Governance bodies

As a non-profit association under French law recognised as a public utility, the International Office for Water must meet certain requirements, including a duty of transparency towards the French state – in our organisation, our practices and our financial situation.

OiEau is therefore managed by three governance bodies, which oversee the day-to-day running of the association: the Management Board, the Bureau and the General Assembly. The association is administered by a board of members. These members are nominated by their respective colleges and approved by decision of the General Assembly.

OiEau has four locations in France: Its head office is located in Paris and the Technical and Institutional Support – Cooperation Department is based in Sophia Antipolis.

The Limoges site hosts the General Secretariat (HR, Finance, Management Control, Quality, Safety, Environment and Legal Departments) and the Training & Educational Engineering, Data – Knowledge development & Information Systems, and Sales, Marketing & Communication Departments.

Our Training Centre, which features 45,000 m2 of teaching platforms, is spread across two sites: Limoges and La Souterraine.

The Management Board has 24 Members divided into different categories: statutory members (leading public entities in the water and biodiversity sector, such as water agencies and local authorities), economic stakeholders involved in water resource management or use, international organisations, associations and French public operators with powers and responsibilities for biodiversity and water resource management. Representatives of French ministries (Foreign and European Affairs, Agriculture, Foreign Trade, Ecological Transition, Industry and Health) may also attend meetings of the Management Board.

The Management Board meets at least once every six months and whenever convened by its chair or at the request of a quarter of its members.

• Adour-Garonne Water Agency – Mr Guillaume Choisy
• French overseas water authorities - to be confirmed
  
• Limoges Métropole – Mr Philippe Janicot
  
• Rhone Mediterranee Corse Basin Commitees and water and Biodiversity Committees – Mr André Viola
  
• Sophia Antipolis Urban Community – Mr Joseph Cesaro

College 1: Economic stakeholders involved in the management or use of water resources and aquatic environments

• Suez – Mr Philippe Folliasson
• Saint-Gobain PAM – Mr Arnaud Treguer
• Saur – Ms Audrey Hippert
  
• Veolia Eau – Mr Patrick Faisques
  
• Société du Canal de Provence – Mr Jean-Marc Philip
• Société des Eaux de Marseille – Mr Lionel Ercolei
• Egis Eau – Mr Xavier Lazennec
  
• Sogea Environnement – Ms Aline MERCK
  

College 2: Public or private international bodies headquartered outside France or holding official status as an international organisation.

• OSS – Mr Nabil Ben Khatra
• CEDEX – Ms Milagros Couchoud
  

College 3: Associations of local authorities or elected representatives, technical or professional associations, or national or regional associations located in France and active in the field of water, aquatic environments, biodiversity, the environment and the circular economy.

• ANEB – Mr François Abbou
• Citepa – Jérôme Boutang
  
• Astee – Mr Guy Fradin
  
• Water Academy – Ms Monica Cardillo
  
• FNCCR – Mr Hervé Paul
• pS-Eau – Mr Christophe Le Jalle
  

College 4: French public operators with powers and responsibilities for biodiversity, water resource management or marine environments, active in research, teaching, international cooperation or development.

• Cerema – Mr Pascal Berteaud
• BRGM – Ms Hélène Pauwels

The association’s General Assembly meets once a year and whenever convened by the Management Board or at the request of one quarter of its members.

The General Assembly commissions a statutory auditor to audit OiEau’s annual financial statements. The auditor ensures that the association’s annual financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with French accounting rules and principles, that they are regular and sincere, and that they give a true and fair view of the result of transactions for the financial year in question and of the association’s financial situation and assets at the end of each financial year.

• Auditor's Report 2020 (french)
• Auditor's Report 2019 (french)
• Auditor's Report 2018 (french)
• Auditor's Report 2017 (french)
• Auditor's Report 2016 (french)

PRESIDENT : Mr Pascal Berteaud – President of OiEau – Director General of Cerema

FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT : Mr Philippe Folliasson– General Delegate of Aquassistance – Suez

SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT : Mr Guillaume Choisy – Director General – Adour-Garonne Water Agency

SECRETARY : Mr Jean-Marc Philip – Director of Sales – Société du Canal de Provence

VICE-SECRETARY : Mr Nabil Ben Khatra – Executive Secretary – Sahara and Sahel Observatory

TREASURER : Mr Arnaud Treguer – Director of External Relations – Saint-Gobain PAM

VICE-TREASURER : Mr Philippe Janicot – Vice-President, Water Cycle, Rainwater Management, Sanitation and Quality – Limoges Métropole

HONORARY PRESIDENTS

Mr Henri Torre – Former President of OiEau, Former Minister, Honorary Senator

Mr Pierre Roussel – Former President of OiEau