Last update: June 2024
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, Marc THEWES, 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, Christian HAHN, 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, Pierre AHLBORN, Paul BACH, Carole BAUER, Geraldine BECKER, Germain BECKER, Julie BOVE, Nico DHAMEN, Cosita DELVAUX, Gauthier DESTENAY, Valérie DUPONG, Armand ENDERS, Robert GOERENS, Monique HAMILIUS, Dominique HANSEN, Sonja HOFFMANN, Pierre JAEGER, Bob KNEIP, Paul KONSBRUCK, Roland KUHN, Tom LOESCH, Robert MANGEN, Joy MERTZ, Régis MOES, Nina MULLER, Jean-Paul OLINGER, François PAULY, Franz PROST, Judith REICHERZER, Anne REULAND, Benoît SIROT, Guillaume STEICHEN, Florence TADDEÏ, Lance THEISEN, Gaby WEILER. Guest with observer status: Sandy KUBAJ.
Delegate members: President of Dudelange Local, Josiane DI BARTOLOMEO, President of Bridel Kopstal Local, Joëlle STEIN, President of Echternach Local, Christophe ORIGER and President of Strassen Local, Carlo STEIMES.
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: Jean-Paul OLINGER, Treasurer: Pierre AHLBORN, Members: Sonja HOFFMANN, Guillaume STEICHEN.
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.
The Audit Committee supports the Management Committee and the Executive Committee in their supervisory role. This task includes assessments of:
As part of its work, the Audit Committee may make recommendations in these areas.
President: Franz Prost, members: Geraldine Becker, Tom Loesch, Gaby Weiler.
The Luxembourg Red Cross and its various legal entities are managed daily by an 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 Executive Management Committee.
The Executive Management Committee reports to the Board of Directors on current projects and activities and submits the main decisions to be taken. The 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.
Management Committee members:
Director General: Michel SIMONIS, Director of Finance and Compliance: Martine BUCK*, Director of Care: Catherine GAPENNE*, Director of the Rehabilitation Centre Château de Colpach: Luc SCHEER*, Director in charge of the General Secretariat: Nathalie VON KUNITZKI, Director of Communication and Fundraising: Dominique HANSEN, Director of Child and Family Care: Mireille NEUEN , Director of Social Action and Health: Nadine CONRARDY, Director of Non-Formal Education: Véronique SCHMIT, 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, 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.
Financial policy and objectives
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, as well as with social security organisations and other institutional donors, 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 daily functioning 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 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 decides on general guidelines, manages asset allocations, offers financial guidance, and monitors the implementation of decisions. The committee of directors prepares for the executive committee every major decision which needs to be taken, in particular regarding real estate.The Board of Directors sets up, in accordance with the principles of good governance, the signature rights, the principles of double signature and the commitment thresholds authorized for the members, directors and employees of the organisation.
Please find below the organizational chart (in French) of the legal entities of the Luxembourg Red Cross and its departments for download.