François Cornelis appointed new Chairman of the Board of Directors of bpost
Wednesday 10 May 2017
François Cornelis is an independent director on the Board of Directors of bpost since 2013. He holds a masters degree in civil engineering from the University of Leuven. Between 1974 and 2011 François Cornelis held various positions at Petrofina, including as CEO, and afterwards at the Total Group as President Chemicals and Vice-chairman of the Executive Committee.
François Cornelis takes up his position as Chairman of the Board of Directors on 10 May 2017.
Koen Van Gerven, CEO of bpost said: "It is with pleasure that I see François Cornelis take office as Chairman of our Board of Directors today. François has already made an important contribution to our growth strategy as an independent director in recent years, so I am looking forward to continuing to work with him on the future of the company."
The full composition of the Board of Directors and the Committees of the Board of Directors is available online:
http://corporate.bpost.be/about-us/board-of-directors
For more information:
Baudouin de Hepcée (journalists and investors): + 32 (0)476 49 69 58
Barbara Van Speybroeck (journalists only): +32 (0)476 51 79 29
Saskia Dheedene (investors only): +32 (0)2 276 76 43
Composition of bpost Board Committees
Board of Directors
Chairman of the Board of Directors: Mr. François Cornelis
Audit Committee *
Chair: Mr. Ray Stewart
Members:
Mrs. Caroline Ven
Mrs. Bernadette Lambrechts
Mr. Mike Stone
Mrs. Saskia Van Uffelen
Strategic Committee
Chair: Mr. Koen Van Gerven
Members:
Mr. Jos Donvil
Mr. Luc Lallemand
Mr. Laurent Levaux
Mr. Thomas Hübner
Mr. Mike Stone
Remuneration and Nominations Committee
Chair: Mr. François Cornelis
Members:
Mrs. Philly Teixeira
Mrs. Saskia Van Uffelen
Mr. Laurent Levaux
Mr. Thomas Hübner
*Chair will be confirmed at the next meeting of the Audit Committee