The Board of Directors

The principal role of the Board of Directors is to determine Valeo’s business strategies and ensure that these strategies are implemented effectively. Board members have a diverse range of expertise and backgrounds—including in economics, manufacturing, and finance—that help inform their leadership and decision making.

Committees

The Board of Directors has set up the following four committees to make recommendations on key issues, enhance the Board’s operating procedure, and ensure the Group’s sustainable growth.

  • Audit and Risks Committee
  • Compensation Committee   
  • Governance, Appointments and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee  
  • Strategy Committee

Our board today

Portrait of Gilles Michel, Valeo Board Member
Gilles Michel
Chairman of the Board of Directors – Independent Director – Chairman of the Governance, Appointments and Corporate Social Responsibility and of the Compensation Committee

Christophe Périllat, Director and Deputy Chief Executive Officer
 
Christophe Périllat
Chief Executive Officer of Valeo and Director

Portrait of Julie Avrane, Valeo Board Member
Julie Avrane
Permanent Representative of the Fonds Stratégique de Participations, Independent Director – Member of the Audit and Risks Committee, of the Compensation Committee and of the Governance, Appointments and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee in charge of CSR topics

Portrait of Bruno Bézard, Valeo Board Member
 
Bruno Bézard
Independent Director – Member of the Audit and Risks Committee


 
Eric Chauvirey
Director representing employee shareholders – Member of the Strategy Committee

Portrait of Stéphanie Frachet, Valeo Board Member
Stéphanie Frachet
Independent Director – Member of the Strategy Committee, of the Governance, Appointments and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, and of the Compensation Committee

Portrait of Mari-Noëlle Jégo-Laveissière, Valeo Board Member
 
Mari-Noëlle Jégo-Laveissière
Independent Director – Member of the Audit and Risks Committee

Portrait of Gilles Le Borgne, Valeo Board Member
 
Gilles Le Borgne
Independent Director – Chairman of the Strategy Committee

Portrait of Alexandre Ossola, Member of the Audit and Risks Committee
 
Alexandre Ossola
Permanent Representative of Bpifrance Participations, Independent Director – Member of the Audit and Risks Committee, and of the Strategy Committee

Portrait of Eric Poton, Director representing Valeo Group employees
Eric Poton
Director representing employees – Member of the Governance, Appointments and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, and of the Compensation Committee

Portrait of Beatriz Puente, Valeo Board Member
 
Beatriz Puente
Independent Director – Member of the Audit and Risks Committee

Portrait of Patrick Sayer, Valeo Board Member
Patrick Sayer
Independent Director – Member of the Strategy Committee, of the Governance, Appointments and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, and of the Compensation Committee

Portrait of Grzegorz Szelag, Valeo Board Member
 
Grzegorz Szelag
Director representing employees – Member of the Strategy Committee

Portrait of Véronique Weill, Valeo Board Member
 
Véronique Weill
Independent Director – Chairwoman of the Audit and Risks Committee

Fabienne Lecorvaisier
Independent Director – Member of the Audit and Risks Committee