Corporate governance

Emosson SA company official bodies: Permanent Supervisory Committee - Board of Directors - Company management

 

Permanent Supervisory Committee

The Permanent Supervisory Committee was set up by the international agreement signed in 1963 between the French Republic and the Swiss Confederation concerning the Emosson hydropower complex.

It examines all questions relating to the operation of concessions as well as compliance with said agreement.

 

Composition of the Permanent Supervisory Committee

Chaired alternately by the Swiss and French delegations, the Permanent Supervisory Committee is constituted as follows.

  • Members of the Swiss delegation, including the President and Secretary
  • Members of the French delegation, including the President and Secretary
  • Representatives from the concession holder Electricité d'Emosson SA

 

Swiss members

Mooser Cédric

OFEN/SFOE - Water rights specialist and President of the Swiss delegation

Haeni Peter

OFEN/SFOE - Water rights specialist

Côté Milaine

OFEN/SFOE - Dams specialist

Voegeli Guillaume

OFEN/SFOE - Water rights specialist and Secretary of the Swiss delegation

Fournier Joël

SEFH - Head of division

Mayoraz Raphaël

Canton Valais / SDANA - Head of Department and Cantonal Geologist


French members

Daguillon David

DREAL Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - Transboundary waters Project Manager and secretary of the French delegation

Bonner Olivier

DREAL Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - Deputy Head of department 

Lestoille Jean-Pierre

DGEC - General Engineer of bridges, waterways and forests

Bacchus Florent

Pôle National de la Sécurité des Ouvrages Hydrauliques - Project Manager for major dams and dikes, President of the French delegation

Lailheugue François

DGEC – General Direction for Energy – Deputy Director of 3A office, Head of hydroelectric division

Falconnier Pierre

DREAL Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - Project Manager hydroelectric concessions 


Representatives from the concession holder

Bernard Olivier

Electricité d'Emosson SA - Director

Géhant Benoît

Electricité d'Emosson SA - Head of Operations

Jean-René Mabillard

Electricité d'Emosson SA - Head of Finance and Administration 

Rivière Vincent

EDF Hydro Alpes - Director

Michaël Plaschy

Alpiq - Head Hydro Power Switzerland

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors determines the activities and trajectory of the Company, and oversees implementation in accordance with its corporate interests, taking into consideration the social and environmental challenges of its activities.

It defines the main strategic, economic, financial and technological direction of the company.

 

Composition of Board

Chaired by Michael Wider, the Board of Directors is composed as follows.

  • 6 directors appointed by the Annual General Assembly of Shareholders
  • 2 Government Commissioners appointed by Switzerland and France

 

Administrators

Murisier Amédée

Alpiq - Head Switzerland and BoD President

Perotin Laurent

EDF Hydro Alpes - Operating Performance Director and BoD Vice President 

Baehrel Stéphanie

EDF Petite Hydro - Asset management

Plaschy Michaël

Alpiq - Head Hydro Power Switzerland

Rivière Vincent

EDF Hydro Alpes - Director

Michellod Paul

Alpiq - Senior Expert


Governmental Commissioner

Lestoille Jean-Pierre

DGEC - General Engineer of bridges, waterways and forests

Wuilloud Eric

Federal Commissioner and former Nant de Drance Director (project phase)


Company representatives

Bernard Olivier

Director Electricité d'Emosson SA

Jean-René Mabillard

Secretary of the Board of Directors

Direction of the company

The Board of Directors delegates the operational management of the company to a management team based in Martigny.

The management team has jurisdiction and responsibility for the administrative and operational management of Emosson according to the guidelines defined by the Board.

 

Composition of the management

The management team consists of 4 members.

  • Director - Olivier Bernard
  • Head of Operations - Benoît Géhant
  • Maintenance Responsible - Patrick Monnay
  • Head of Finance and Administration - Jean-René Mabillard