Main navigation EN Home / About Us / Our Leadership / Board of Directors BOARD OF DIRECTORS SES is a publicly-listed company. Our Board of Directors is responsible—vis-à-vis shareholders and third parties—for managing the corporate direction of the company. The Board of Directors is chaired by Mr Frank Esser, and assisted by two Vice-Chairpersons, Mrs Tsega Gebreyes and Mrs Anne-Catherine Ries. The Board has 11 members, all of whom are non-executive directors. Leadership Senior Leadership Team Board of Directors Frank Esser CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD More details Tsega Gebreyes VICE-CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD More details Anne-Catherine Ries CHAIRPERSON OF THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE VICE-CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD More details Serge Allegrezza More details Peter van Bommel CHAIRPERSON OF THE AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE More details Béatrice de Clermont-Tonnerre More details Paul Konsbruck More details Ramu Potarazu More details Kaj-Erik Relander More details Françoise Thoma CHAIRPERSON OF THE REMUNERATION COMMITTEE More details Katrin Wehr-Seiter More details Independent Members of the Board In accordance with internal regulations, at least one third of the Board members must be independent directors. A Board member is considered independent if he or she has no relationship of any kind with the company or management that may impact his or her judgement. This independence for these purposes is defined as: (i) not having been an employee or officer of the company over the previous five years (ii) not having had a material business relationship with the company over the last three years (iii) not representing a significant shareholder holding directly or indirectly more than 5% of the voting shares Seven of the current Board members are considered independent: Mrs Béatrice de Clermont-Tonnerre, Tsega Gebreyes and Katrin Wehr-Seiter and Messrs Peter van Bommel, Frank Esser, Ramu Potarazu and Kaj-Erik Relander. Staggered Membership Terms Directors are elected for a three-year term. The mandates of the following directors expire in 2022: Peter van Bommel CHAIRPERSON OF THE AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE More details Béatrice de Clermont-Tonnerre More details Tsega Gebreyes VICE-CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD More details Françoise Thoma CHAIRPERSON OF THE REMUNERATION COMMITTEE More details Serge Allegrezza More details The mandates of the following directors expire in 2023: Frank Esser CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD More details Paul Konsbruck More details Ramu Potarazu More details Kaj-Erik Relander More details Anne-Catherine Ries CHAIRPERSON OF THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE VICE-CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD More details The mandates of the following directors expire in 2024: Katrin Wehr-Seiter More details Board Committees The Remuneration Committee The Remuneration Committee determines the remuneration of the members of the Executive Committee, and advises on the overall remuneration policies applied throughout the company. It reports to the board on a regular basis. The Remuneration Committee is composed of six members: Françoise Thoma CHAIRPERSON OF THE REMUNERATION COMMITTEE More details Serge Allegrezza More details Peter van Bommel CHAIRPERSON OF THE AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE More details Frank Esser CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD More details Ramu Potarazu More details Katrin Wehr-Seiter More details The Audit and Risk Committee The Audit and Risk Committee assists the board in carrying out its responsibilities in relation to corporate policies, internal control, risk monitoring, and financial and regulatory reporting practices. The committee has an oversight function and provides a link between the internal and external auditors and the board. The Audit and Risk Committee is composed of five members: Peter van Bommel CHAIRPERSON OF THE AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE More details Serge Allegrezza More details Katrin Wehr-Seiter More details Kaj-Erik Relander More details Françoise Thoma CHAIRPERSON OF THE REMUNERATION COMMITTEE More details The Nomination Committee The role of the Nomination Committee is to propose candidates to be submitted for election as directors by the annual general meeting of shareholders. Such proposals are based on submissions from shareholders for a number of candidates at least equal to the number of posts to be filled for each class of shareholders. Eight board members are elected based on proposals from holders of class A shares, and four board members are elected based on proposals from holders of class B shares. The Nomination Committee also proposes candidates for Executive Committee membership for election by the board. The Nomination Committee is composed of six members: Anne-Catherine Ries CHAIRPERSON OF THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE VICE-CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD More details Béatrice de Clermont-Tonnerre More details Frank Esser CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD More details Tsega Gebreyes VICE-CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD More details Paul Konsbruck More details Kaj-Erik Relander More details Footer Navigation COMPANY About Us Investors Careers C-Band CONTACT Enquiries Offices PORTALS Extranet Partner Programme LEGAL DOCUMENTS Customer Terms Vendor Terms Social FOLLOW SES Twitter Facebook Youtube LinkedIn Instagram © 2021 SES S.A. All rights reserved. Legal menu Privacy Policy Website Terms We use cookies on our website to enhance your browsing experience. To understand more about how we use cookies, or how to change your preferences and browser settings, please see our Privacy policy. If you continue to use our website, you are agreeing to such usage of cookies. I agree More info