Paris, 10 October 2014

Ahead of equal opportunity week, the French Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Women's Rights has today published the SBF 120 company rankings for female representation at board level. CNP Assurances Group has leapt from 16th to 2nd place in the top 120 French companies; it is also the top ranked company in the insurance sector.

This achievement reflects the progress made by CNP Assurances Group in the number of women and their role on the Board of Directors. The Audit and Risks Committee and the Remuneration and Nominations Committee are both chaired by women. In addition, five of the Executive Committee's thirteen members are women, a representation of 40%. The Group is also closely involved in women's networks, which help women gain access to boardroom training and more broadly benefit from career-long support. 

More than half of CNP Assurances Group's top managers are women
CNP Assurances also sees these rankings as more broadly rewarding its forceful gender equality policy of the past ten years, which is expressed through two main agreements. The most recent commits the Group to quantified targets for gender diversity, promotion, training and life/work balance. An equal opportunity officer has also been appointed to ensure that gender equality principles are applied as of the hiring stage and on a career-long basis.

Bérengère Grandjean, Head of Human Resources at CNP Assurances, commented: "We are honoured to be among the top three companies in these rankings, which is testimony to our exemplary behaviour in terms of gender equality at board level. The representation of women at top management level is a further mark of our commitment to advancing the careers of all our female staff."