Management

The Board of Directors has delegated the management of the company to the CEO in accordance with the Organisational Regulations. The CEO assumes operational management of the Galenica Group and heads both the Corporate Executive Committee and the Enlarged Corporate Executive Committee. The CEO reports to the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors maintains regular contact with the CEO and the members of the Corporate Executive Committee and the Enlarged Corporate Executive Committee.

Corporate Executive Committee

The instructions and resolutions of the Board of Directors are implemented for each of the Group’s Service Units by the Corporate Executive Committee and the Enlarged Corporate Executive Committee under the leadership of the CEO. The Board sets appropriate objectives for the CEO and those members of the Corporate Executive Committee allocated to the relevant Service Unit and approves the budget. Compliance with these targets is monitored based on monthly reports to the Board, which include key figures and reporting on important events and developments, and on the planning cycle. In the first quarter, the results for the previous year are compared with the planning for that year. In the first quarter of the current financial year, the annual financial statements for the previous year are prepared, and in the second quarter, an initial forecast “Last Estimate 1” for the current financial year is drawn up. The third quarter sees the preparation of the half-year financial statements, and the fourth quarter a second forecast “Last Estimate 2” together with the budget for the following year and medium-term planning for the subsequent two years.

The Articles of Association of Galenica restrict the ability of the members of the Corporate Executive Committee to act in the highest management and administrative bodies of other companies, limiting such outside activity to one mandate in listed companies and three mandates in total, subject to prior approval by the Board of Directors (Article 20 (3) of the Articles of Association). None of the members of the Corporate Executive Committee reached this limit in 2021.

Further information on the other duties of the Board of Directors and the Corporate Executive Committee can be found in the Organisational Regulations published on the Galenica website.

Information and monitoring tools

The Board of Directors monitors the Corporate Executive Committee and supervises its working practices. The Galenica Group has a comprehensive electronic information management system. The Board of Directors receives a written report on a quarterly basis and is informed on a monthly basis about the Group’s financial and operating performance. In addition, operating performance, opportunities, and risks are discussed in depth at meetings attended by members of the Corporate Executive Committee.

Management contracts

No management contracts exist as specified under point 4.4 of the Annexe to the SIX Swiss Exchange Directive Corporate Governance.