Grifols reorganizes its board after the resignation of two independents and in view of the possible takeover bid

BARCELONA, 16 Jul. () –

Grifols has reorganized its board of directors following the resignation of independent directors Claire Giraut and Carina Szpilka Lázaro and the creation of a committee, called the ‘transaction committee’, to monitor the possible takeover bid that would be carried out jointly by family shareholders and the Brookfield fund.

Specifically, Grifols’ governing body has agreed to appoint Montserrat Muñoz, former Danone executive and independent director and chair of the Audit and Compliance Committee of Uriach, as the new independent director coordinating the body, according to a statement sent to the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) on Tuesday.

In addition, the Board has approved the appointment of independent director Anne-Catherine Berner, former member of the Finnish Parliament and Minister of Transport and Communications from 2015 to 2019, as a new member of the Audit Committee and as the new chair of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee.

Enriqueta Felip has been appointed as a member of the company’s Appointments and Remuneration Committee.