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Board Committees
Risk Committee Charter I. Organization and Membership The Risk Oversight Committee (the “Risk Oversight Committee”) of Genzyme Corporation (the “Company”) shall consist of not less than three members. Members of the Risk Oversight Committee shall be appointed, and may be removed with or without cause, by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). II. Purpose The Risk Oversight Committee is responsible for overseeing senior management’s efforts to implement an appropriate and effective enterprise risk management system and related processes. III. Duties and Responsibilities The responsibilities of the Risk Oversight Committee shall include the following: A. Receive regular reports from the Company’s senior management risk management committee on risks presented by the Company’s operations and the systems and processes that have been implemented to identify, mitigate and manage those risks. B. Review and evaluate the Company’s practices regarding risk identification, mitigation and management involving activities outside the scope of risks addressed by the Audit and Compensation Committees. Examples of areas of oversight include:
C. Coordinate with the Audit and Compensation Committees of the Board to assure that the corporate risks those committees monitor are coordinated with the work of the Risk Oversight Committee and integrated into a comprehensive enterprise risk management system. This system shall include methods for determining enterprise risk appetite/tolerance, instilling risk awareness across the Company and establishing mechanisms for anticipating emerging risks. The Risk Oversight Committee shall report its actions and recommendations to the Board after each Committee meeting. The Risk Oversight Committee shall review at least annually the adequacy of this charter and recommend any proposed changes to the Board for approval. IV. Powers In order to fulfill its duties and responsibilities, the Risk Oversight Committee shall have the following powers:
V. Procedures In carrying out its duties and responsibilities and exercising its powers, the Risk Oversight Committee shall observe the following procedures:
Adopted April 27, 2010 |
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