Governance
Board of Directors
The EXEL Industries Board of Directors comprises eight members, including three independent members, three women and one employee representative member. Seven members are appointed by the shareholders’ Annual General Meeting for a six-year term; the eighth 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. Three committees assist the Board of Directors: the Audit Committee, the Remuneration and Appointments Committee and the CSR 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 Commitee
CLAUDE LOPEZ
Independent director and Chair of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee
MARIE-CLAIRE BALLU
Representing EXEL SAS
MARC BALLU
Director
CYRIL BALLU
Director
SYLVAIN MACCORIN
Director representing employees
SONIA TROCMÉ-LE PAGE
Independent director and Chair of the CSR Committee
Management team
The 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.
Daniel Tragus has been CEO of the EXEL Industries Group since December 20, 2023. An ICAM engineer and graduated with an Executive MBA from HEC Paris, Daniel Tragus has worked his whole career for different companies of the EXEL Industries Group. From 1988, he held various technical and managerial position at Kremlin, a global leader in industrial spraying. In 1999, he became Managing Director of Kremlin. In addition, Daniel Tragus played a pivot role in the integration of Hardi, Agrifac, Holmer and ET Works. Since 2016, he had been responsible for Group strategy, M&A, and Industrial Property, and, since 2020, he had been Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer.
DANIEL TRAGUS
Chief Executive Officer EXEL Industries
MARC BALLU
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of the Garden activity, Chief Executive Officer Tricoflex
CYRIL BALLU
Deputy Chief Executive Officer in charge of the Nautic Industry
GUILLAUME JACQ
Chief Financial Officer
PATRICK TRISTANI
Chief Sustainable Transformation Officer
SYLVIE LE CALLONEC
Chief Legal Officer
PHILIPPE BESANÇON
Chief Human Resources Officer
HANS MEULENKAMP
Chief Executive Officer Hardi
CÉDRIC PERRES
Chief Executive Officer Sames
WIM VAN DEN BOSCH
Chief Executive Officer Agrifac
MATT HAYS
Chief Executive Officer ET Works
MARTIN FUEHRER
Chief Executive Officer Holmer
BERTRAND GARNIER
Chief Executive Officer France Pulvé
Daniel TRAGUS – Directeur général
d’EXEL Industries
On the strength of the diversification of its activities and regions, the Group stands out for its adaptability and resilience
What is your assessment of 2023/24?
The year was characterized by fairly disparate levels of business. In Agricultural Spraying, our sales remained strong over the first three quarters. However, the gradual decline in the order book led to a reduction in fourth quarter revenue. Dealers still hold high levels of inventories and are prioritizing the reduction of these inventories over orders for new machines. […]