Governance
Board of Directors
The EXEL Industries Board of Directors comprises seven members, including two independent members, two women and one employee representative member. Six members are appointed by the shareholders’ Annual General Meeting for a six-year term; the seventh member, representing the employees, is appointed by the Group Works Council for a three-year term. The Company is in compliance with the law on the proportion of women on the Board and with the Middlenext Code with regard to the number of independent members. Two committees assist the Board of Directors; the Audit Committee and the Remuneration and Appointments Committee. Each of these Committees is chaired by an independent member of the Board. Board members’ complementary skills provide essential support to Group Executive Management with regard to its strategic ambitions and the Group’s growth.
PATRICK BALLU
Chairman of the Board of Directors
PASCALE AUGER
Independent director and Chair of the Audit Committee
CLAUDE LOPEZ
Independent director and Chair of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee
ELLA ETIENNE DENOY
Representing EXEL sas
MARC BALLU
Director
CYRIL BALLU
Director
SYLVAIN MACCORIN
Director representing employees
Management team
The 17-strong management team is made up of the Chief Executive Officers of the Group’s main subsidiaries and the corporate function directors based in the Group’s holding company. Yves Belegaud has been CEO of the EXEL Industries Group since December 17, 2019. Yves Belegaud spent 26 years with the Terreos Group, the second largest global sugar company operating in 18 countries, where he served as Chief Executive Officer for Europe from 2014 to 2019. The other members of the management team are: Daniel Tragus, Thomas Germain, Patrick Tristani, Delphine Séférian, Philippe Besançon, Cyril Ballu, Jens Kristensen, Marc Ballu, Cédric Perres, Sébastien Tremblais, Wim van den Bosch, Wolfgang Bergmann, Fabrice Doosterlinck, Matt Hays, Bertrand Garnier and Colin Chaballier.
YVES BELEGAUD
Chief Executive Officer EXEL Industries
DANIEL TRAGUS
Director of strategy, M&A, Industrial Property
MARC BALLU
Chief Executive Officer Hozelock Hozelock Exel Tricoflex
CYRIL BALLU
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
THOMAS GERMAIN
Group Chief Financial Officer
PATRICK TRISTANI
Chief transformation Officer, Chiel Executive Officer Berthoud, CMC, Nicolas Sparyers, Tecnoma
DELPHINE SEFERIAN
Group Chief Legal Officer
PHILIPPE BESANÇON
Group Chief Human Resources Officer
JENS KRISTENSEN
Chief Executive Officer Groupe Hardi
CEDRIC PERRES
Chief Executive Officer Sames Kremlin
WIM VAN DEN BOSCH
Chief Executive Officer Agrifac
WOLFGANG BERGMANN
Chief Executive Officer Holmer
FABRICE DOOSTERLINCK
Chief Executive Officer Tricoflex
MATT HAYS
Chief Executive Officer ET Works
BERTRAND GARNIER
Chief Executive Officer Evrard, Gama Technologies, Préciculture, Supray Technologies
COLIN CHABALLIER
Chief Executive Officer Exxact Robotics
A Group in transformation
Patrick Ballu, you appointed a new Chief Executive Officer from outside the family a year ago. What is your assessment of the new situation?
“Having a Chief Executive Officer who is not from my family is a profound change, but it avoids mixing professional and family relationships.
Yves Belegaud brings us his fresh and experienced perspective, both in industry and in the agricultural sector, with which he has proven affinity. I like his way of managing: he’s a decision-maker, but at the same time friendly and consensual; he also knows how to listen and how to make our teams work in a network.“