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Independent Board of Directors

The majority of Neopost’s Board of Directors are independent directors. Members have recognised expertise and come from a range of backgrounds, thus helping enrich the Group’s strategic deliberations. At end-2008, the Board of Directors had 9 members, of whom 6 were independent as defined in the Viénot and Bouton reports. With an average age of 62, they have demonstrated their talents within major international companies, in business areas similar to those of Neopost.

The Board of Directors approves the Group’s major strategic decisions and internal development and acquisition projects. The work of the board is supported by three specialist committees: the appointments, remuneration and audit committees. The Board of Directors met five times during the 2008 financial year, with an attendance rate of 93.5%. Each committee met twice, with a 100% attendance rate.

Denis Thiery

Chairman of the Board. A director of Neopost since July 2007. Chief Executive Officer of the Neopost Group since June 2007. He joined the Group in 1998 as Chief Financial Officer, having been Finance Director at Moorings after working in a range of finance roles at Wang France and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

Henk Bodt*

Joined Neopost as a director in June 1999 having been Vice-Chairman of the Philips Group and Chairman of Océ. He chairs the audit committee.

Jacques Clay*

A director of Neopost since January 2003. Spent the majority of his career with Hewlett Packard, in Europe and the United States, where he was in charge of the PC division. He is a member of the audit committee.

Cornelius Geber*

A director of Neopost since July 2002. A former adviser to the executive management of the German post office and Chairman of Kühne & Nagel. He chairs the remuneration committee.

Michel Guillet

A director of Neopost since September 1997. A former Managing Partner and one of the founders of BC Partners. He is a member of both the appointments and remuneration committees.

Éric Licoys*

Joined Neopost as a director in July 2003 having been Chairman of Fonds Partenaires Gestion and CEO of Vivendi Universal. He chairs the appointments committee and is a member of the remuneration committees.

Michel Rose*

A former Deputy CEO of Lafarge, with responsibility for Cement businesses. He joined Neopost's Board of Directors in July 2005.

Agnes Touraine*

A director of Neopost since July 2007. She runs Act III Consultants, a consultancy specialising in growth strategies. Former Chairman and CEO of Vivendi Universal Publishing, she started her career at McKinsey then held a number of posts in the publishing industry.

Jean-Paul Villot

Chairman of the Board until January 2010. Joined Neopost in September 1995 having occupied management positions in France and abroad with Bull, Schlumberger and then Océ. He was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Neopost from 1996 to 2007. He is a member of the appointments committee.


* Independent directors.

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