Guerbet announced, following the Annual General Meeting of 26 May 2023 and a Board of Directors meeting held on 26 May 2023 the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Izabel, an Independent Director since 2014, on the recommendation of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee, as Chair. He succeeds Marie-Claire Janailhac-Fritsch, Chair of the Guerbet Board since 2013, whose term of office has expired. Didier Izabel, a graduate of École Polytechnique and Ingénieur des Mines, joined Guerbet's Board of Directors in 2014 as an Independent Director.

A Senior Partner at Axys Finance since 2009, Didier Izabel began his career at the Ministry of Industry, where he was responsible for the pharmaceutical industry for three years. He then spent his entire career in investment banking, successively with Banexi (BNP Group), Edmond de Rothschild, Toulouse & Associés and Banca Leonardo. The Annual General Meeting appointed Pascale Auger as an Independent Director for a term of five years.

Pascale Auger, a graduate of Centrale Lille and holder of a doctorate in robotics and industrial organisation from the University of Lille, is Chair of the PRODEVAL Board of Directors. She is also an independent director of ICAPE and Chair of the Nominations, Remuneration and Governance Committee, and an Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Exel Industries. Pascale Auger began her career as a Partner at PwC in charge of the industry and distribution sectors.

She then became Vice-Chair of Capgemini Consulting and successively held executive positions with the Bolloré Group, AKKA Technologies, LafargeHolcim and Rabot Dutilleul.