La banque d'un monde qui change 2004 - BNP Paribas

94sustainable development95Liaison committeeAfter its formation on 23 May 2000,the new BNP Paribas Group decided to createa Shareholder Liaison Committee to helpthe Group communicate better with its individualshareholders. At the Shareholders’ Meetingwhich approved the BNP Paribas merger,the CEO of BNP Paribas kicked off the nominationprocess, which culminated in the namingof the Committee members at the end of 2000.Headed by Michel Pébereau, the Committeeincludes ten shareholders, who are bothgeographically and socio-economicallyrepresentative of the individual shareholderpopulation, and two employees or formeremployees. Each member serves a three-yearterm. When their terms expire, announcementsare published in the press and in the Group’svarious financial publications, inviting newcandidates to come forward. Any shareholdercan become a candidate.The members of the Liaison Committee are as follows:- Michel Pébereau, Chairman;- Marie-Nathalie Rodrigues, residentof the Allier département;- Patrick Ballu, resident of Reims;- Jacques Begon, resident of the Loire département;- André Brouhard, resident of Nice;- Jean-Pierre Edrei, resident of the Paris area;- Joseph Fauconnier, resident of Amboise;- Jean-Baptiste Fernandez, residentof the Bouches-du-Rhône département;- Marcel Grégoire, resident of the Jura département;- Rémy Lauprêtre, resident of Le Havre;- Michel Rolland, residentof the Haute-Garonne département;- Roseline Labat, BNP Paribas employee;- Jean-Marie Gabas, former BNP employeenow retired.In accordance with the Committee’s Charter– the internal rules that all members havesubscribed to – the Committee met twice in2004, on 27 February and 15 October. Reports onthese meetings were included in the shareholdernewsletters. The main topics broached included:- the periodical publications which provideinformation on the Group’s achievementsand strategy;- BNP Paribas’ participation in the “Actionaria”trade show. At this event, several LiaisonCommittee members explained the Committee’srole to people who visited the Bank’s stand;- the 2003 Annual Report and separate sectiondedicated to sustainable development;- the layout and main headingsof the Shareholders’ Guide;- initiatives concerning preparationsfor the Annual General Meeting;- changes to the BNP Paribas website.