Orpea shareholders approved the appointment of a new Board of Directors on Friday, following the acquisition of a stake in the company by Caisse des Dépôts, CNP, MAIF and MACSF.

The Board now comprises 13 directors and two non-voting members, including seven non-independent directors, one representing CDC, one from CNP Assurances, one from MAIF and one from MACSF Epargne Retraite.

It also includes three independent directors, namely Mireille Faugère Méka Brunel and Guillaume Pepy, who will serve as Chairman.

The CEO, Laurent Guillot, and two directors representing employees, Sophie Kalaidjian and May Antoun, will complete the Board.

CEO Laurent Guillot hailed a "major milestone" in the turnaround of the retirement home operator.

"With our Refoundation plan, we have driven Orpea's transformation", he emphasized. We have successfully rescued the company financially, and beyond that, the Group has changed profoundly in just one year".

"We are in a position to embark on this new phase with confidence and ambition, to become a company with a mission, serving the common interest", he added.

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