Changes in bpostgroup Board of Directors

14 May 2025

The mandates of Mrs. Audrey Hanard, as Chairwoman of bpost's Board of Directors, and Mrs. Sonja Willems, Board member, ended on May 14, 2025. Françoise Roels succeeds Audrey Hanard as Chair while Håkan Ericsson joins the Board.

Significant contributions to the group's governance

During her four-year mandate as Chair of the Board of Directors, Audrey Hanard played a decisive role in bpost's transformation. Appointed on May 12, 2021, she successfully led the redesign of governance mechanisms and strengthened the group's internal control processes. Her leadership was particularly decisive in managing the complex issues that have marked the company in recent years, helping to restore stakeholder confidence.

Sonja Willems brought valuable expertise to the Remuneration & Nomination and ESG committees. Her skills and strategic vision on sustainability issues have been major assets for the group's evolution in a context of transformation in the sector.

bpost expresses its deep gratitude to Audrey Hanard and Sonja Willems for their commitment, expertise, and collaborative approach, which enabled the company to navigate through periods of significant challenges while pursuing its strategic transformation.

New Directors

Françoise Roels has been nominated by the Belgian Government as Non-Executive Director in the Board, effective May 14, 2025. Françoise Roels brings extensive expertise in legal affairs, corporate governance, compliance, human resources, and ESG. The Board of Directors validated her mandate as Chair of the Board after the General Assembly of May 14.

At the same time, Håkan Ericsson joins as Independent Board member, bringing decades of executive leadership in international logistics and services (CEO of PostNord and Loomis Cash Handling, Executive Vice President at SAS, Managing Director of DHL Europe's freight division, and President of Carlson Wagonlit Travel's North & Latin American operations).