Bel Foundation


 
Organization

Bel's Foundation is made up of a Board of Directors and a Selection and Project Follow-up Committee

 
 

The Board of Directors

The Foundation is an independent body governed by a board including 12 members of which 2/3 represent the founders and the employees.

This Board of Directors defines the Foundation's strategy and is responsible for its successful implementation. It examines the dossiers, decides on which actions are to be supported and the budget to be awarded to each project. It checks the Foundation's accounts and makes sure that those associations which received funding comply with their commitments.

Bel's Foundation Board of Directors comprises 12 members who are split into three committees:

One four member committee acts on behalf of the founders (Bel and Unibel)

  • Antoine Fiévet
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bel Group - President of the Foundation
  • Gérard Boivin
    President of the Supervisory Board at Unibel
  • Valentine Fiévet
    Vice-President of the Supervisory Board at Unibel
  • Florian Sauvin
    Member of the board at Unibel - Treasurer of the Foundation

One four member committee acts on behalf of the founders' colleagues

  • Pedro Fernandes
    Vice-President Marketing, Bel Group
  • Guillaume Jouët
    Vice-President Corporate Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility, Bel Group - General deputy of the Foundation
  • Gaëlle Launay
    Head of Subsaharan Africa, Bel International
  • Patrick Longuechaud
    Vice-President Human Resources and Organization, Bel Group

One four member committee acts on behalf of external representatives

  • Dr Thomas Borel
    Director of Medical-economic Evaluation and Public Health at Sanofi Aventis
  • Cyril Juge
    Director of the company, SMIP SA, Honorary Consul of Monaco to Madagascar
  • Béatrice Darcy-Vrillon
    Assistant Department Head, Human Nutrition, INRA - Admnistrator of the French Fund for Food and Health
  • Claude Tharreau
    Co-founder of the Research Institute, CSA

Chaired by Antoine Fiévet, Bel's Foundation Board of Directors meets at least twice a year to give its final decision on which cases should be sponsored and to follow up on them.

The next meeting will take place on: • 20th October 2011
   

The Selection and Project Follow-up Committee (SPFC)
The SPFC meets as many times as is necessary and at least before each Board of Directors meeting.

The Foundation's chief representative - Guillaume Jouët - Vice-President Corporate Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility - chairs this Committee which is made up of volunteer members. These members are selected from among:

Bel and Unibel collaborators on the basis of their skillful contribution to analyzing the projects submitted and their contribution to the smooth running of the Foundation

  • Stéphanie Berbessou, Consumer Relations Manager - Bel Group
  • Corinne Denis, Marketing Director Bel Food service - Bel Group
  • Nathalie Prieur, Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Philanthropy Manager - Bel Group
  • Florian Sauvin, Member of Board at Unibel and Treasurer of the Foundation
  • Marion Vallet, Senior Product Manager Bel Food service - Bel Group
  • Céline Richonnet - Dubuis, Nutrition Group Manager - Bel Group
  • Laurie Amathieu - Senior Brand Manager Boursin France - Bel Group

External individuals on the suggestion of the Board of Directors

  • Isabelle Fiévet, in charge of the Partnerships of the Foundation
  • Claude Tharreau, Co-founder of the Research Institute, CSA