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Governance

Last update: February 2024

Assembly

The Luxembourg Red Cross is governed by its Assembly, presided over by HRH the Grand Duchess. It is made up of both ex officio members, fixed in the statutes by their function, as well as appointed members and delegate members.

Ex officio members: the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Claude Wiseler, the President of the Council of State, Christophe Schiltz, the Mayor of the City of Luxembourg, Lydie Polfer, the Mayor of the City of Esch-sur-Alzette, Christian Weis, the President of Syvicol, Emile Eicher, the presidents of the professional Chambers of agriculture, Guy Feyder, of trades, Tom Oberweis, of commerce, Fernand Ernster, and of employees, Nora Back, and of the Chamber of civil servants and public employees, Romain Wolff.

Appointed members: President, Her Royal Highness Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Vice-President, Michel WURTH, Vice-President, Manou HOSS, Paul BACH, Carole BAUER, Geraldine BECKER, Germain BECKER, Fernand BLEY, Pierre BLEY, Michèle BRAM, Marianne BREUER-KOHNEN, Cosita DELVAUX, Gauthier DESTENAY, Valérie DUPONG, Robert GOERENS, Dominique HANSEN, Danielle HANSEN-KOENIG, Bob KNEIP, Roland KUHN, Tom LOESCH, Robert MANGEN, Régis MOES, Nina MULLER, Jean-Paul OLINGER, François PAULY, Franz PROST, Judith REICHERZER, Anne REULAND, Richard SCHNEIDER, Benoît SIROT, Guillaume STEICHEN, Florence TADDEÏ, Lance THEISEN, Gaby WEILER. Guest with observer status:  Laura VALLI.

Delegate members: President of Dudelange Local, Josiane DI BARTOLOMEO, President of Bridel Kopstal Local, Joëlle STEIN, President of Larochette Local, Nico DHAMEN and President of Echternach Local, Christophe ORIGER.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors shall comprise at least seven directors. Appointed by Grand-Ducal decree, they are proposed by the Assembly of which they must be members. The directors are responsible for the management of day-to-day business.

The Board of Directors ensures that the decisions of the Assembly are carried out, supervises all accounting operations, and prepares the agenda to be submitted to the Assembly.

Chairman: Michel WURTH, Vice-President: Manou Hoss, Secretary: Daniel MART, Treasurer: Pierre AHLBORN, Members: Sonja HOFFMANN, Pierre JAEGER.

Meeting of the local sections’ delegates

The local sections welcome volunteers who wish to organise themselves locally.

The meeting of local delegates takes place once a year and brings together the presidents of all the local sections. It elects four persons from amongst its members, whom the Assembly proposes to have appointed, by grand-ducal decree, as delegate member attending the Assembly.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee supports the Management Committee and the Executive Committee in their supervisory role. This task includes assessments of:

  • reliability of financial information;
  • effectiveness of internal controls;
  • compliance with laws and regulations;
  • risk management.

As part of its work, the Audit Committee may make recommendations in these areas.

President: Franz Prost, members: Geraldine Becker, Pierre Jaeger, Tom Loesch, Gaby Weiler. 

Extended Executive Management Committee

The Luxembourg Red Cross and its various legal entities are managed daily by an extended Executive Management Committee representing the Luxembourg Red Cross’ different sectors of activities and its support services, under the responsibility of the General Director. It is supported by managers for each field who together form the extended Executive Management Committee.

The extended Executive Management Committee reports to the Board of Directors on current projects and activities and submits the main decisions to be taken. The extended Executive Management Committee is responsible for the overall management of the organisation and its various legal entities and defines the internal management, communication, and service management processes.

Greater Management Committee members:

Director General: Michel SIMONIS, Director of Finance and Compliance: Martine BUCK*, Director of Care: Catherine GAPENNE*, Director of Communication and Fundraising: Luc SCHEER*, Director of Child and Family Care: Mireille NEUEN , Director of Social Action and Health: Nadine CONRARDY, Director of Non-Formal Education: currently unfilled, Director of Quality, Innovation and Development: Yves COLLET, Director of General Services: Robert OÉ, Director of Human Resources: Dorothée SCHNEIDER, Director of Information Systems: Martial ARNOLD, Director of International Aid of the Luxembourg Red Cross: Rémi FABBRI, Director of the Rehabilitation Centre Château de Colpach: Jean-Philippe SCHMIT, Medical Director Blood Transfusion Centre: Anne SCHUHMACHER.

Permanent guest: Lucille Mellinger, Administrative Manager CR Services

*Directors authorised to replace the Director General in his absence.

Finance

Financial policy and objective

The Luxembourg Red Cross regularly calls on the generosity of the public in order to finance its activities. These range from international support in regions affected by war or natural catastrophes, to the protection of vulnerable people, to the provision of specialised services such as blood transfusion on a national level.

The Red Cross therefore benefits from donations and bequests from private individuals and corporations. Furthermore, in the frame of their multiple activities, it has signed conventions with the state in order to ensure the funding of the services it provides in the different fields. Some of the services provided are free, some are subsidized and others have a fee.

Numerous volunteers contribute to the financial balance of the organisation, receiving our gratitude in return. Some volunteers are involved in the local sections of the Red Cross (“sections locales de la Croix-Rouge”), and part of their activities include helping us appeal to the generosity of the people. In this way, these volunteers collect a significant part of the donations the Red Cross requires.

In response to the public’s generosity, the Luxembourg Red Cross administers the funds received in the most responsible way and therefore commits itself to providing all information necessary to ensure complete transparency regarding its accounts. The Red Cross makes every effort to ensure optimal use of the funds received, minimizing overhead costs to maximize impact on the ground.

Over time, the Red Cross has accumulated enough wealth to cover a part of the costs and this capital can be considered as a financial cushion. The Luxembourg Red Cross’ wealth is a reserve which must be preserved to face exceptional events such as natural or man-made disasters.

Governance and finances

Responsibilities are clearly distributed in the processing of transactions and asset management. Together with other non-profit and humanitarian organisations, the Luxembourg Red Cross is a signatory of the Code of Good Conduct of the organisations calling on the generosity of the people.

The executive committee is statutorily responsible for business management. It delegates the daily management to a committee of directors. The treasurer, a member of the executive committee, oversees the preparation of financial statements and is responsible for the implementation of the cash management and legacies. The treasurer delegates the operational component to the finance director.

The financial statements of the Luxembourg Red Cross prepared by the finance director are transparent and give true image of the projects of the past year. The accounts are processed in a way which allows an analytical reading of operations.

The executive committee includes a finance committee which proposes general guidelines, manages asset allocations, offers financial guidance, and monitors the implementation of decisions. The finance committee prepares for the executive committee every major decision which needs to be taken, in particular regarding real estate.

Organizational chart

Please find below the organizational chart (in French) of the legal entities of the Luxembourg Red Cross and its departments for download.