2018 annual and sustainable performance report

GOVERNANCE

EXPERTISE AND COMPLEMENTARY BACKGROUNDS 

THIERRY LE HÉNAFF 
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Arkema

Thierry Le Hénaff helms Arkema with the support of the Executive Committee. Each member oversees a business segment or several support functions.

Our top decision-making body, the Executive Committee meets twice a month to examine strategic issues and growth and development plans, including capital expenditure, new capacity, new production facilities, and acquisitions.
To implement Executive Committee decisions, Arkema is organized into nine business units, led by three executive vice presidents of operations. Our corporate departments report to four executive vice presidents and provide support for all activities and operations.
The Executive Committee also supervises the implementation of our strategy, monitors the business and financial performance of our different activities and keeps a very close eye on safety and environmental performance.

MARIE-JOSÉ DONSION, joined Arkema’s Executive Committee as Chief Financial Officer on June 1, 2018. She succeeded Thierry Lemonnier, who retired.
Marie-José Donsion previously served as CFO and member of the Executive Committee for Alstom. Before that, she held various operational finance positions at Alstom in France and internationally. Born in 1971, she holds dual French-Spanish citizenship and is a graduate of ESCP Europe Business School.
Marie-José Donsion has been a member of Arkema’s Board of Directors and Chair of the Audit & Accounts Committee since November 2016.

3 EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENTS IN CHARGE OF OPERATIONS