Press Release: Annual General Meeting of May 25, 2023 – Frédéric Oudéa new Chairman of the Board of Directors
25 Mai 2023 - 06:10PM
GlobeNewswire Inc.
Press Release: Annual General Meeting of May 25, 2023 – Frédéric
Oudéa new Chairman of the Board of Directors
Annual General Meeting of May 25, 2023 –
Frédéric Oudéa new Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Approval of the financial
statements for the fiscal year 2022
- Distribution of a cash dividend of
€3.56 per share, with payment as of June 1st, 2023
- Board composition: Frédéric Oudéa
becomes Independent Director and Chairman of the Board
Paris, May
25, 2023. The
Combined General Shareholders’ Meeting of Sanofi was held on
May 25, 2023, under the chairmanship of Serge Weinberg.
The General Meeting approved the individual
Company and consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year
2022. The General Meeting decided on the distribution of an
ordinary annual dividend of €3.56 per share. The payment of the
dividend will be made on June 1st, 2023.
The General Meeting also approved the
appointment of Frédéric Oudéa as Independent Director.The Board of
Directors, in its meeting held after the General Meeting, appointed
Frédéric Oudéa as Chairman of the Board of Directors to succeed
Serge Weinberg whose term of office expired at the end of the
General Meeting. Serge Weinberg has been appointed as Honorary
Chairman.
On the proposal of the Appointments, Governance
and CSR Committee, Frédéric Oudéa has been appointed as the
Chairman of the Strategy Committee, member of the Appointments,
Governance and CSR Committee and of the Scientific Committee.
Frédéric
OudéaChairman of Sanofi“I am very pleased to join
the board of Director and feel privileged to take on the role of
Chairman. I would like to express Sanofi’s appreciation for Serge
Weinberg’s exceptional leadership during his thirteen years as
Chairman, bringing the Company to an all-time high value and on a
momentum to further transform itself on the back of leadership in
immunology and inflammation. He carried his mission with upmost
integrity and commitment, in the best interest of the company. I
thank the shareholders and the Board of Directors for their trust.
I am extremely motivated by the further advancement of science and
growth that Sanofi has the opportunity to achieve and its purpose
to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. I’m
looking forward at ensuring a sustainable growth and development
under the highest standards of corporate governance.”
Following the General Meeting, the Board of
Directors remains comprised of 16 members, of whom six are women
and two are Directors representing employees. The proportion of
independent Board members increased from 71% to 79%.
The voting results and the videocast of the
Annual General Meeting are available here.
About SanofiWe are an innovative global
healthcare company, driven by one purpose: we chase the miracles of
science to improve people’s lives. Our team, across some 100
countries, is dedicated to transforming the practice of medicine by
working to turn the impossible into the possible. We provide
potentially life-changing treatment options and life-saving vaccine
protection to millions of people globally, while putting
sustainability and social responsibility at the center of our
ambitions. Sanofi is listed on EURONEXT: SAN and NASDAQ: SNY
Media RelationsSandrine
Guendoul | + 33 6 25 09 14 25
| sandrine.guendoul@sanofi.com Nicolas
Obrist | + 33 6 77 21 27 55
| nicolas.obrist@sanofi.comVictor
Rouault | + 33 6 70 93 71 40
| victor.rouault@sanofi.com
Investor RelationsEva
Schaefer-Jansen | + 33 7 86 80 56 39
| eva.schaefer-jansen@sanofi.comArnaud
Delépine | + 33 6 73 69
36 93 | arnaud.delepine@sanofi.comCorentine
Driancourt | + 33 6 40 56 92 21 |
corentine.driancourt@sanofi.comFelix
Lauscher | + 1 908 612 7239 |
felix.lauscher@sanofi.comTarik
Elgoutni| + 1 617 710 3587 |
tarik.elgoutni@sanofi.comNathalie
Pham | + 33 7 85 93 30 17 |
nathalie.pham@sanofi.com
Sanofi (EU:SAN)
Graphique Historique de l'Action
De Août 2023 à Sept 2023
Sanofi (EU:SAN)
Graphique Historique de l'Action
De Sept 2022 à Sept 2023