UCB SA - BNP Paribas Fortis

1. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PART VII: MANAGEMENT AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Board of Directors of the Issuer is the governing body of the Issuer. The current Board is
composed of 13 Directors. The Board appoints a chairman and one or more vice-chairmen among its
members. The Board appointed Karel Boone as its chairman in 2008 and Evelyn du Monceau as the
only vice-chairperson of the Board in 2006. Roch Doliveux is the chief executive officer and chairman
of the executive committee to whom the Board has delegated certain of its powers (the “Executive
Committee”). The following table sets forth the name, position and first year of appointment of the
current members of the Board:
Name Position
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As in
present
function
Year First
Appointed
as
Board
member
Karel Boone 2 ............................... Chairman 2008 2000 2012
Evelyn du Monceau 3 ................... Vice-Chairperson 2006 1984 2011
Roch Doliveux 1 ........................... Chief Executive Officer 2004 2004 2010
Prince Lorenz of Belgium 2 ......... Non executive Director 2001 2010
Armand de Decker 2 Non executive Director 2008 2011
Peter Fellner................................ Non executive Director 2005 2011
Jean-Pierre Kinet 2 ....................... Non executive Director 2008 2011
Thomas Leysen 2 .......................... Non executive Director 2009 2011
Gerhard Mayr 2 ............................ Non executive Director 2005 2011
Norman J-Ornstein 2 .................... Non executive Director 2008 2011
Arnoud de Pret 3 ........................... Non executive Director 2005 2011
Bridget van Rijckevorsel 3 ........... Non executive Director 1992 2011
Gaetan van de Werve³ Non executive Director 2006 2012
1 Roch Doliveux is also the chairman of the Executive Committee.
Up for
Election in
2 These Directors meet all independence criteria according to the Belgian Companies Code 2009 (the
“BCC”) and the 2009 Belgian Code on Corporate Governance (the “2009 Code”).
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