Board Committees

Audit Committee
Its role is to:
- Assist the Board of Directors in carrying out its supervisory
responsibilities and, in particular, concerning the information
provided to the shareholders and third parties, and the operation
and effectiveness of internal control mechanisms put in place by
the Board and Management
- Recommend the appointment of the company's external auditor and
define the nature and scope of his extralegal missions, as well as
estimating their cost and approving their remuneration
- Examine and monitor the independence of the external auditor,
in particular concerning the supply of additional services to the
company
- Monitor the process of the compilation of financial information
and follow-up of the statutory control of the annual, half-yearly
and quarterly company and consolidated accounts and the statutory
reports
- Analyse the observations made by the external auditor and,
where applicable, formulate recommendations to the Board of
Directors
- Monitor the functioning of the internal audit and its
effectiveness
- Ensure that the provisions of the law, regulations and internal
rules governing conflicts of interest are applied rigorously.
Members of the Audit
Committee
| Gilbert van Marcke de Lummen |
Chairman |
| Baudouin Velge |
Member |
| Vincent Doumier |
Member |
Appointments, Remunerations and Corporate Governance
Committee
The role of this committee is
to:
- Issue recommendations for the composition of the Board of
Directors and its Committees and for validating the independence of
its members
- Help select, evaluate and appoint members of the Board and of
the Executive Committee
- Help determine the remuneration of members of the Board of
Directors and of the Executive Committee
- Analyse and prepare recommendations on all matters connected
with Corporate Governance.
Members of the
Appointments, Remunerations and Corporate Governance
Committee
| Gaëtan Hannecart |
Chairman |
| André Dirckx |
Member |
| Xavier de Walque |
Member |