International Advisory Board

The International Advisory Board meets twice a year in the presence of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and the Senior Management team.

• The first meeting takes place in France and covers general themes, such as environmental management or research.
• The second focuses on the discovery of a country or region through presentations by political, economic and social representatives or industrialists who operate there.

The International Advisory Board is made up of 11 members from outside the Group, appointed for 3 years:

• Baroness Lynda Chalker, United Kingdom, Chairman of Africa Matters Limited,
• Barbara H. Franklin, United States, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Barbara Franklin Enterprises, former US Secretary of Commerce,
• Mohamed Kabbaj, Morocco, Chairman of Lafarge Maroc,
• Takuzo Kitamura, Japan, Special Corporate Advisor to Ajinomoto Co. Inc,
• Thierry de Montbrial, France, Founder and President of the French Institute for International Relations,
• Alexei A. Mordashov, Russian Federation, Chairman of the Board of Severstal,
• Hugh M. Morgan, Australia, Director of the Board of The Reserve Bank of Australia,
• Robert W. Murdoch, Canada, director of companies,
• Titus Naikuni, Kenya, Group Managing Director and C.E.O. Kenya Airways,
• Dr. Quin Xiao, China, Chairman of China Merchants Group Limited.
• Paula Stern, President of The Stern Group Inc,
• Deepak S. Parekh, President of the Housing Development Finance Corporation in India.