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Executive Leadership Team

Leveraging on their diverse background and expertise, the Executive Leadership Team leads Vantiva’s ambition through engaging all Vantiva Teams across businesses and geographies through a journey of innovation, operational excellence and inclusion.

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Tim O'Loughlin

Chief Executive Officer

Tim O'Loughlin

Chief Executive Officer

Tim O'Loughlin led Vantiva’s Connected Home Customer Unit in the Americas from January to October 2024. With over 20 years of experience in business leadership, Mr. O’Loughlin has worked with various telecommunications equipment providers, including previously owned CommScope companies, Arris and Pace. In his most recent role, O’Loughlin served over four years as EVP and President of the Americas Region at Verifone, a global payment services and hardware provider. His leadership roles throughout his career have granted him commercial ownership in the Americas, allowing him to gain a deep understanding of the region and forge strong relationships with a wide variety of customers. Mr. O’Loughlin is passionate about building and inspiring diverse teams and has a proven track record of driving business growth. He sits on the advisory board for TruRating LTD, holds two degrees from Florida Atlantic University and two technical patents. He is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

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Aline Bourcereau

Chief Compliance & Sustainability Officer

Aline Bourcereau

Chief Compliance & Sustainability Officer

Aline Bourcereau has served as VANTIVA's Chief Compliance Officer since 2022, overseeing and managing the company's compliance risks. A former French lawyer with expertise in white-collar crime, she has extensive experience identifying and mitigating criminal and regulatory risks within industrial sectors. She began her compliance career at Airbus in 2016, where she held various roles in the Defense and Space division and later at the company’s headquarters in Toulouse, France. Following this, she served as Group Compliance Manager at Keolis. Mrs Bourcereau holds a master's degree in Private Law and Criminal Sciences. She was also an assistant to an investigating judge at the Pôle Financier de Paris, and obtained a certification in Fraud detection in 2017. She is based in Paris, France.

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Dan Zambrano

Chief Legal Officer

Dan Zambrano

Chief Legal Officer

Mr. Zambrano is the Chief Legal Officer of VANTIVA, responsible for managing the commercial, litigation, and strategic legal affairs of the business. He has extensive experience in the technology and entertainment industries and began his career as a litigator before transitioning to M&A and corporate transactions. He joined Vantiva in 2016, rising to serve as the General Counsel to the Connected Home Division. Prior to Vantiva, he served as a member of the international legal department of Turner Broadcasting, managing the legal affairs of television networks such as CNN, TBS, TNT, and Cartoon Network, with an emphasis on technology transactions. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, George Washington University Law School, and Emory University's Goizueta Business School, Mr. Zambrano is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Olga Damiron

Chief People and Talent Officer

Olga Damiron

Chief People and Talent Officer

Ms. Olga Damiron is Chief People and Talent Officer at VANTIVA. With over 20 years of experience leading international teams, she brings a deep understanding of high-technology manufacturing operations in B2B and B2B2C industries to oversee strategic growth projects, change management and transformation initiatives. Her diverse family background allows her to always remember that people are unique and that engaging teams in the ongoing change journey requires authenticity, passion, and consistency. She is based in Paris, France.

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Lars Ihlen

Chief Financial Officer

Lars Ihlen

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Lars Ihlen is the Chief Financial Officer for VANTIVA, responsible for finance and real estate. He has 25 years of experience in the telecommunication industry, and served the last 11 years as CFO for the Connected Home Division of Technicolor. Prior to that, Mr. Ihlen held various positions in finance for Alcatel-Lucent and Mikron Infokom. Mr. Lars is born and educated in Norway, and during his carrier he has lived in Paris, Shanghai, Los Angeles and Atlanta. He is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Nicolas Calbrix

Head of Group Controlling

Nicolas Calbrix

Head of Group Controlling

Mr. Calbrix is the Head of Controlling of Vantiva, responsible of managing the financials of the Group in order to deliver the financial guidance of the Group. He oversee budgeting/forecasting, reporting, performance tracking, cash management and controlling cost efficiency and profitability for all segments of Vantiva. He supports all SLT members by providing financial analysis to guide executive decision-making and to support business strategy. He joined Vantiva in 2008 and held all positions within Controlling departments in various divisions and at Corporate level at the time of Thomson and Technicolor. He has an extensive knowledge of Vantiva processes and organizations and has driven various transformation & integration programs within the Group over the last 10 years. Graduated from IDRAC Lyon & EMLV Paris, Mr Calbrix is based in Paris, France.

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Phil Baldock

Group Chief Operating Officer

Phil Baldock

Group Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Baldock is the Chief Operating Officer of Vantiva, leading supply chain, operations, IT, quality and global transformation. With over 20 years of industry experience, he brings significant expertise in operations and finance, directing wide-scale initiatives in dynamic environments. Mr. Baldock joined Vantiva in 2021 as SVP, Regional Business Center Americas managing the customer delivery, technical support and business operations functions. His prior experience in the Telecommunications industry included positions as SVP, Chief Information Officer at ARRIS leading a global systems transformation program and SVP, Business Operations at Pace plc operationalizing revenue growth. Mr. Baldock qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant in the UK, holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Glasgow Caledonian University and an MBA from the University of Florida. He is based in Atlanta, GA.

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Jean-François Fleury

Senior Vice President Connected Home, Global Supply Chain & Operations

Jean-François Fleury

Senior Vice President Connected Home, Global Supply Chain & Operations

Mr Fleury is Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain & Operations at Vantiva. In 2001, he joined Thomson Multimedia's applied research unit in Rennes. In 2005, he took part in the expansion of the company's activities in Beijing, where he held various positions until 2009, when he became Head of Programs. After a spell in London and a return to Beijing in charge of Asia programs for the Connected Home division, Mr. Fleury became Head of Manufacturing Operations and Supply Chain Asia in 2013. He then moved to Hong Kong and took over global management of the division's operations and supply chain in 2018. Mr. Fleury is a graduate of Ecole Centrale de Lyon and is based in Paris, France.

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Ron Alterio

Senior Vice President, Connected Home, Engineering

Ron Alterio

Senior Vice President, Connected Home, Engineering

Mr. Ronald Alterio is the Senior Vice President, Engineering, Vantiva Connected Home, leading Worldwide Engineering. He has over 25 years’ experience in the telecommunications industry. Mr. Alterio joined Pace in 1999, and while at Pace was deeply involved with the first, “Second Source” Motorola set top box at Comcast. Also, during his time at Pace, he’s teams launched the RNG110, RNG150, DTA, MicroDTA, xG1, xi3, xi5, and xi6. Mr. Alterio was VP Engineering at Arris International, where he managed the PMO and QA teams, as well as CTO, SVP Engineering at Blonder Tongue Laboratories. Mr. Alterio holds a BS. In Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida and is based in Florida.

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Ashwani Saigal

Senior Vice President Connected Home, Product Management

Ashwani Saigal

Senior Vice President Connected Home, Product Management

Mr. Saigal is leading the Product Management Organization of Vantiva, accountable for the Product Management, Program Delivery Management, Product Marketing and CTO affairs of the business. He has extensive experience in the CPE and networking communications industries and began his career as a Software Engineer at Siemens in 1994. He joined Vantiva in 2015, as part of the Cisco CDBU acquisition, rising to serve as the Product Unit Broadband leader in the Connected Home Division. Prior to Vantiva, he served in multiple positions of progressive responsibility growth at Siemens, Scientific Atlanta and Cisco managing teams in various Product areas: Development, Product and Project Management. A graduate of the Duke University, North Carolina with a M.S (ECE: Electrical and Computer Engineering) degree, Mr. Saigal is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Dirk Cosemans

Senior Vice President Connected Home, Customer Unit, Eurasia

Dirk Cosemans

Senior Vice President Connected Home, Customer Unit, Eurasia

Mr. Dirk Cosemans is the Senior Vice President of the Eurasia Connected Home Customer Unit for Vantiva. He is responsible for sales, sales engineering, and regional business center functions in Europe, the Middle East and APAC. Mr. Cosemans has over 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and has held various leadership roles in both the Americas and Eurasia. He has an in-depth knowledge of Vantiva’s business and has strong relationships in the industry. Most recently Mr. Cosemans managed the Eurasia Regional Business Center for Vantiva. Previously, he held leadership positions at Technicolor and Thomson in the Americas. He holds a micro-electronics Engineering degree from the KHLIM in Belgium. Mr. Cosemans is based in Paris, France.

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Steve Kaufman

Senior Vice President Connected Home, Customer Unit, Americas

Steve Kaufman

Senior Vice President Connected Home, Customer Unit, Americas

Mr. Steve Kaufman is the Senior Vice President of the Americas Connected Home Customer Unit for Vantiva. He is responsible for sales, sales engineering, and regional business center functions in Latin America and North America. Mr. Kaufman has over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and has held various roles in sales and business leadership. He has an in-depth knowledge of Vantiva’s business and has strong relationships in the industry. Most recently Mr. Kaufman managed the strategic Comcast and Syndication accounts for Vantiva. Previously, he held leadership positions at Technicolor, Cisco, and Scientific-Atlanta. He has two patents, holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA from Georgia State University. Mr. Kaufman is based in Atlanta, GA.

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Reza Raji

Senior Vice President, Smart Spaces Division

Reza Raji

Senior Vice President, Smart Spaces Division

Mr. Reza Raji is the SVP of the Internet of Things (IoT) division. Prior to joining VANTIVA he was the Chief Business Development Officer at Brilliant, delivering a unifying consumer platform for the complex smart home market. Earlier he was the CEO of Xenio Systems, an IoT & AI company focused on merging the online and physical retail. Mr. Raji is the founder and former CEO of iControl Networks, the most widely deployed connected home platform in the industry, which was acquired by Comcast in 2017. His early work at Echelon in the late 90’s in marrying sensors and devices to the Internet laid the groundwork for not only iControl but also many other IoT and cloud-based products and businesses. He started his career at IBM. He holds 42+ patents and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Navneeth Kannan

Senior Vice President, Retail & HomeSight Division

Navneeth Kannan

Senior Vice President, Retail & HomeSight Division

Mr Kannan leads the Retail and HomeSight businesses. He brings 40 years of experience in computing and telecommunications industry, in both corporate and startup environments, with extensive leadership roles in Software, Systems Engineering, and Product Management. Prior to joining Vantiva, Mr kannan was leading the Diversification effort as part of the CommScope Home Networks and incubated HomeSight from concept to commercial launch. He is passionate about technology and has 20 granted patents. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering and a Master’s degree in Computer Science. Mr Kannan is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Rob Wipper

President, Supply Chain Solutions Division

Rob Wipper

President, Supply Chain Solutions Division

Rob Wipper is a transformational leader and accomplished strategic executive with a career spanning more than 25 years in high volume, fast-paced manufaturing and logistics operations. Rob has solidified his reputation within the business as a visionary leader leveraging his expertise and strategic acumen to capitalize on Vantiva Supply Chain Solutions’ industry expertise and its applicability to new growth business opportunities. Rob is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of Vantiva reflects the diversity of our global markets. Its member are responsible for making sure the interests of all shareholders are taken into account and that Vantiva meets its long term goals. The Board of Directors ensure that the Executive and Management Committees act in the best interests of the company and its shareholders.

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Brian Shearer

Chairperson

Brian Shearer

Chairperson

Brian Shearer joined TPG Angelo Gordon in 2019 and is a Managing Director in the TPG AG Credit Solutions Group. Brian is the Head of CSF Europe and is based in London. Prior to joining TPG Angelo Gordon, Brian spent five years as a senior distressed investment professional at Taconic Capital Advisors. Previously, he was a senior investment professional in the Distressed Products Group at Deutsche Bank. Brian holds a B.A. degree from the University of Virginia.

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Tim O'Loughlin

Director and Chief Executive Officer

Tim O'Loughlin

Director and Chief Executive Officer

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CommScope Holding Company, Inc., Represented by Krista Bowen

Director

CommScope Holding Company, Inc., Represented by Krista Bowen

Director

Krista Bowen is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for CommScope (Nasdaq: COMM), a global leader in network connectivity. She joined CommScope in 2010. Krista Bowen provides strategic advice to the executive team and business leaders on a wide range of legal matters, including M&A, commercial contracts, real estate, ethics and compliance, corporate governance, labor and employment issues. Committed to a collaborative and pragmatic approach, she has more than 25 years of legal experience and leads a highly functioning and efficient team. Prior to joining CommScope, she was a shareholder at the law firm of Robinson Bradshaw, focusing on mergers and acquisitions. Krista Bowen has a J.D., summa cum laude, from Washington & Lee University and a B.S. in Business Administration, with a concentration in finance, summa cum laude, from West Virginia University. She was admitted to the North Carolina State Bar in 1998.

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Angelo Gordon & Co., L.P. represented by Nicola Mueller

Director

Angelo Gordon & Co., L.P. represented by Nicola Mueller

Director

Nicola Mueller joined Angelo Gordon in 2019 and is a Director in the Angelo Gordon Credit Solutions team in Europe where she acquired a strong knowledge in finance and strategy. Prior to joining Angelo Gordon, Nicola was an associate at Oaktree Capital Management and previously worked with the Fundamental Strategies Group at Goldman Sachs. Nicola holds a B.Sc. degree from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management and is a native German speaker.

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Bpifrance Participations represented by Thierry Sommelet

Independant Director

Bpifrance Participations represented by Thierry Sommelet

Independant Director

Mr. Thierry Sommelet is Managing Director for the Capital Development Department of Bpifrance Investissement where he focuses on direct investments in the technology, media and telecom sector. Prior to Bpifrance Investissement, he worked for Caisse des Dépots et Consignations where he was responsible for investments in telecom networks. Before that he was with Fonds Stratégique d’Investissements where he completed several transactions in the semiconductor, technology and Internet sectors. He has twenty years of private and public equity investment experience in the telecom and technology sectors, Mr. Thierry Sommelet is based in Paris, France.

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Laurence Lafont

Independent Director

Laurence Lafont

Independent Director

Ms. Laurence Lafont is Vice President EMEA Strategic Industries at Google Cloud where she helps strategic customers in their business transformation initiatives. With over 25 years of experience in the Digital Economy, Information and Technology services, Ms. Lafont has held various senior leadership positions in Sales, Operations, Marketing at Microsoft, Nokia, Oracle where she successfully contributed to transforming businesses and innovating organizational models in hyper growth environments. She is involved in Women in Tech initiatives in France and EMEA, and she serves on the Board of Centrale Supelec Engineering School. Ms. Lafont also chairs the board of Silver Valley a non-profit organization developing innovations for the elder economy. She is based in Paris, France.

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Tony Werner

Independent Director

Tony Werner

Independent Director

Mr. Tony Werner has spent the last 16 years at Comcast Cable, as Chief Technology Officer, then President of the Technology-Product-Experience Division. Mr. Werner is a reference in the world of telecommunications and technology where he is recognized as a leader and innovator. Prior to joining Comcast, he held leadership positions at Liberty Global, Inc., Aurora Networks, Tele-Communications, Inc. (TCI)/AT&T Broadband and Rogers Communications. Mr. Werner was Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and the SCTE Foundation from 2015 to 2017. He was Chairman of the Technical Action Committee (TAC) of CableLabs from 2007 to 2022 and a member of the Board of Directors of Kyrio, the commercial arm of CableLabs. In addition, Mr. Werner has been inducted into the Cable and Broadcast Hall of Fame and the Cable Center Hall of Fame. In 2000, Tony Werner received the NCTA Vanguard Award for Science and Technology. Later in 2016, he received the Technical Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement.

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Katleen Vandeweyer

Independent Director

Katleen Vandeweyer

Independent Director

Ms. Katleen Vandeweyer is currently a Director of two listed companies including Renewi Plc, the European leader in waste management operating mainly in the Benelux region (listed on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam), the multinational insurance company Ageas (listed on the Belgian Stock Exchange), as well as Fedrus, a family-owned roofing materials distribution group. She has extensive experience in governance and audit. Ms. Vandeweyer has held expert and/or management positions at Arthur Andersen, Worldline and Proximus, a major listed Belgian telecommunications operator.

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Karine Brunet

Independent Director

Karine Brunet

Independent Director

Ms. Karine Brunet is Chief Operating Officer of Capgemini Cloud Infrastructure Services. With 25 years of experience in telecommunications and technology services, she is an expert in the field of shared services and outsourcing and has developed extensive expertise in distribution, operations and general management. Ms. Brunet also has extensive international experience, including in-depth knowledge of the European and Indian markets. Ms. Brunet has held management positions at NCR, Alcatel, Steria (now SopraSteria) and Vodafone.

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Thierry Amarger

Independent Director

Thierry Amarger

Independent Director

Thierry Amarger is currently SVP & CEO of American Tower in Europe, a global provider of Wireless communication infrastructure. With over 25 years’ experience, he has held key leadership positions in large corporations such as American Tower Corporation, Microsoft, Nokia and Gemplus (now called Thales) throughout his career. He has an extensive telecommunications and international professional experience and a strong track record in developing new business and transforming organizations to become more customer centric and data driven. Thierry has a Master Degree of Management from Kedge Business School, an Executive MBA degree from IE Business School (Instituto de Empresa) and has completed the Senior Executive Program at London Business School. He speaks fluently French, English, Spanish and Portuguese. He was nominated in 2013 as one of the French Economic Leaders for tomorrow by the Choiseul Institute.

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Loïc Desmouceaux

Director representing employees

Loïc Desmouceaux

Director representing employees

Mr. Loïc Desmouceaux is a vice president of VANTIVA’s corporate social responsibility communication and reporting. He has been with the company for over 30 years holding numerous international management positions in the areas of product management, market foresight, marketing and communication, sustainable development and corporate social responsibility. He worked with the Board of Directors of VANTIVA from 2003 to 2014, as a representative of employee shareholders, elected by the General Meeting of Shareholders. Currently, Mr. Desmouceaux chairs the supervisory boards of the FCPE and is Chairperson and co-founder of the VANTIVA Employee Shareholders Association. He is based in Paris, France.

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Marc Vogeleisen

Director representing employees

Marc Vogeleisen

Director representing employees

Mr. Marc Vogeleisen is Head of Business Office with VANTIVA. He has been working for Technicolor since 2002, at various positions, such as strategy expert assisting Senior Management at Corporate Group level, supporting group’s major divestments (TV, IC’s & Components) to business diversification (acquisitions of Technicolor, Grass Valley, Cisco…) before joining Connected Home in 2016. In his current scope, Mr. Vogeleisen is actively involved in 3 years Plan, Market Intelligence, Portfolio Strategy, Product Management, Marketing & Communication. Beginning in 2008, he founded a start-up in the renewable energy sector where he is now acting as a non-executive Director. He is based in Paris, France

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Barclays Bank Ireland, represented by Shabab Ditta

Board Observer

Barclays Bank Ireland, represented by Shabab Ditta

Board Observer

Shabab Ditta joined Barclays in 2006 and is a Managing Director in the Credit Trading business at Barclays Bank Plc.

Board Committees

Audit Committee

Kathleen Vandeweyer 

(Independent Chairwoman)

Karine Brunet

(Independent member)

Thierry Sommelet

(Independent member)

Marc Vogeleisen

(Non-Independent member)

Commscope (Krista Bowen)

(Non-Independent member)

Governance & Social Responsability Committee

Thierry Sommelet

(Independent Chairman)

Kathleen Vandeweyer

(Independent member)

Laurence Lafont

(Independent member)

Brian Shearer

(Non-Independent member)

Remuneration & Talent Committee

Laurence Lafont 

(Independent Chairwoman)

Karine Brunet

(Independent member)

Loïc Desmouceaux

(Non-Independent member)

Corporate governance code of reference

Vantiva adheres to the Afep-Medef Corporate Governance Code of January 2020 in the preparation of the Report as defined by article L. 225-37 of the French Commercial Code.

Related-party agreements

Information notice relating to the conclusion on June 28, 2024 of related-party transaction

Releases

New permantent representative of a Board observer – Brian Shearer
Co-option of Katleen Vandeweyer as Independent Director of Vantiva

Compensation policy

Departure of Mr. Luis Martinez-Amago – Chief Executive Officer
Departure of Mr. Lars Ihlen, Interim Chief Executive Officer
New CEO Compensation
2024 compensation policy for corporate officers
2023 compensation policy for corporate officers
Information on the 2022 compensation of Mr. Luis Martinez-Amago, Chief Executive Officer

Bylaws

Vantiva Bylaws

Internal Board Regulations

Internal Board Regulations

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Executive Leadership Team

Tim O'Loughlin

Aline Bourcereau

Dan Zambrano

Olga Damiron

Lars Ihlen

Nicolas Calbrix

Phil Baldock

Jean-François Fleury

Ron Alterio

Ashwani Saigal

Dirk Cosemans

Steve Kaufman

Reza Raji

Navneeth Kannan

Rob Wipper

Board of Directors

Brian Shearer

Tim O'Loughlin

CommScope Holding Company, Inc., Represented by Krista Bowen

Angelo Gordon & Co., L.P. represented by Nicola Mueller

Bpifrance Participations represented by Thierry Sommelet

Laurence Lafont

Tony Werner

Katleen Vandeweyer

Karine Brunet

Thierry Amarger

Loïc Desmouceaux

Marc Vogeleisen

Barclays Bank Ireland, represented by Shabab Ditta

Board Committees

Corporate governance code of reference

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