{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-19/ramsay-sante-frederic-collet-chairman","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-19/ramsay-sante-frederic-collet-chairman.md","title":"Ramsay Santé Names Frédéric Collet Independent Chairman","headline":"Ramsay Santé Proposes Frédéric Collet as Independent Chairman Ahead of December 4 Vote","description":"Ramsay Santé proposes Frédéric Collet as independent chairman and two new directors, with five Ramsay Health Care-appointed directors resigning.","section":"Leadership","published_at":"2026-10-19T06:52:45+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-19T06:52:45+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Ramsay Santé will ask shareholders on December 4, 2026 to appoint Frédéric Collet as independent chairman and Pascal Roché and Alexandra Boleslawski as directors.","Five directors appointed on Ramsay Health Care's proposal, including chairwoman Natalie Davis, will resign effective completion of the 52.79% in-specie distribution planned for December 9, 2026.","Ramsay Health Care shareholders vote on the distribution on November 24, 2026, and the board is expected to hold a majority of independent directors afterward."],"companies":[{"name":"Ramsay Santé","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00054tj/ramsay-sante","website":"https://www.ramsayhealth.com"},{"name":"Ramsay Health Care","is_primary":false,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000vm8t/ramsay-health-care","website":"https://www.ramsayhealth.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"GlobeNewswire","title":"RAMSAY GENERALE DE SANTE : Availability of the 2026 URD - Evolution in the Governance - Annual General meeting on 4th December 2026","url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/19/3382996/0/en/ramsay-generale-de-sante-availability-of-the-2026-urd-evolution-in-the-governance-annual-general-meeting-on-4th-december-2026.html"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Leadership","Ramsay Santé","Ramsay Health Care"],"body_markdown":"[Ramsay Santé](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00054tj/ramsay-sante) has proposed Frédéric Collet as independent chairman and Pascal Roché and Alexandra Boleslawski as directors, to be put to shareholders at its combined annual general meeting on December 4, 2026, [GlobeNewswire](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/19/3382996/0/en/ramsay-generale-de-sante-availability-of-the-2026-urd-evolution-in-the-governance-annual-general-meeting-on-4th-december-2026.html) reported. The appointments take effect upon, and subject to, completion of [Ramsay Health Care](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000vm8t/ramsay-health-care)'s planned in-specie distribution of its 52.79% stake.\n\n## Five Ramsay Health Care Directors to Step Down\n\nNatalie Davis, the chairwoman, Henrietta Rowe, in her capacity as permanent representative of Ramsay Health Care (UK) Ltd, Steven Sargent, Karen Penrose and Anthony Neilson will resign from their positions with effect from, and subject to, completion of the distribution. All five were appointed as directors on the proposal of Ramsay Health Care.\n\nOn the recommendation of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee, the board decided to propose Collet as independent chairman following the distribution, subject to his appointment as a director by the general meeting and to completion of the distribution. Collet is a graduate of Sciences Po Paris and holds a Master's degree in Economic Science from Panthéon-Assas University. He joined Novartis in 2005, served as President of Novartis France from 2017 to 2022 and chaired LEEM, the French pharmaceutical industry association, from 2019 to 2022. Since 2023 he has been founder and president of Bionnassay-Consult, a senior advisor at Eurazeo and president of the Filière Intelligence Artificielle & Cancers, and he sits on Ramsay Santé's Mission Committee.\n\nBoleslawski spent 39 years at Crédit Agricole Group and was group chief risk officer and a member of the Crédit Agricole S.A. Executive Committee from September 2019 to September 2025. Roché is the company's chief executive officer. Following the distribution, the board is expected to comprise a majority of independent directors, in accordance with the recommendations of the AFEP-MEDEF Code.\n\nRamsay Health Care has previously announced its intention to distribute its 52.79% shareholding in Ramsay Santé to its own shareholders by way of an in-specie distribution, planned for December 9, 2026, subject to approval by its shareholders at a general meeting on November 24, 2026 and receipt of the required authorisations. [EIN Presswire](https://akta.pro/news-signals) reported that the demerger booklet is due this month and that an annual meeting in late November will vote on the separation.\n\n## Ramsay Santé's Refinancing and Results\n\nAccording to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Ramsay Santé launched a €1.75 billion senior debt refinancing in June 2026, comprising a €200 million revolving credit facility and a €1.55 billion Term Loan B, extending senior debt maturities from 2031 to 2033. The same records show the company engaged BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB and Natixis CIB as bookrunners on the transaction. Ramsay Health Care's 52.79% stake is the holding being distributed to its own shareholders by year-end 2026.\n\n## Earlier Steps Toward the Separation\n\nOn July 22, 2026, Ramsay Santé announced the successful closing of a €1.75 billion senior debt refinancing, comprising a €1.55 billion Term Loan B and a €200 million revolving credit facility, priced at E+350bps/99.0 OID, GlobeNewswire reported. On September 17, 2026, Les Echos reported that Ramsay Health Care planned to distribute its shares via an exceptional dividend to Ramsay Santé investors by December. On October 13, 2026, Les Echos reported that Ramsay Santé and its second shareholder Crédit Agricole Predica were seeking a new investor, and that the group planned to distribute most of its capital as free shares by year-end.\n\n## December Votes and Document Filing\n\nRamsay Health Care's general meeting to vote on the distribution is set for November 24, 2026. Ramsay Santé's combined annual general meeting will be held on December 4, 2026 at 10.00 am on first call at L'APOSTROPHE, 83 avenue Marceau, 75116 Paris. The distribution is planned for December 9, 2026. The company filed its 2026 Universal Registration Document with the Autorité des marchés financiers in ESEF format on October 19, 2026, prepared for the financial year ending June 30, 2026.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}