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C.1.5 Explain the methods adopted, if any, to seek to include a number of women in the Board of Directors which would permit a balanced
presence of women and men.
Explanation of the measures
Among its responsibilities, the Appointments, Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee must report on appointment proposals and
departures of Directors and senior management from the company and its subsidiaries. It is expressly stated that in the case of vacancies arising
on the Board of Directors, the Appointments, Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee shall ensure that the selection procedure
does not suffer from any implicit bias that may hamper the selection of female Directors and that women that fulfil the professional profile
sought are included among the potential candidates.
C.1.6 Explain the measures agreed, if any, by the Appointments Committee to ensure that the selection process is not implicitly biased against
selecting female Directors, and so that the company deliberately seeks to include women who meet the desired professional profile among
potential candidates:
Explanation of the measures
During the process of selecting Directors, in compliance with the principles set forth in the Board Regulations, the Appointments, Remuneration
and Corporate Governance Committee has ensured women are included who meet the required professional profile in the list of candidates, and
has endeavoured to ensure there are no biases inherent in the selection procedure that hinder the selection of female Directors.
If, despite the measures adopted, if any, there are few or no female Directors, explain the reasons:
Explanation of the reasons
See above.
C.1.6 bis Explain the conclusions of the appointments committee regarding the verification of compliance with the policy on Director selection.
In particular, explain how this policy promotes the objective that by 2020 the number of female Directors is at least 30% of the total number
of members of the Board of Directors.
Explanation of the conclusions
NH Hotel Group firmly believes that diversity in all its facets and at all levels of its professional team is an essential factor for ensuring the
Company’s competitiveness and a key element in its corporate governance strategy. To promote this belief, it ensures equality of opportunities
and fair treatment in managing people at all levels, maximising the contribution of value from those elements that differentiate people (gender,
culture, age, ability, etc.), promoting the participation and development of women in the organisation, especially in positions of leadership, and,
in particular, on the Board of Directors. The company is working with expert consulting firms that are intensifying the recruitment of female
Directors. This company’s goal is to be able to cover the vacancy on the board with a new female Director, therefore enabling us to increase the
female presence on the Board to two female Directors. In this sense, the policy for selecting Directors will promote the objective that by 2020
the number of female Directors will be at least 30% of the total number of members of the Board of Directors.
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