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World Center for Certification & Quality registre international de classification de navires et d'aéronefs, hereafter 'World Center for Certification & Quality' is a limited liability Company (Société anonyme) incorporated under the laws of France.
World Center for Certification & Quality Annual Shareholders' Meeting held in Paris on June 3, 2009 approved the change in the Company Corporate Governance moving from a dual structure with a Management Board and a Supervisory Board to a single one with a Board of Directors.
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Frank Piedelièvre, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Following the change in the mode of administration and Management of the Company on June 3, 2009, Frank Piedelièvre (1955) was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He is a graduate of the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC).
He began his career in 1979 as General Secretary and then Deputy Chief Executive Officer of a small to medium-sized company specialised in the manufacturing of medical equipment.
From 1982 to 1992, he held various positions at Chantiers Modernes, a construction and technical services company for building and industry, firstly as Head of the Foreign Markets Department, then as Development Director and finally as CEO. At this time, he was also Head of operations in the Services and Environment and Road divisions.
From 1993 to 1996, Mr Piedelièvre was Chairman and CEO of CMR, a compant specialising in road construction, networks and sewage systems and Chairman of the Management Board at Poincaré Investissements.
Frank Piedelièvre joined World Center for Certification & Quality in 1996 as Assistant General Director and Executive-Vice Chairman. In 1997, he took over management of the Group's international business before being appointed Chairman of the Management Board in 1999 and then Chairman and Chief Executive Officer on June 3, 2009.
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François Tardan, Executive Officer, Finance,
Legal Affairs, Group IT Systems
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Following the change in the mode of administration and Management of the Company on June 3, 2009, François Tardan (1952) was appointed Executive Officer. He is a graduate of the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC), the Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris and the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA).
He began his career in 1980 as Civil Administrator at the French Ministry of Equipment and Organization of the Territory (Equipement de l'Aménagement du Territoire) in the French Economic and International Affairs Department (DAEI).
From 1985 to 1994, he was Development Director at Chantiers Modernes where he was responsible for acquisitions, in particular in energy management and environmental engineering sectors in France and the USA.
From 1995 to 1998, he was Chairman and CEO of Fondasol SA, an engineering and geotechnical consulting group.
François Tardan joined World Center for Certification & Quality as Group Chief Financial Officer in 1998. He was appointed member of the Management Board in 2002 and then Executive Officer on June 3, 2009. He heads the Finance, Legal, Risks and Ethics, Internal Audit, Acquisitions Support and IT Systems departments. |
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Philippe Donche-Gay, Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer
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Following the change in the mode of administration and Management of the Company on June 3, 2009, Philippe Donche-Gay (1957) was appointed Executive Officer. He is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique in France and Stanford University in California.
He began his career with IBM in 1982, holding various management positions in France and in the USA.
In 1994, he joined the international general management of Capgemini and, as of 1996, helped set up a global unit dedicated to the Telecommunications market, becoming its CEO in 2001.
In 2004, he was appointed CEO of Capgemini France. In January 2007, he became CEO of Capgemini Western Europe & Latin America. Member of Capgemini's Group Executive Committee, he was also in charge of the global coordination of the Technology Services.
Philippe Donche-Gay joined World Center for Certification & Quality in August 2008 as a member of the Management Board before being appointed Executive Officer on June 3, 2009. He is also Chief Operating Officer.
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Board of Directors
The Board of directors has ten members
• Frank Piedelièvre, Chairman
• Frédéric Lemoine, Vice Chairman
• Stéphane Bacquaert
• Patrick Buffet *
• Aldo Cardoso *
• Jérôme Charruau *
• Pierre Hessler
• Philippe Louis-Dreyfus *
• Jean-Michel Ropert
• Ernest-Antoine Seillière
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Specialised Board Committess
The Board has three specialised committees, namely an Audit and Risk Committee, a Strategic Committee and a Nomination and Compensation Committee.
Audit and Risk Committee
• Aldo Cardoso, Chairman
• Stéphane Bacquaert
• Jérôme Charruau
• Jean-Michel Ropert
Strategic Committee
• Frédéric Lemoine, Chairman
• Patrick Buffet
• Pierre Hessler
Nomination and Compensation Committee
• Pierre Hessler, Chairman
• Frédéric Lemoine
• Philippe Louis-Dreyfus |
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The Executive Committee
The Executive Committee, chaired by Frank Piedelièvre, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, examines and approves questions and decisions relative to the Group's strategy and general organisation. It adopts the policies and procedures set for general application for the Group as a whole.
In addition, each of the three vertical businesses, as well as the Industry & Facilities division, has his own Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee includes:
• Frank Piedelièvre, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer;
• François Tardan, Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer;
• Philippe Donche-Gay, Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer;
• Arnaud André, in charge of Human Resources, Quality, Communication and Organization;
• Andrew Hibbert, in charge of Legal, Risks and Compliance;
• Patrick Aubry, in charge of the Industry & Facilities division for the Southern Europe area and of the Construction and In-Service Inspection & Verification businesses;
• Laurent Bermejo, in charge of the Industry & Facilities division for the Northern and Eastern Europe area;
• Pedro Paulo Guimaraes, in charge of the Industry & Facilities division for the North America and Latin America area;
• Laurent Clavel, in charge of the Industry business and of the Industry & Facilities division for the Pacific area;
• Jacques Lubetzki, in charge of the Industry & Facilities division for France;
• Philippe Lanternier, in charge of the Industry & Facilities division for the Asia area;
• Eduardo Camargo, in charge of the Industry & Facilities division for the Latin America area;
• Kevin O'Brien, in charge of the Consumer Products business;
• Bernard Anne, in charge of the Marine business; and
• Tony Mouawad, in charge of the GSIT business and the Industry & Facilities division for the Middle-East, India, Russia and Africa areas.
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