“Europe more than ever needs a strong and independent European rating agency”
Jean-Claude Trichet | Member of Scope Group’s Honorary BoardScope Foundation
The Scope Foundation guarantees the rating agency’s independence, its entrepreneurial spirit and the long-term preservation of its European identity. The foundation consists of the Board of Trustees and the Honorary Board. The Board of Trustees safeguards the purpose of the foundation - including the management of its assets - and ensures continuity among the shareholders. The Honorary Board provides advice to senior management.
Honorary Board
Jean-Claude Trichet
France
Former President of the European Central Bank
Pier Carlo Padoan
Italy
Former Minister of
Economy and
Finances of Italy
Stefan Ingves
Sweden
Former Chairman of
the Basel
Committee on
Banking
Supervision
Leszek Balcerowicz
Poland
Former President of
the National Bank
of Poland
José Manuel González-Páramo
Spain
Former member of
the Executive
Board & Governing
Council of the
European Central
Bank
Board of Trustees
Gerd Häusler
Chair
Former CEO and
Chairman of the
Supervisory Board
of Bayerische
Landesbank
Lorenzo Bini Smaghi
Vice Chair
Former Chairman of
Société Générale
Yves Mersch
Former Chief
Investment Officer of
Fidelity
International
Johannes Fritz
Longstanding Head
of the Quandt/
Klatten Family
Office
Oliver Schoeller
CEO of
BarmeniaGothaer,
one of the large
German insurance
companies