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IN LINE WITH ITS STRATEGY OF CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, IN 2016 BANKIA EXTENDED THE POWERS OF THE LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR, DEVELOPED THE INFORMATION CHANNELS AND STRENGTHENED THE ROLE OF THE APPOINTMENTS AND RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
It also passed various amendments to its bylaws and internal regulations to adapt them to the new Code of Good Governance of Listed Companies and the amendments to the Capital Companies Act (Ley de Sociedades de Capital) introduced by the Audit Act (Ley de Auditoría de Cuentas) and the Business Finance Promotion Act (Ley de Fomento de la Financiación Empresarial).
At the same time, the role of the lead director was expanded to include the following functions, besides those assigned by law:
Following the resignation of Alfredo Lafita as director and, therefore, as lead director, in March 2016, at the proposal of the then Appointments Committee (now the Appointments and Responsible Management Committee), the Board of Directors agreed to appoint Joaquín Ayuso García to the position of lead director. The appointment was approved by the supervisory bodies.
In 2016 the Appointments Committee was also given responsibility for the management of corporate social responsibility policy and nonfinancial risks. Its new functions are as follows:
Improvements were also made to the corporate website, both in form and in content. The changes facilitate access to information and ensure transparency, in compliance with applicable laws and regulations and the recommendations of the Good Governance Code.