Christian Chautard has announced his intention to step down from his role as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Korian after nine years for personal reasons. The Board met on 1 October 2020 and has appointed Jean-Pierre Duprieu to succeed him. Jean-Pierre Duprieu was previously a member of the Air Liquide’s group executive committee, notably in charge of Europe and the Healthcare division, as well as a member of Michelin’s supervisory board and a director of Groupe SEB. At Korian, Jean-Pierre Duprieu has been an independent director since June 2016, Chairman of the Compensation and Appointments Committee until then and a member of the Audit Committee. In addition, Anne Lalou was appointed Chairman of the Compensation and Appointments Committee and Holding Malakoff Humanis represented by Anne Ramon was appointed Chairman of the Ethics, Quality and CSR Committee. The Board’s members are pleased to be ensuring continuity in the Group’s governance, with Jean-Pierre Duprieu as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Sophie Boissard as Chief Executive Officer.