Published on 29/07/2025
Appointments of members of the Shareholders' Consultative Committee
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Appointments of members of the Shareholders' Consultative Committee
Patrick Suet
Secretary of the Board of Directors
Dear Shareholders,
I am pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to the Shareholders’ Consultative Committee. These additions further strengthen the diversity of profiles and expertise represented, supporting an increasingly rich and constructive shareholder dialogue.
For more than 30 years, this committee has served as a forum for discussion between individual shareholders and the Group’s general management. Its role is to communicate your priorities, both in terms of financial performance and in terms of governance, social responsibility and strategy.
Our committee is intent on improving dialogue and aligning the expectations of individual shareholders with the Bank’s strategic guidelines. Thanks to the contributions of its members, we are able to convey your voice with the Management team while also sharing the Group’s perspective.
We will meet with the committee members this autumn, in its new configuration, to continue these discussions and further enrich the voice of individual shareholders within the Group.
I am counting on the continued commitment of the committee members to keep this dialogue alive – and on your engagement to help us collectively advance shareholder governance.
3 new members of the Shareholders Consultative Committee
Véronique is 66 years old and lives in the Paris region. She is a loyal member of Societe Generale, being both a former director and a long-term shareholder. She retired from the Group after a successful banking career, and now joins the Consultative Committee in the hope of using her experience in service of education and dialogue with individual shareholders.
A graduate from the ESCP business school, Véronique began her career with an audit firm before joining Societe Generale, where she held positions of responsibility for more than 35 years. She worked in the Finance Department for 22 years, then managed the Group’s operations in Luxembourg for five years. In the latter part of her career, she was head of Societe Generale Consulting & Transformation.
An active member of the ESCP Foundation, organiser of the circular economy workshop, participant in several think tanks and president of the International Group For Sustainable Finance (ISGF), Véronique bases her beliefs on being open to ESG* issues, best market practices and the expectations of the younger generations.
Her instinct for communication, her in-depth knowledge of the Group, her constructive view of strategic guidelines and her willingness to contribute to shareholder dialogue from the perspective of an engaged stakeholder make her a valuable asset for the committee.
Véronique de la Bachelerie
Year of first appointment and year in which current mandate will expire: 2025-2028
Mathis Puzenat
Year of first appointment and year in which current mandate will expire: 2025-2028
Mathis was born in 1998 and lives in Paris. He holds a master’s degree in data management and analytics from INSEEC Lyon and a bachelor’s degree in business development. He is also an alumnus of the International Business Management Programme at CESINE University, and has built a career combining digital innovation and a sense of public service.
After gaining experience in digital technology at SNCF Solutions and becoming a data project manager at the French Directorate-General of Customs and Indirect Taxes, he now works at the Ministry of the Interior, where he contributes to digital projects with a major societal impact.
A customer of Societe Generale since childhood, Mathis has long been familiar with banking issues. Inquisitive and attuned to the latest innovations offered to customers, he takes a keen interest in anything to do with taxation, digital technology and new financial practices, which he sees as closely linked to the habits of his generation.
His fresh take on ESG* issues, his ability to address sensitive issues openly and his willingness to combine finance, technology and public service make him a valued member of the committee.
Born in 1969, Nils has been Chief Executive Officer of SEA-Invest France since 2015, having served as Chief Financial Officer then Vice-President there for more than ten years. His career has been built around strategic responsibilities in risk management, regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions and international affairs, with extensive experience in the logistics, port infrastructure and shipping sectors.
With an MBA from the ESCP business school and a post-graduate diploma in accounting and finance, he began his career in audit and financial consulting at Arthur Andersen, before joining the Bolloré Group as Chief Financial Officer of European Ports.
Actively involved in economic and political life, Nils is President of the Regional Development Council of Rouen and Vice-President of the French National Union of Handling Industries (UNIM) in Paris.
A long-standing customer, by joining the consultative committee he hopes to represent individual shareholders, particularly on the subjects of communication, transparency and educational support, at a time when the business model is undergoing a transformation.
His solid understanding of the regulatory and financial environment, as well as his firm belief in handing down financial acumen to his children, are all selling points for his profile. Inquisitive, discerning and ready to listen, Nils brings a generalist perspective to the business world that will benefit the committee, while being confident in the evolution of the banking model and the creation of value over the long term.
Nils Beneton
Year of first appointment and year in which current mandate will expire: 2025-2028
*Environmental, social and governance
Key figures
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10**
members
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30 %
of members are women
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2
meetings per year with the Management
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1988
Date of establishment of the committee
** Since January 2022, the president of ASSACT (Emmanuelle Petelle) has been an associate member and has taken part in committee meetings.
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