Changes at the statutory director of KBC Ancora
02 Mai 2023 - 8:15AM
Changes at the statutory director of KBC Ancora
Regulated information; inside information, Leuven, 2 May 2023
(8.30 hrs CEST)
Changes at the statutory director of KBC
Ancora
Marc De Ceuster has
been appointed as a part-time managing director of
Almancora Société de gestion with effect
from 28 April 2023. From
18 May 2023 he will replace Katelijn Callewaert,
whose term of office is
coming to an end. Paul
Demyttenaere has been appointed
as an independent director and will assume the role of Chairman of
the Board of Directors. Jos Peeters' mandate as
director is ending, and he will be succeeded by Mathilde
Remy.
The selection procedure was conducted with a
view to ensuring continuity. The continued high quality of
management of KBC Ancora was of prime importance for the Board of
Directors. As a core shareholder of KBC Group, KBC Ancora also
needs strong and competent representatives.
Marc De Ceuster to be new managing director at KBC
Ancora
The appointment of Marc De Ceuster as a managing
director (A director) of Almancora Société de gestion, statutory
director of KBC Ancora, gives KBC Ancora a strong profile. He joins
Franky Depickere, who is a full-time managing director of Almancora
Société de gestion SA, statutory director of KBC Ancora SA.
KBC Group announced on 3 April 2023 that it
intended to nominate Marc De Ceuster at its General Meeting of
Shareholders on 4 May 2023 for appointment to the Board of
Directors of KBC Group, and also as Chairman of the Audit
Committee.
Marc De Ceuster (b. 1962) holds a PhD in Applied
Economics (UFSIA) and a master degree in Law (UIA). He has been
Professor of Financial Economics at the University of Antwerp since
2002. He served as Academic Director at Antwerp Management School
and is a former member of the General Council of Antwerp Management
School. He is also a former member of the Supervisory Board of
Arkea Direct Bank. He also spent six years as a member of the Board
of Directors of KBC Group on behalf of the Flemish Government.
He was appointed as an independent director (C
director) of Almancora Société de gestion and as Chairman of the
Audit Committee on 29 November 2019. He has been Chairman of the
Board of Directors since 26 November 2021. He is succeeded in that
role by Paul Demyttenaere.
Paul Demyttenaere to become independent director and
Chairman of KBC
Ancora
Paul Demyttenaere has succeeded Marc De Ceuster
as an independent director (C director) with effect from 28 April
2023, and will assume the role of Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Almancora Société de gestion.
Paul Demyttenaere (b. 1962) is an agricultural
engineer and holds a PhD in Agricultural Science. He studied Middle
Management at Vlerick Business School in Belgium. After spending
several years as a researcher in the Department of Agricultural
Sciences at UGent, he fulfilled a number of management roles at the
REO Veiling auction house, where he was general manager from 2008
to 2022. He is a Change Manager at Pork.be and Vives, among others.
He has built up a wealth of managerial experience at several
companies, including Cera and Euro Pool Group.
Mathilde Remy to become director from
the Cera partnership
Five B directors from Cera also have seats as
representatives of the Cera partnership on the Board of Directors
of Almancora Société de gestion SA, statutory director of KBC
Ancora. Jos Peeters' mandate as director is ending, and he will be
succeeded by Mathilde Remy.
Mathilde Remy (b. 1991) holds a Bachelor’s
degree in Economics and Management and a Master's in Management of
Social Entrepreneurship from HEC Management School, University of
Liège (HEC Liège). She has worked as Sourcing and Master Data Team
Leader at Newpharma since May 2019. She became a director of Cera
Société de gestion on 20 December 2019.
Franky Depickere, managing director and Chairman
of the Day-to-Day Management Committee, said: “I would like to
offer my sincere thanks to Katelijn Callewaert and Jos Peeters on
behalf of the Boards of Directors and the management of KBC Ancora,
as well as on a personal level, for their dedication and invaluable
contribution over a number of years. The appointments of Marc De
Ceuster as a managing director, Paul Demyttenaere as an independent
director and Mathilde Remy as a B director are excellent choices
which will assure continuity and will enable Cera and KBC Ancora to
continue playing their role within the KBC group to the full.”
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KBC Ancora is a listed company
which holds 18.6% of the shares in KBC Group and which together
with Cera, MRBB and the Other Permanent Shareholders is responsible
for the shareholder stability and further development of the KBC
group. As core shareholders of KBC Group, these parties have signed
a shareholder agreement to this effect.
Financial calendar:01 September
2023 (17.40 hrs
CEST) Annual press
release for the financial year 2022/202326 September 2023 (17.40
CEST) Annual Report
2022/2023 available27 October
2023 General and
Extraordinary General Meeting of
Shareholders
This press release is available in Dutch, French
and English on the website www.kbcancora.be.
KBC Ancora Investor Relations & Press contact: Jan
BergmansTel.: +32 (0)16 27 96 72E-mail: jan.bergmans@kbcancora.be
or mailbox@kbcancora.be
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