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Directors appointed by the Shareholders’ Meeting
Jean-Cyril Spinetta
Chairman and CEO of Air France-KLM and of Air France
Leo van Wijk
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Air France-KLM
Patricia Barbizet
Chief Executive Officer and Director of Artémis
Frits Bolkestein
Member of the Supervisory Board of de Nederlandsche
Bank
Jean-François Dehecq
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sanofi-Aventis
Jean-Marc Espalioux
Chairman of Financière Agache Private Equity
Pierre-Henri Gourgeon
Deputy CEO of Air France-KLM and
Chief Operating Officer of Air France
The Board of Directors determines the orientations of the
Group’s activities and ensures their implementation.
Subject to the powers conferred upon it, the Board is
responsible for any question regarding the proper running
of the company and settles, in its deliberations, the
matters which concern it.
The Board of Directors appoints the Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, who has full powers to manage the
company with the exception of the limitations set forth in
the internal regulation of the Board of Directors.
Composition of the Board of Directors
The Air France-KLM Board of Directors may comprise up
to 18 members, with a six-year term of office. At March
31, 2008, the Air France-KLM Board of Directors had 15
members: ten directors appointed by the Shareholders’
Meeting, two representatives of the employee
shareholders appointed by the Shareholders’ Meeting and
three representatives of the French State appointed by
ministerial order.
It has four specialized committees: an audit committee, an
appointments committee, a strategy committee and a
remuneration committee.
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Corporate Governance
The Board of Directors