board of directors

The Board of Directors is composed of the following directors, appointed for a two-year term, i.e. until the end of the Shareholders’ Meeting called to approve the financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2021:

  • Eric Jacquet, Chief Executive Officer of Jacquet Metal Service since July 20, 2010. He was a member of the IMS Supervisory Board from June 16, 2009, to February 3, 2010, served as Chairman of the Management Board from June 30, 2010, to July 20, 2010, and Chief Executive Officer of JACQUET Metals from 1994 to July 20, 2010
  • Gwendoline Arnaud, considered as an independent director, has been a lawyer since 1998. In 2003 she set up her firm specializing in property and business law. She was first appointed to the Board of Directors on June 26, 2014.
  • Séverine Besson-Thura, independent board member, Chief Executive Officer of Teclis SAS.
  • Jean Jacquet, independent board member, former Chief Executive Officer of Unimetal and Ascometal.
  • Jacques Leconte, independent board member, was director of the Credit Agricole Sud Rhône Alpes business center. He served as director for JACQUET Metals from June 23, 2009, to July 20, 2010, and was a member of the strategic committee of THERMCROSS S.A.
  • Henri-Jacques Nougein, independent board member, honorary president of the Lyon’s commercial court from 1996 to 2000. Today he is chairman of the CIMA (centre interprofessionnel de médiation et d’arbitrage), an out-of-court insolvency official, and an insurance broker (specialized in corporate risk and third-party liability).
  • Dominique Takizawa, independant board member.
  • Pierre Varnier, independant board member, President of Varco International SAS.
  • Alice Wengorz, independent board member, Honorary Judge at the Frankfurt Regional Court, corporate management consultant at her own firm and at Deloitte & Touche GmbH.
  • JSA, a public limited company registered in Belgium, controlled by Mr. Eric Jacquet, whose representative is Mr. Ernest Jacquet

Compensation and appointment committee

This Committee is composed of the following Directors appointed for the duration of their term as Director:

  • Henri-Jacques Nougein, Chairman
  • Gwendoline Arnaud
  • Alice Wengorz

Audit and Risk Committee

This Committee is composed of the following Directors appointed for the duration of their term as Director:

  • Dominique Takizawa, President
  • Jacques Leconte
  • Pierre Varnier
  • JSA