The Board of Trustees

Missions

When requested by the CNRS's Scientific Board and following its lead, the Board of Trustees provides analysis to set the broad outlines of CNRS policy in response to the cultural, economic and social requirements of the whole French nation. It defines the principles governing the CNRS's relations with its socio-economic partners, universities and national, foreign and international organisations working in its fields of activity.
More particularly, the Board deliberates on general measures relating to the organisation and operation of the CNRS (particularly the creation of departments or offices), the budget and amendments thereto, the multi-year contract between the CNRS and the State, the annual activity report, financial accounts, social action policy, loans, the creation of subsidiaries and the acquisition, sale or extension of financial holdings.
The Board of Trustees defines the operating conditions of the CNRS's external evaluation committee and its ethics committee.
All resolutions are passed by majority vote.

Composition (2021-2025)

Chairman of meetings

• Mr Antoine PETIT, Chairman and CEO

Representatives of the State

• Ms Corinne BOREL, head of the Research and Innovation Strategy Department.
• Ms Caroline OLLIVIER-YANIV, coordinator of the college of scientific advisers at the General Directorate for Higher Education and Professional Integration (DGESIP).
• Ms Alicia SAOUDI, head of the 3rd Budget Sub-Directorate.
  Deputy: Agathe ROLLAND.

Representative of 'France Universités'

• Mr Guillaume GELLE, President of 'France Universités'.

Scientific personalities

• Mr Jean DALIBARD, Professor at the Collège de France's Physics Institute.
• Ms Nathalie DOMPNIER, President of Université Lumière Lyon 2.
• Ms Fabiola GIANOTTI, Director General of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN).
• Mr Bruno MAQUART, President of Universcience.

Personalities representing the world of work

• Mr Marko ERMAN, Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) with Thales.
• Ms Alexandra PRIEUX, President of Alcediag, founder of SkillCell.
• Ms Hélène VALADE, LVMH Environmental Development Director.
• Ms Hélène CAZAUX-CHARLES, Council of State.

Personalities from the economic sphere

• Mr Paul-François FOURNIER, Executive Vice-President in charge of innovation.
• Mr Benjamin Bertrand, Chairman of Cardiawave.
• Mr Nicolas CUDRE-MAUROUX, Director of Research and Innovation, Solvay Group.
• Sophie PATURLE GUESNEROT, managing partner and co-founder of Demeter Partners.

Elected members (unions)

• Mr Boris GRALAK (SNCS-FSU).
• Ms Maud LERICHE-KILLIJIAN (SNCS-FSU).
• Ms Claudia ZLOTEA (SGEN-CFDT).
• Mr Pierre-Yves SAILLANT (SGEN-CFDT).
• Ms Constantina BACALEXI (SNTRS-CGT).
• Ms Carole LE CLOIEREC (SNPTES).

Members with advisory status

• Mr Olivier COUTARD, Chair of the Scientific Board.
• Mr Christophe COUDROY, Deputy CEO for Resources.
• Mr Alain SCHUHL, Deputy CEO for Science.
• Mr Marc DAVY, Budget Controller.
• Ms Ghislaine BALA, Accounts and Financial Information Department (DCIF).

Present at all meetings of the Board of Trustees

• Ms Marie-Pauline GACOIN, Principal Private Secretary.
• Mr Eric LANCIAUX, director of human resources.
• Mr Philippe BURDET, director of the Financial Strategy, Real Estate and Modernisation Department (DFSIM).
• Ms Valérie HOSPITAL, director of the Legal Affairs Department (DAJ).
• Ms Catherine DELPECH, DAJ, head of the board of trustees, resources and elections department (CARE).
• Ms Claire GALLOUX, CARE.

Terms and conditions

The operating procedures of the Board of Trustees are governed by regulatory texts, particularly:

• Decree no. 82-993 dated November 24th 1982, as amended, on the organisation and operation of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (see Section II and Chapter IV of Section III).
•  Decree 2012-1246 dated November 7^th 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management.
•  the internal rules of the Board of Trustees adopted at the meeting of November 4th 1999.
•  the deliberation of the Board of Trustees (consultation of February 4th 2010) on the delegation of powers granted to the CNRS Chaiman and CEO.

CNRS Board of Trustees schedule

2024

• Friday March 15th
• Friday June 14th
• Friday October 25th
• Friday December 20th

2023

• Friday February 10th
• Tuesday March 14^th
• Friday June 16th
• Friday October 20th
• Friday December 15th

2022

• Tuesday March 15th
• Friday June 17th
• Friday October 21st
• Friday December 16th

Meetings

Consult the minutes of meetings.

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