GOVERNANCE
Governance at the service of the Groupe CB
Groupe CB General Management
For over 25 years, Groupe CB's General Management has been led by Franck & Gilles Poulain, representatives of the 4th generation of shareholders, who are respectively Chairman and CEO of CBase, Groupe CB's parent company.
Franck & Gilles Poulain share the management of the various business sectors: Franck Poulain presides over the companies in the Refractory Sector and Gilles Poulain presides over the companies in the Aggregates Sector and the green sector, CB Green.
Both are already inspiring the next generation, who are actively gearing up to follow in their footsteps.
Executive Board
The Groupe CB is managed by an Executive Board, which determines the direction of the Group's business activities, ensuring its long-term viability and creating value in line with the vision defined by its shareholders.
Vision
Orientation
Sustainability
The Executive Board comprises 9 administrators
5 family administrators, Franck Poulain, Gilles Poulain, Benoit Demuynck and two representatives of the 5th Generation, Victor and Ludovic Poulain.
4 independent, non-family administrators: Frédérique Delavaud, Olivier Verley, Philippe Hourdain and Joël Bouré, who contribute and enrich the Board's discussions with their business and/or market expertise, their knowledge of the region and/or of heritage companies, and more broadly, their critical and "fresh" view of the activities developed by the Groupe CB.
The Board of Directors is chaired by Franck Poulain.
Executive Committee
Around Franck and Gilles Poulain, the CODIR brings together the executive managers who, with their teams, steer the Group's activities.