Board of Directors

André Bergen Chevalier Vincent Doumier Serge Fautré Jean Franken Gaëtan Hannecart Françoise Roels Gilbert van Marcke de Lummen André Dirckx Xavier de Walque Alain Schockert Baudouin Velge Jean-Edouard Carbonnelle Robert Franssen

The Cofinimmo board comprises 13 Directors - including 9 Non-Executive Directors, 5 of whom are Independent, and 4 Executive Directors (members of the Executive Committee). The regular practice of Cofinimmo has been for Directors to be appointed for a term of 3 years, which is renewable.

The Board meets a minimum of 8 times a year. Its role is to:

  • Adopt the strategic guidelines for the company
  • Oversee the quality of management and its compliance with the chosen strategy
  • Examine the quality of information given to investors and the public
  • Ensure that all the Directors are acting independently
  • Deal with all matters linked to its legal responsibilities (including strategy and budget, half-yearly and quarterly accounts, authorised capital, merger or de-merger reports, organisation and appointments).
Name Function Other offices
André Dirckx
(°1936, Belgian)
 Chairman
Independent Director		 Les Petits Riens ASBL
André Bergen
(°1950, Belgian)		 Independent Director
 Euronext, Walloon Industry Association (UWE)
Jean-Edouard Carbonnelle
(°1953, Belgian)		 Director
CFO Cofinimmo
 Société Royale d'Economie Politique de Belgique ASBL, SIGEFI Nord Gestion SAS, Société d'Habitations de Tournai SA, EPRA Taxation Committee
Xavier de Walque
(°1965, Belgian)		 Director Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee & CFO of Dexia Bank Belgium SA
Chevalier Vincent Doumier
(°1955, Belgian)		 Director Managing Director and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Compagnie du Bois Sauvage SA
Serge Fautré
(°1960, Belgian)		 Managing Director CEO Cofinimmo La Mondiale, UPSI
Jean Franken
(°1948, Belgian)		 Director
COO Cofinimmo		 -
Robert Franssen
(°1955, Belgian)
 Director

 Chairman of the Executive Committee of
Allianz Belgium SA
Gaëtan Hannecart
(°1964, Belgian)		 Independent Director

 Managing Director and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Matexi Group
Françoise Roels
(°1961, Belgian)

 Director
Secretary General and Group Counsel
 Euroclear Pension Fund, Institut des Juristes d'Entreprise, Women on Board
Alain Schockert
(°1950, Belgian)
 Director

 Managing Director and member of the Executive Committee of Bank Degroof SA
Gilbert van Marcke de Lummen
(°1937, Belgian)		 Independent Director
 Director of D'Ieteren SA
Baudouin Velge
(°1955, Belgian)		 Independent Director
 Managing Director of Interel Belgium SA

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