Thème
Developing corporate governance principles for listed companies, covering transparency, responsibility and control.
AFEP and MEDEF, convinced of the need to promote high corporate governance standards to guarantee the correct operation of Boards of Directors and the quality of financial information, have developed governance standards for listed companies since 1995. Their convictions have been expressed in the corporate governance code of listed corporations, now known as the AFEP-MEDEF Code. The Code contains a set of recommendations to enable listed companies to improve their operations and management in complete transparency, meeting the expectations of investors and the public
Odile de Brosses holds a Master’s in Advanced Studies (DEA) in corporate law from the Université Panthéon-Assas and a CAPA (legal practitioner’s certificate), and worked as a lawyer at the Strasbourg and Hauts de Seine Bars from 1987 to 1997, before joining AFEP as Director of the Legal Department. In this role, she organises company director working groups to prepare AFEP’s positions on matters of corporate law and corporate governance, both nationally and at European level. The positions are then presented to the public authorities.
She has been involved in the successive developments of the AFEP/MEDEF Corporate Governance Code. She has also participated in various financial market working groups, in particular the AMF (French Financial Markets Authority). She is a member of the IFA Legal Committee and President of the EuropeanIssuers Policy Committee.
Odile de Brosses
Director of the Legal Department