According to procedure, the assembly of members chooses the foundation's board members.
The assembly includes around twenty people who are independent from the board of directors. Some people can be part of both groups.
It's a bicameral structure, much like universities. In other words, there are two groups, one of which is responsible for appointing or removing members of the board of directors. So Dr. Fournier did not choose or appoint the members of the board of directors.