In the interests of its shareholders, the JCDecaux Group is keen to follow the principles of corporate governance. In 2000, the Group changed its status into that of a public limited corporation governed by an Executive Board and a Supervisory Board. The latter is assisted in its work by two committees: the Audit Committee, chaired by Xavier de Sarrau; and the Remuneration and Appointments Committee, chaired by Jean-Claude Decaux.
Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board oversees the management of the Executive Board.
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Jean-Claude Decaux
Founder of the JCDecaux Group, he has been the Chairman of the Supervisory Board since October 9, 2000.
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Jean-Pierre Decaux
Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board since October 9, 2000. He was previously Chairman of the Group’s subsidiary Régie Publicitaire de Mobilier Urbain (RPMU).
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Pierre Mutz
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 13, 2009. He is graduated of the special Saint-Cyr Military Academy, was Préfet (State representative) of the Ile de France region and Préfet of Paris from May 2007 to October 2008. Between 1996 to 2007, he served as Préfet of the Essonne region, Préfet of the Limousin region, Préfet of the Haute-Vienne region, Director-General of the Gendarmerie Nationale and Préfet of Police (Chief of the Paris Police). An officer on active duty in the French army from 1963 to 1980, Pierre Mutz then left the armed forces to join the Prefectural Corps in which he held various positions from 1980 to 1996.
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Xavier de Sarrau
Member of the Supervisory Board since May 14, 2003. He is an attorney-at-law, holding a doctorate in tax law and a degree from the HEC school of business administration. He previously served as Managing Partner of the Andersen Group for Europe, Africa, India and the Middle East before taking responsibility for the support functions worldwide within the same group. He is a former member of the National Bar Association (Conseil National des Barreaux) and is a Knight of the Legion of Honour.
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Pierre-Alain Pariente
Member of the Supervisory Board since October 9, 2000. He held various positions in the JCDecaux Group between 1970 and February 2000, notably as Sales Director of the subsidiary Régie Publicitaire de Mobilier Urbain (RPMU).
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The Board
The Executive Board has four members appointed by the SupervisoryBoard which manage the Company’s day-to-day operations.Jean-François Decaux and Jean-Charles Decaux alternate as the Chairman of the Executive Board.
Jean-Charles Decaux
Chairman of JCDecaux SA and co-Chief Executive Officer of the Group. He joined the company in 1989 and moved to Spain to set up and develop the Spanish subsidiary. He then developed subsidiaries in Southern Europe, Asia and South America, primarily through organic growth. He has also served as Chairman and Chief Executive of Avenir since June 1999.
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Jean-François Decaux
Chief Executive of the Board of JCDecaux SA and co-Chief Executive Officer of the Group. He joined the company in 1982 and lived in Germany to create and develop the German subsidiary. He then developed subsidiaries in Northern and Central Europe primarily through organic growth. More recently, he succeeded in establishing operations in the United States, as well as in Australia ahead of the Olympic Games.
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Gérard Degonse
Vice-President Corporate Finance and Administration. Gérard Degonse joined the Group in June 2000, after holding positions as Chief Financial Officer – Treasurer of Elf-Aquitaine and VP Treasurer- Company Secretary of Euro Disney. In 2004 he was voted Finance Director of the year (awarded by a jury of Financial Directors).
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Jeremy Male
Managing Director of Northern and Central European Operations. Jeremy Male joined the Group in August 2000. Prior to this, he was Managing Director of European Operations for Viacom Outdoor and held a series of management positions in FMCG groups such as Jacobs Suchard and Tchibo.
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