Main navigation BUSINESS GROUP FINANCE TALENT NEWS & STORIES MEDIA EN FR GROUP GOVERNANCE General Management and Board of Directors GENERAL MANAGEMENT & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SPECIALIZED COMMITTEES PUBLICATIONS GENERAL MANAGEMENT & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Alessandro Dazza CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Sébastien Rouge CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Philippe Bourg SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT REFRACTORY ABRASIVES & CONSTRUCTION Michel Cornelissen SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT HIGH TEMPERATURE SOLUTIONS Guillaume Delacroix SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT PERFORMANCE MINERALS EMEA Cyril Giraud SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT PERFORMANCE MINERALS APAC Jim Murberger SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT PERFORMANCE MINERALS AMERICAS Frédérique Berthier-Raymond GROUP GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY TO THE BOARD Jean-François Claver CHIEF INDUSTRIAL OFFICER Olivier Pirotte CHIEF STRATEGY AND M&A OFFICER Vincent Lecerf CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER BOARD OF DIRECTORS Imerys’ Board of Directors has been headed since June 25, 2019 by Patrick Kron. With support from its committees, the Board of Directors exercises permanent control over the management of the Group and approves its strategic priorities, as well as the main focuses of its corporate social responsibility strategy. The Board also approves all significant operations affecting the Group’s future and ensures its governance structure is fit for purpose. Since 2018, the offices of the Chairman of the Board of Directors and of the Chief Executive Officer, have been separated. The separation seeks to ensure Imerys’ governance bodies operate effectively and foster complementary skills and experience among their members. The Board of Directors is made up of 12 members, including 2 directors representing employees 6 female directors (i.e. 40%, excluding employee representative directors) 6 independent directors (i.e. 60%, excluding employee representative directors) 1 non-voting observer 7 nationalities, including the non-voting observer The composition of the Board of Directors allows the Group to take advantage of the diverse spectrum of capabilities and professional experiences accumulated by its members from across a variety of industries and countries. BOARD'S INTERNAL CHARTER Patrick Kron * CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND DIRECTOR SINCE 2019 Aldo Cardoso * DIRECTOR – SINCE 2005 Paul Desmarais III DIRECTOR – SINCE 2014 Ian Gallienne DIRECTOR – SINCE 2010 Colin Hall DIRECTOR – SINCE 2015 Paris Kyriacopoulos DIRECTOR – SINCE 2021 Annette Messemer * DIRECTOR – SINCE 2020 Lucile Ribot * DIRECTOR – SINCE 2018 Véronique Saubot * DIRECTOR – SINCE 2020 Marie-Françoise Walbaum * DIRECTOR – SINCE 2013 Dominique Morin EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTOR — SINCE 2020 Carlos Manuel Pérez Fernández EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTOR — SINCE 2020 Laurent Raets NON-VOTING OBSERVER – SINCE 2018 * Independent member SPECIALIZED COMMITTEES The specialized committees report to the Board of Directors, assisting in an advisory capacity. They give opinions and make recommendations on which the Board bases its decisions. The proportion of independent members in the composition of the Specialized Committees complies with the recommendations of the AFEP-MEDEF Code. Strategic Committee Appointments Committee Compensation Committee Audit Committee ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION & OTHER PUBLICATIONS ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION DOWNLOAD OUR UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT CORPORATE OFFICERS' COMPENSATION OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY Embedding sustainable thinking into everything we do. LEARN MORE Organization LEARN MORE CONTACT GROUP FINANCE TALENT MEDIA Follow us © Imerys 2021 Cookies Policy Personal Data Legal Terms WE USE COOKIES Our website uses cookies to allow for a personalized experience on our website and improve your user experience. For more information about our cookies please read our Cookie preferences. Mandatory Cookies These cookies are essential to enable you to navigate our website and use its features. These cookies are session-specific and expire after your visit to the website. Performance Cookies These cookies allow us to improve the user experience & performance of our site for our visitors, by measuring website usage statistics such as visits, top pages, and traffic. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. Accept all Save my preferences