UCB Governance

The Company is administered by a Board of Directors and run by an Executive Committee, whose respective functions and responsibilities are clearly defined in the Corporate Governance Charter.

 

Board of Directors

To enhance the overall effectiveness of the Board by ensuring focus, oversight and monitoring of sensitive areas, the Board has created three specialist committees.

Board of Directors

the Audit Committee

The Audit Committee assists the Board in its responsibility of monitoring the management of UCB and the UCB Group as a whole.

3 members (67% independent):

  • Rodolfo J. Savitzky (Chair & Independent Director)
  • Maëlys Castella (Independent Director)
  • Cédric van Rijckevorsel (Director)

the Governance, Remuneration and Nomination Committee (GNCC)

The Governance, Remuneration and Nomination Committee (GNCC) ensures that the appointment and re-election process is organized objectively and professionally and proposes the remuneration policy for non-executive Directors and executive managers.

5 members (80% independent):

  • Kay Davies (Independent Director)
  • Charles-Antoine Janssen (Director)
  • Pierre Gurdjian (Independent Director)
  • Nefertiti Greene (Independent Director)
  • Ulf Wiinberg (Independent Director)

the Scientific Committee

The Scientific Committee assists the Board when reviewing the quality of UCB’s R&D science and its competitive standing. It assesses the strategy proposed by UCB’s management in R&D matters and communicates its recommendations to the Board.

3 members (100% independent):

  • Kay Davies (Independent Director)
  • Susan Gasser (Independent Director)
  • Dolca Thomas (Independent Director)

 

Composition of the Board of Directors

 

Composition of the Executive Committee