6. Specifications for the submission of data on members of the management body

Where data are requested about the CEO, only data for the CEO should be reported under this category. Data on deputy or vice CEOs should be reported under the category ‘ executive directors ’ . Where none of the executive directors has a role as CEO, all data on executive directors should be reported under the category ‘ executive directors ’ .

Where data are to be provided for executive directors, this data should include information on:

• a. those members of the management body who have executive functions and who are responsible for the effective direction of the institution or the investment firm;
• b. the persons who effectively direct the business in line with Article 13(1) of Directive 2013/36/EU, in the case of an institution, or in line with 9(6) of Directive 2014/65/EU, in the case of an investment firm, irrespective of whether or not they are members of the management or administrative organ appointed in accordance with national company law.

Where data are requested about the chairperson, only data for the chairperson should be reported under this category if the chair belongs to the supervisory function of the management body, deputy or vice chairpersons should be reported only under the category ‘ non-executive directors ’ . Where none of the non-executive directors has a role as chairperson, all data should be reported under the category ‘ non-executive directors ’ . A chairperson of the management body that also has executive functions should be reported only under the category of executive directors.

Where data are to be provided for non-executive directors, this data should include separately information on:

• a. members of the management body who are responsible for overseeing and monitoring management decision-making without having executive duties;
• b. where applicable, employee representatives who are members of the management body.

Members of the management body should be allocated to the gender with which they associate themselves. For this exercise, all genders that differ from the male or female gender form a third category of genders, referred to as non-binary.

Where an executive director holds the position of the chairperson of a unitary board, the information on that director should only be provided under the category ‘executive director’, including for the calculation of the gender pay gap.