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Administrateur indépendant — Audit Committee

France·Industrial Manufacturing··Posted 14 July 2026

SBF 120-listed industrial group

The problem this seat exists to solve

Two directors reach the AFEP-MEDEF twelve-year independence limit in the same year, and the 40% gender arithmetic under the Copé-Zimmermann law constrains the order in which they can be replaced — an appointment that breaches it is void.

The remit

  • Serve on an audit committee that must be at least two-thirds independent
  • Oversee the group's CSRD reporting and the assurance behind its transition plan
  • Contribute to the board's succession sequencing across two simultaneous tenure expiries
  • Work alongside employee directors appointed under the PACTE law

What the sponsor will not compromise on

  • Financial or accounting expertise as required of an audit-committee member
  • Industrial or manufacturing sector depth at international scale
  • Working French — committee papers and minutes are in French at this issuer
  • Independence under the AFEP-MEDEF criteria, including no material business relationship

Terms

Engagement
Four-year seat, renewable within the twelve-year independence limit.
Compensation
€70,000 – €95,000 a year including audit-committee fee, resolved by the general meeting.
Cross-border
No nationality or residency test applies to a French director. The board's gender arithmetic governs the sequence of appointments, and language is a real requirement on this particular board.
Time commitment in this market
Typically 6–10 board meetings a year plus committee cycles and a strategy seminar; audit committees at CAC 40 issuers meet considerably more often.

Before you apply — France

No nationality or residency test applies to a director of a French société anonyme. The constraint on a French board is its composition arithmetic, not your passport.

Residency test
None.
Nationality test
None.
Work authorisation
A non-executive director attending board meetings requires no work authorisation. An executive seat — directeur général or a directoire seat — held by a non-EU national raises residence-permit questions and should be checked before acceptance.
Tenure limit once appointed
Twelve years. Under the AFEP-MEDEF Code a director loses independent status on passing twelve years' service, and the board must state the position each year.
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