Gilles Pélisson, Chief Executive Officer, Appointed Chairman of the Board
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Gilles Pélisson, Chief Executive Officer, Appointed Chairman of the Board
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Appointments
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2009-02-25
The Accor Board of Directors met today to approve the resolutions to be submitted to the Shareholders
Meeting on May 13th, in particular those concerning the renewal of the Board whose three-year term is
coming to an end.
A majority of the Board members having expressed their will to reduce the number of seats on the Board and
to combine the positions of Chairman and CEO, the Chairman of the Board and five other Board members
resigned.
Acknowledging this decision, the Board appointed Gilles Pélisson, CEO, as Chairman of the Board.
A new Appointments Committee, comprising five members, including all independent boards members, was
asked to prepare a list of appointments for the next Board meeting, to be held by mid-March to be submitted
to the Shareholders Annual Meeting.
It has been decided that the future Board will be limited to no more than 13 members, and that it will comply
with the AFEP/Medef recommendations, regarding the proportion of independent boards members.
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