Bureau Veritas SA announced that Aldo Cardoso has resigned from his positions as Chairman of the Board and Director of the Company following 17 years on the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has unanimously resolved to appoint Laurent Mignon as Chairman of the Board with effect from June 22, 2023. Aldo Cardoso has played a key role in all Bureau Veritas' major strategic moves.

He joined the Board of Directors as a non-voting member in 2005 and became a Director and Chairman of the Audit & Risk Committee in 2009, before being appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2017. On the recommendation of the Nomination & Compensation Committee, the Board has appointed Pascal Lebard as Lead Independent Director and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors. Pascal Lebard has sat on the Bureau Veritas Board as an independent director since 2013, and is Chairman of the Nomination & Compensation Committee.

The Board also decided to set up a CSR Committee, which will be chaired by Ana Giros Calpe. The Board also decided to appoint Julie Avrane as Chair of the Strategy Committee, replacing Laurent Mignon. All Bureau Veritas Board Committees are now chaired by an independent director.