2024 Integrated Report

The directors have backgrounds in different sectors (construction, energy, telecoms, media, banking, etc.) and possess varied and complementary experience and skills. A number of them also have senior executive experience in large groups and international projects.

In September 2024, the directors delved deeply into the strategy of the construction business – one of the Group’s main business segments – at a specially arranged seminar. The event was designed to support the work of the Board of Directors and its special committees, and to promote informed decision-making. Throughout 2024, the directors also completed further training on a number of key topics. In January, for instance, the Group organised a session for directors on the challenges and impact of implementing the CSRD^a, with a particular focus on business models and the role of the Board and its directors. Then, in September, a strategy seminar for directors included a special session on the CSRD and its implications for the Bouygues group, with presentations given by an outside expert and by Marie-Luce Godinot, Senior Vice-President, Innovation, Sustainable Development and Information Systems. The session offered a chance for members of the Audit Committee and the Ethics, CSR and Patronage Committee – whose responsibilities have been expanded as a result of the CSRD – to put their questions to the speakers.

In addition to attending training courses and the Board of Directors’ strategy seminar, the directors representing employees follow a specific training programme. For example, Caroline Jégu, appointed for the first time as a director representing employees in 2024, attended two IFA (Institut de Formation des Administrateurs) training modules in the first few months following her appointment, including a two-day module on ‘being a director representing employees’.