The Board of Directors

Last updated on: 10/19/2010

The Board of Directors of the National Cancer Institute brings together all those involved in the fight against cancer. It decides the Institute's general areas of focus. Government representatives are in the majority (60% of votes).

The Board of Directors is made up of 27 members with voting powers

Six representatives of the French State, including:

• The chairman of the Board of Directors, appointed by decree as per article L. 1415-4 of the Public Health Code: Ms. Agnès BUZYN
• Three representatives appointed by the Minister in charge of Health: Mr. Didier HOUSSIN, Ms. Annie PODEUR, Mr. Dominique LIBAULT
• Two representatives appointed by the Minister in charge of Research: Ms. Dominique DEVILLE DE PERIERE, Ms. Christine COSTE

Eight qualified individuals, appointed by the ministers in charge of health and research, four of whom represent the medical and paramedical healthcare professions:

• Mr. Victor IZRAEL
• Mr. Alain GRIMFELD
• Mr. Alain JACOB
• Ms. Roselyne VASSEUR

And four individuals selected for their special interest in cancer:

• Mr. Jean-Pierre GRUNFELD
• Mr. Michel PELTIER
• Mr. Noël RENAUDIN
• Ms. Agnès BUZYN.

The founding members represented on the Board of Directors can appoint alternate directors.

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Bureau of the Board of Directors

The Office of the BoD was created in 2007 as part of amending the organisational component of INCa’s rules of procedure. This body is responsible for monitoring INCa’s work within the BoD’s area of responsibility and providing information for the directors. It meets at least three times a year.

The Office of the BoD has the following objectives:
- drafting the annual schedule of meetings of the Board of Directors
- monitoring the progress of INCa’s work
- serving as an intermediary between other directors
- addressing any pressing issues within the board’s area of responsibility

It is made up of six members:
- The chair of the Board of Directors
- A representative of the minister in charge of health
- A representative of the minister in charge of research
- The two vice-chairs of the Board of Directors
- A director elected by a majority of the Board of Directors

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The Audit Committee

At the request of various institutions and in order to relieve the ethics committee of matters than do not logically fall within its area of activity the creation of an audit committee was proposed for the approval of the Board of Directors on 23 May 2007 as part of the procedure for amending the organisational component of INCa’s rules of procedure.

The audit committee is comprised of three directors elected by the Board of Directors for renewable 2-year terms.

The committee has the following objectives:
- inspecting INCa's draft budgets and annual financial statements
- contributing to defining financial and accounting standards
- verifying the relevance and effectiveness of these standards
- verifying the relevance and effectiveness of internal procedures
- issuing a recommendation on the conclusions of the internal and external audit reports, on the actions taken in response to these reports and also on the actions taken in response to the auditor's comments
- conducting studies in a timely manner at the Board’s request

The economic and financial inspection authority attends the committee meetings.
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