CONSCIOUS LEADERSHIP

Corporate governance

Ethics, integrity and transparency are the three main pillars on which Grupo Antolin’s Corporate Governance is based. At the same time, the company adopts sustainability criteria for each and every one of its decisions to ensure the proper functioning of its business activity, and to respond the expectations of its stakeholders.
To deal with the continuous market challenges and the increase in the company’s size and complexity, Grupo Antolin has chosen to professionalize its governing bodies.
The General Shareholders’ Meeting and the Board of Directors are the backbone of Grupo Antolin’s governance model.

Members of the Board of Directors

Ernesto Antolin

Chairman

María Elena Antolin

Vice-Chair

Emma Antolin

Member

Jesús Pascual

Member

Miguel Ángel Vicente

Member

Alberto Guerra

Vice-secretary

Pablo Ruíz

Non-board Member Secretary

COMMITTEES

AUDIT COMMITTEE

4 MEMBERS

2 INDEPENDENT ADVISORY DIRECTORS

1 WOMAN

7 MEETINGS

SUSTAINABILITY AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

4 MEMBERS

2 INDEPENDENT ADVISORY DIRECTORS

2 WOMEN

7 MEETINGS

APPOINTMENTS AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE (ARC)

5 MEMBERS

2 INDEPENDENT ADVISORY DIRECTORS

2 WOMEN

7 MEETINGS

ADVISORY BOARD

Juan de Antonio

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cabify

Milagros Caiña

Former Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations at BMW

Macarena Casinello

Director at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Business Expert at Palfinger AG

Carmen Gómez de Barreda

Independent Director of Red Eléctrica Corporación and Grupo Mutua Madrileña. Proprietary Director of Hispasat

Ramón Sotomayor

Independent Director at Velatia and member of the Board of Directors of Lantero Group, Levantina y Asociados de Minerales and ABE Capital Partners

Bernardo José Villazán

Director of the Chair of Connected Industry 4.0 at Comillas Pontifical University ICAI-ICADE

Composition of the governing bodies

Members Men Women % Women Spanish nationality Independent Average age Over 45 years Average length of service in years
Board of Directors 5 3 2 40% 4 0 56 4 14
Advisory Board 6 3 3 50% 5 6 55 5 3
Total 11 6 5 45% 9 6 55 9 8

Management committee

Made up of 271 members distributed across the 26 countries in which the company operates. Integrated into this team, Grupo Antolin’s Management Committee is formed by 15 leading professionals.

The Management Committee has seen a 25% increase in female representation compared to the 2020 financial year, This trend reflects the company’s commitment to promoting talent to positions of great responsibility regardless of gender or other personal circumstances.

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CORPORATE FUNCTIONS

They offer global services to the Business Units and the regions

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REGIONS

They work continuously with the Business Units and provide a local vision

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BUSINESS UNITS

Responsible for the standardization of products and industrial processes as well as the technical and industrial aspects

Ernesto Antolin

Chairman

María Elena Antolin

Vice-Chair

Jesús Pascual

Chief Executive Officer

CORPORATE FUNCTIONS

Cristina Blanco

Corporate Finance Director

Fernanda Cardama

Organization and Human Resources Director

Juan Carlos González

Corporate Business and Technology Director

Miguel Marañón

Corporate Sales Director

Miguel Ángel Prado

Corporate Industrial Director

Pablo Ruiz

Corporate Legal Director

Javier Villacampa

Corporate Innovation Director

REGIONS

Russ Goemaere

Regional Director NAFTA

Jorge Juárez

Regional Director Asia-Pacific

Miguel Marañón

Regional Director Europe

BUSINESS UNITS

Marta Cuevas

Director of the Lighting and HMI BU

Jorge Juárez

Director of the Electronic Systems BU

Pedro Santesteban

Director of the Overheads and Trunk Trim BU

Fernando Sanz

Director of the Cockpits and Doors BU

Ethics and compliance

Leading by example is one of Grupo Antolin’s hallmarks, especially in relation to full compliance and respect for all laws. As part of the company’s new Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) objectives, Grupo Antolin aspires to strengthen the added value of its business model.
Grupo Antolin’s ethics and compliance model is made up of a series of tools and guides that shield its commitment to ethics, integrity and transparency.

BUSINESS

OBJECTIVES

A benchmark in ethics, integrity, and compliance
  • 100% of people trained in the Code of Ethics
  • A responsible supply chain
  • 100% adherence to the Supplier Code of Conduct
  • 100% of direct material suppliers assessed in ESG
  • 0 confirmed ESG complaints

Ethics and compliance

Leading by example is one of Grupo Antolin’s hallmarks, especially in relation to full compliance and respect for all laws. As part of the company’s new Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) objectives, Grupo Antolin aspires to strengthen the added value of its business model.
Grupo Antolin’s ethics and compliance model is made up of a series of tools and guides that shield its commitment to ethics, integrity and transparency.

BUSINESS

OBJECTIVES

A benchmark in ethics, integrity, and compliance
  • 100% of people trained in the Code of Ethics
  • A responsible supply chain
  • 100% adherence to the Supplier Code of Conduct
  • 100% of direct material suppliers assessed in ESG
  • 0 confirmed ESG complaints

Ethics and Compliance Model

As part of the company’s Strategic Plan, the Compliance Master Plan 2017-2024 sets the road map to evolve the organization’s initial compliance maturity level to an optimal level by 2024. The aim is for the organization to be able to proactively identify any potential

In addition to the foregoing, it is important to note that Grupo Antolin relies on a series of tools and guides in the daily management of its activity that safeguard its ethical commitment.

Code of Ethics and Conduct

Cornerstone of Grupo Antolin’s compliance management system and a guide for the daily behavior of all members of the organization. Compliance with this is extended to all associations with external persons or organizations.

Code of Conduct for Suppliers
Essential in the supply chain selection and assessment processes.

Whistleblowing Channel
Confidential and open to anyone inside or outside the organization.

Compliance System

Set of policies and guides for the control and prevention of practices contrary to the legal system in the territories in which the company operates, as well as those that violate Grupo Antolin’s internal regulations.

Corporate Compliance Policy
Framework to effectively define, detect and assess the risks Grupo Antolin is facing due to a potential breach of the regulations.

Anti-corruption policy
Brings together the commitments, guides and policies to fight against any conduct that may be considered an act of corruption or bribery.

Corporate Social Responsibility Policy 
Guarantees responsible management of the impact of Grupo Antolin’s activity on the environment and societ

Conflict of interest policy
Express declaration that guarantees the absence of conflicts of interest in Grupo Antolin’s relationships with its commercial and professional environment.

Gifts and hospitality services policy
Grupo Antolin forbids the promising, offering, receiving or granting of any unjustified benefit to directors, managers, employees or collaborators of any company, business, association, foundation or organization.

Compliance guidelines: donations and contributions
Describes what the purpose of a donation or contribution should be, aligned with the sustainable contribution model established by the company.

Telematic conduct guide
New guide launched in 2021 for the proper use of information and communication technology tools in the workplace.

Human Rights

Respect for the Human Rights of everyone involved in Grupo Antolin’s activity is a priority issue for the company. The Code of Ethics and Conduct, as a guiding document and highest expression of ethics and integrity, interpreted jointly with the rest of the organization’s policies

Human Rights management model at Grupo Antolin

Grupo Antolin is firmly committed to a sustainable business model that combines profitability with the economic, social and environmental prosperity of society, mainly in the countries in which it operates, always considering a Human Rights approach.

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Public commitment to Human Rights

Grupo Antolin promotes its protection and respect through the Code of Ethics and Conduct, as a guiding document and highest expression of ethics and integrity, interpreted jointly with the rest of the organization’s policies that implement each of the Company’s principles and commitments.

EXTERNAL REFERENCE FRAMEWORK

  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  • United Nations Global Compact
  • Agenda 2030 on Sustainable Development.
  • Guiding Principles for Companies and Human Rights.
  • Children’s Rights and Business Principles.
  • Directive Guidelines of the OECD for Multinational Companies.
  • Guidelines and principles of the International Labor Organization.
  • Modern Slavery Statement.
  • World Benchmark Alliance. Corporate Human Rights Benchmark Corporate (CHRB). World Benchmark Alliance. Corporate Human Rights Benchmark Corporate (CHRB).

INTERNAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

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Due diligence procedure

Grupo Antolin is making progress in the process from

  • Identification of applicable Human Rights based on their impact.
  • Identification of potential conflicts from a prevention and management perspective.
  • Awareness, education and training for 100% of the workforce.
  • Acceptance of the Code of Ethics by 100% of the team.
  • Extension of the commitment and acceptance of the Code of Ethics for suppliers by 100% of the supply chain.
  • Assessment of the Human Rights performance of 100% of direct material suppliers.
  • Promotion of mechanisms that allow for the safe communication of any queries, information or complaints.
  • Research, processing, remedy and follow-up procedures.
  • Continuous monitoring as a measure for anticipating potential risks.
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Mechanisms for redress

The Whistleblowing Channel is Grupo Antolin’s main complaint mechanism, available to all employees and external stakeholders.

Risk management

Risk management is a fundamental part of Grupo Antolin’s strategy and it invests in its prevention, management and mitigation. To this end, it has an Internal Control system and tegularly reviews the assessment of risks and the responses to them.
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Management Committee

Ensures the proper functioning of the Risk Management Model.

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Audit Committee

Supervises and manages the company’s risk control system.

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Risk committee

This is made up of Grupo Antolin’s Corporate Risk Manager and representatives from different organizational areas. Its functions include updating and analyzing the company’s risk catalog, monitoring and recommending the development of specific action plans.

Risk catalog

Contains the different types of risks identified by the company. It is updated regularly following three criteria: probability of risk occurrence, internal capacity to detect and manage the risk, and impact in the event of the detected risk materializing.

Corporate risks

Specific risks

  • Strategic Risks: related to the objectives in the Strategic Plan
  • Operational Risks: related to the objectives linked to the effective and efficient use of resources
  • Reporting Risks: related to the reliability of the supplied information
  • Compliance Risks: related to compliance with laws and regulations
  • Corruption and money laundering
  • Human resources
  • Training
  • Health and safety
  • Environment
  • Suppliers
  • Human Rights
  • Social action and communities

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