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Corporate Governance and Commitments

 Viparis signs the Diversity Charter on 9 July 2009


Along with 1,900 other signatory companies, we have made a commitment to respect the Diversity Charter by combating discrimination and promoting diversity in our organization.

We are convinced that diversity represents an economic issue for our company, so by making it central to our strategy, we will turn it into an advantage that will have a profound impact on our creativity and competitiveness.
Read the charter

Our commitments with regard to the DGCCRF

[French General Directorate for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs & Fraud Control] (for use by professionals)


1. The Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Paris and Unibail-Rodamco have put forward their undertakings in “Undertakings to the DGCCRF” (a document that you may print out or download as a PDF file via the previous link), with a view to enabling the Minister for the Economy to declare that the operation to merge the conference/exhibition activities of the two parties is not likely to infringe upon rules dealing with competition in the markets in question.


2. In compliance with these undertakings, Mr. Dominique Leger has been appointed the Authorized Representative responsible for ensuring the Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Paris and Unibail-Rodamco strictly adhere to these undertakings. Excerpts from his mandate can be printed out or downloaded as a PDF via the following link.

Any referral to the Authorized Representative must be made in writing, under the conditions set forth in the undertakings, and sent to the following address:

Monsieur Dominique Leger - Authorized Representative
FTPA
1bis avenue Foch F-75116 Paris

3. Under the terms of these undertakings, two meetings to present schedules for all venues for the next 24 months are to be organized twice yearly by VIPARIS with the organizers of pivotal exhibitions*, grandfathered* organizers and organizers requesting a slot* for the next 24 months, one in April and the other in October.
See the undertakings for the definitions of these terms

Company shareholding and governance

The VIPARIS companies are jointly owned by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIP) and the Unibail-Rodamco company.

Board of Directors
Jean-Yves Durance is president of the Board of Directors of the companies VIPARIS Porte de Versailles and VIPARIS Le Palais des Congrès de Paris.

He has been vice-president in charge of conventions and exhibitions for the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIP) since he was elected to that position in 2000. A graduate of the École Polytechnique and Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris, the greater part of his career (1965-2001) was spent at Crédit Lyonnais, where he was a member of the Executive Committee in charge of central administration at French branches. He was then Chairman of the Board of Directors for Marsh France, a worldwide leader in insurance brokerage, until 2006. He is a long-time instructor at IEP de Paris and sits on its executive board.

Chief executive officer

Renaud Hamaide is chief executive officer of the companies VIPARIS Porte de Versailles and VIPARIS Le Palais des Congrès de Paris.

A graduate of the École Supérieure de Gestion, Renaud Hamaide began his career with Indosuez before moving on to the Consortium de Réalisation Immobilier (CDR). In 1988, he joined Unibail as development manager in charge of acquisitions. He has been a founding director of Paris Expo since 2001 (a subsidiary of Unibail, later Unibail-Rodamco).

Development companies

· VIPARIS Le Palais des Congrès de Paris A French société anonyme with capital of €6,400,352 – 712 045 491 Paris Trade Registry
Headquartered at 2 Place de la Porte Maillot, 75017 Paris, France

· VIPARIS Porte de Versailles - A French société anonyme with capital of €18,247,680 – 612 016 212 Paris Trade Registry
Headquartered at 2 Place de la Porte Maillot 75017 Paris, France

· VIPARIS Nord Villepinte - A French société anonyme simplifiée with capital of €6,001,568 – 321 255 069 Paris Trade Registry
Headquartered at 2 Place de la Porte Maillot 75017 Paris, France

· VIPARIS Le Bourget - A French société anonyme simplifiée with capital of €3,000,000 – 448 307 363 Paris Trade Registry
Headquartered at 2 Place de la Porte Maillot 75017 Paris, France

· VIPARIS - A French société anonyme simplifiée with capital of €430,000 –  394 321 046 Paris Trade Registry
Headquartered at 2 Place de la Porte Maillot 75017 Paris, France

· VIPARIS Palais des Congrès de Versailles - A French société anonyme simplifiée with capital of €38,200 – 439 582 107 Paris Trade Registry
Headquartered at
2 Place de la Porte Maillot 75017 Paris, France

· VIPARIS Le Palais des Congrès d'Issy
A French SA with capital of €135,675 – 343 183 695 Paris Trade Registry
Headquartered at
2 Place de la Porte Maillot 75017 Paris, France



Code of ethics to the attention of Viparis Group Suppliers


The Code of Ethics describes the values that each employee of the Viparis Group must respect and comply with, by virtue of their office, at all times and in all circumstances when acting within, or in name of the Unibail-Rodamco Group.

By entering into business with Viparis Group, a subsidiary to Unibail-Rodamco Group, suppliers undertake to abide by the terms of the Viparis Code of Ethics, including loyalty, integrity and conflicts of interest; ethical ways of doing business and the treatment of confidential information. In particular, it prohibits the giving and/or receiving of bribes or other unlawful payments, and promotes respect for all applicable laws. Read the Code of Ethics (French only).

Suppliers with concerns about compliance or ethical issues are invited to contact the Group Compliance Officer at compliance.officer@viparis.com who will take appropriate measures to preserve the confidentiality of the source.