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the effective and correct integral application of all these regulations within the
Group: Queries and Whistleblower Channel.
In the hierarchy, the Regulatory Compliance Committee is accountable to the
Board of Directors, without affecting, where appropriate, the information that
must be submitted to the Audit and Control Committee (for the matters that
specifically relate to this Committee) or to the CEO (for matters related with
management).
The Regulatory Compliance Director and Chairman of the Regulatory Compliance
Committee will be appointed by the Board of Directors, upon the proposal of the
Audit and Control Committee. He/she must fulfil the technical, professional and
personal conditions that, where appropriate, are established by the legislation
applicable to the post, and have adequate preparation and professional
experience and hierarchical independence in the organisation of the Atresmedia
Group.
Currently, the Atresmedia Group's Code of Conduct has been communicated to
all Group employees through a specific notification for this purpose, in which all
the main aspects thereof and the obligations that must be met by all the Group
employees in relation to this Code were specified and explained. Likewise, this
Code of Conduct was published on the corporate web page
www.atresmediacorporacion.comand on the Group's Intranet, in the Regulatory
Compliance and Control section, so that it may be consulted by any employee or
third party related with the Group.
Whistleblower channel, which enables disclosure to the Audit Committee of
irregularities of a financial and accounting nature, in addition to possible breaches
of the Code of Conduct and irregular activities in the organisation notifying,
where appropriate, whether the latter is of a confidential nature.
The Atresmedia Group has set up a Queries and Whistleblower Channel that
allows its employees to communicate, in a simple and confidential manner, those
actions that, to their understanding, constitute conduct or actions that do not
comply with the Code of Conduct or any other applicable regulations.
Likewise, this is the communication channel that can also be used to detect
irregularities in the preparation of financial reporting; or to ascertain significant
weaknesses in the Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR) system; or in
the prevention of situations of discrimination, harassment at work and sexual
harassment and to report any other illegal conduct or any conduct that goes
against Atresmedia's policies and values in any other way.
The Regulatory Compliance Committee is the collective body responsible for
managing such channel. It is formed by:
The Regulatory Compliance Director and Chairman of the Regulatory
Compliance Committee, who is a duly qualified professional, with
professional experience and prestige, independent from the Group’s
hierarchical and executive structure. This post is currently held by
Mr. Pedro Ramón y Cajal Agüeras.
Corporate Director General
Financial Director
Audit and Process Control Director
Legal Advisory Services Director
Director of Regulatory Matters and Institutional Relations
The Queries and Whistleblower Channel is monitored on an operational basis by
the Regulatory Compliance Director and by the Criminal Compliance Head on a
joint basis.