5. Executive Committee
The role, responsibilities, composition, procedures and evaluation of the Executive Committee are described in detail in the Charter. In addition, the internal rules of the Executive Committee are attached to the Charter.
As at December 31, 2017, the Executive Committee was composed of the following five members.
Year of first appointment
Presence at meetings in 2017
Jean-Pierre ClamadieuFrench 2011 15/15
Jean-Pierre Clamadieu
Born in: 1958
Term of office ends: 2019
Diplomas and main Solvay activities: Engineering degree from the École des Mines (Paris). Chairman of the Executive Committee and CEO.
Vincent De CuyperBelgian 2006 15/15
Vincent De Cuyper
Born in: 1961
Term of office ends: 2018
Diplomas and main Solvay activities: Chemical engineering degree (Catholic University of Louvain, Master's in Industrial Management (Catholic University of Leuven), AMP Harvard Executive Committee member
Karim HajjarBritish 2013 15/15
Karim Hajjar
Born in: 1963
Term of office ends: 2019
Diplomas and main Solvay activities: BSC (Hons) Economics (The City University, London). Chartered Accountancy (ICAEW) Qualification. Executive Committee member and CFO.
Roger KearnsAmerican 2008 15/15
Roger Kearns
Born in: 1963
Term of office ends: 2018
Diplomas and main Solvay activities: Bachelor of Science – Engineering Arts (Georgetown College – Georgetown), Bachelor of Science – Technology – Atlanta), MBA (Stanford University). Executive Committee member.
Pascal JuéryFrench 2014 15/15
Pascal Juéry
Born in: 1965
Term of office ends: 2018
Diplomas and main Solvay activities: Graduate of the European Business School of Paris (ESCP – Europe). Executive Committee member.
On May 1, 2017, July 1, 2017, and January 1, 2018, the Board of Directors renewed the respective two-year terms of Vincent De Cuyper, Roger Kearns, and Pascal Juéry as members of the Executive Committee. Their new terms therefore expire respectively on May 1, 2019, July 1, 2019, and January 1, 2020.