Annual Report - EDP

: corporate governance :II.1.1. Corporate bodiesGeneral and Supervisory BoardIn the exercise of its duties – cf. Article 441 of the Portuguese Companies Code and Article 22 ofEDP’s Articles of Association - the main mission of the General and Supervisory Board is to constantlyadvise, monitor and supervise the management activities of EDP, cooperating with the Executive Boardof Directors and the various other bodies and corporate bodies in pursuit of the company’s interests,pursuant to the provisions of the Portuguese Companies Code and the company’s Articles of Association.It is elected by the shareholders in the General Meeting.The General and Supervisory Board had the following members until 20 February 2012:General and Supervisory BoardIndependentMembersFirstappointmentdateChairman António de Almeida 30-03-2006Vice-Chairman Alberto João Coraceiro de Castro Independent 30-03-2006António Sarmento Gomes Mota Independent 15-04-2009Carlos Jorge Ramalho Santos Ferreira 10-04-2008Diogo Campos Barradas de Lacerda Machado Independent 30-03-2006Eduardo de Almeida Catroga Independent 30-03-2006Farid Boukhalfa (as representative of Sonatrach) 04-02-2010Joaquim José de Oliveira Reis (as representative of Parpública) 14-04-2011José Manuel dos Santos Fernandes Independent 15-04-2009José Maria Brandão de Brito (as representative of Cajastur Inversiones, S.A.) 02-06-2008José Maria Espírito Santo Silva Ricciardi 30-03-2006Luis Filipe da Conceição Pereira (as representative of José de Mello Energia, S.A.) 14-04-201 1Manuel Fernando de Macedo Alves Monteiro Independent 30-03-2006Mohamed Ali Ismaeil Ali Al Fahim (as representative of Senfora SARL) 16-04-2010Ricardo José Minotti da Cruz Filipe Independent 15-04-2009Rui Eduardo Ferreira Rodrigues Pena Independent 12-04-2007Vítor Fernando da Conceição Gonçalves Independent 30-03-2006Members elected at the General Meeting of March 30, 2006 to hold office from June 30, 2006, date of entry into force of new Articles of Association and the two-tier corporate governance model.The General and Supervisory Board took on the following composition after the General Meeting heldon 20 February 2012, at which the members of the General and Supervisory Board were elected for theterm of office corresponding to the three year period from 2012 to 2014:General and Supervisory BoardIndependentMembersFirstappointmentdateChairman Eduardo de Almeida Catroga Independent 30/03/2006Vice-Chairman Dingming Zhang (as representative of China Three Gorges Corporation) 20/02/2012Guojun Lu (as representative of China International Water & Electric Corp.) 20/02/2012Ya Yang (as representative of China Three Gorges New Energy Co. Ltd.) 20/02/2012Shengliang Wu (as representative of China Three Gorges International (Europe) S.A.) 20/02/2012Felipe Fernández Fernández (as representative of Cajastur Inversiones, S.A.) 02/06/2008Luis Filipe da Conceição Pereira (as representative of José de Mello Energia, S.A.) 14/04/201 1Mohamed Ali Ismaeil Ali Al Fahim (as representative of Senfora SARL) 16/04/2010Carlos Jorge Ramalho Santos Ferreira 10/04/2008Harkat Abderezak (as representative of Sonatrach) 20/02/2012José Maria Espírito Santo Silva Ricciardi 30/03/2006Joaquim José de Oliveira Reis (as representative of Parpública) 14/04/2011Alberto João Coraceiro de Castro Independent 30/03/2006António Sarmento Gomes Mota Independent 15/04/2009Maria Celeste Ferreira Lopes Cardona Independent 20/02/2012Fernando Masaveu Herrero Independent 20/02/2012Ilídio da Costa Leite de Pinho Independent 20/02/2012Jorge Braga de Macedo Independent 20/02/2012Manuel Fernando de Macedo Alves Monteiro Independent 30/03/2006Paulo Jorge de Assunção Rodrigues Teixeira Pinto Independent 20/02/2012Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira Independent 20/02/2012Vítor Fernando da Conceição Gonçalves Independent 30/03/2006Rui Eduardo Ferreira Rodrigues Pena Independent 12/04/2007The representatives of the companies China ThreeGorges Corporation (“China Three Gorges”), ChinaInternational Water & Electric Corp., China ThreeGorges New Energy Co., Ltd. and China ThreeGorges International (Europe) SA, initiated theirterm of office on 11 May 2012, following the entryinto force of the strategic partnership agreementconcluded on 30 December 2011.Between 29 May 2012 and 17 September 2012,the independent member of the General andSupervisory - Ilídio da Costa Leite de Pinho -suspended the term of office for personal reasons.On 11 October 2012, following the resignationof Chairman of the Board of Directors ofParpública - Participações Públicas (SGPS),SA (“Parpública”), Joaquim José de OliveiraReis presented his resignation as member of theGeneral and Supervisory Board. Parpúblicadid not appoint a new representative.Executive Board of DirectorsThe Executive Board of Directors is the bodyEDP - Annual Report 2012responsible for the company’s business activitiesand representing the company, in accordancewith Article 431 of the Portuguese CompaniesCode and Article 17 of the Articles of Association.Its members are elected by the shareholdersat the General Meeting. The Executive Boardof Directors is currently made up of 7 members.The Executive Board of Directors had thefollowing members until 20 February 2012:Executive Board of DirectorsFirstappointment dateChairman António Luís Guerra Nunes Mexia 30/03/2006Nuno Maria Pestana de Almeida Alves 30/03/2006João Manuel Manso Neto 30/03/2006António Manuel Barreto Pita de Abreu 30/03/2006António Fernando Melo Martins da Costa 30/03/2006Ana Maria Machado Fernandes 30/03/2006Jorge Manuel Pragana da Cruz Morais 30/03/2006Members elected at the General Meeting of March 30, 2006 to hold office from June 30,2006, date of entry into force of new Articles of Association and the two-tier corporategovernance model.99