Annual Review 2012 - Luxottica
Annual Review 2012 - Luxottica
Annual Review 2012 - Luxottica
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REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE<br />
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This policy defines the rules and responsibilities for the management and collection of<br />
credit in order to prevent financial risks, optimize revolving credit and reduce losses on<br />
such credits. In particular, this policy sets the guidelines for the following activities:<br />
• apportionment and control of credit lines;<br />
• monitoring of credit trends;<br />
• soliciting unpaid/expired credits;<br />
• management and control of legal actions;<br />
• management and control of the appropriations and losses on credits;<br />
• determination and control of terms of payment in the various markets; and<br />
• control over warranty terms.<br />
The Board of Directors annually assesses the adequacy, effectiveness and efficient<br />
functioning of the control system, in accordance with the methods described in Section III<br />
of this Report.<br />
The Control and Risk Committee<br />
On April 27, <strong>2012</strong>, the Board of Directors set up the Control and Risk Committee (formerly<br />
the Internal Control Committee), appointing the independent directors Mr. Mario Cattaneo,<br />
Chairman, Mr. Marco Reboa and Mr. Marco Mangiagalli and Ms. Elisabetta Magistretti,<br />
with combined extensive experience in accounting, finance and risk management.<br />
Up until April 27, <strong>2012</strong>, the Internal Control Committee in office was composed of Mr. Mario<br />
Cattaneo, Chairman, Mr. Marco Reboa, Mr. Marco Mangiagalli and Mr. Ivanhoe Lo Bello.<br />
According to the provisions of its charter, last updated in July <strong>2012</strong>, the Committee is<br />
responsible for performing investigations, offering consultations and submitting proposals<br />
to the Board of Directors.<br />
In particular, the Committee performs the following activities:<br />
• assists the Board in the execution of its tasks regarding internal controls;<br />
• evaluates the preparation of the accounting and company records, together<br />
with the manager appointed to carry out this task, having obtained the opinion of<br />
the independent auditor and the Board of Auditors; also reviews the application<br />
of accounting principles and their consistency of application for the purposes of<br />
preparation of the Group’s consolidated financial statements;<br />
• reviews the regular reports on the evaluation of the Internal Control and Risk<br />
Management System and any particularly significant reports prepared by the Internal<br />
Audit department;<br />
• expresses opinions on specific aspects concerning the identification of corporate<br />
risks as well as the planning, implementation and management of the internal control<br />
system;<br />
• reviews the work plan prepared by the manager of the Internal Audit department.<br />
Specific expertise on auditing is assigned to the Board of Statutory Auditors, acting as<br />
Audit Committee, described later on in this Report. Moreover, the Financial Expert was<br />
identified within the Board of Statutory Auditors by the Board of Directors.