The articles of association stipulate that the Board of Directors is composed of at least three and not more than nine members, appointed by the general shareholders’ meeting for a period of not more than six years. The Board of Directors must include at least three independent directors.
The Board of Directors is currently composed of five members, Eric Van Zele (Chairman of the Board of Directors), Raju Dandu, Johan Michiels, Luc Boedt and Frederic Convent
Mr Eric Van Zele is currently executive chairman and managing director of Crescent NV and chairman of the E17 hospital network and the Hermes decision-making committee of the Flemish Agency for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Prior to those mandates, Eric was chairman of Reynaers aluminium and a director of the Vandewiele group until 2022. From 2009 to 2016, he was CEO of Barco NV in Kortrijk. Before that, he was CEO of Pauwels International (from 2004 to 2008) and of Telindus nv (2000 to 2003). Before that, he was Vice President of Raychem Corporation in Menlo park, CA, USA and Managing Director of Raychem nv in Leuven, Belgium. (1972 to 1999). He was nominated as “Manager of the Year in 2012” and “ICT Personality of 2013”. Eric holds a degree in civil engineering in electrical and mechanical engineering from KUL (Leuven 1972) and a postgraduate degree in management from Stanford University (1992 CA, USA).
Mr Raju S. Dandu is the founder-chairman of Danlaw Inc. USA. He is also the Managing Director of Danlaw Technologies India Ltd. He is responsible for the strategic planning and business management of both companies. Prior to founding Danlaw Inc, he held positions at University of Iowa Hospitals, Ford Motor Company, Dana Corporation and worked as an independent consultant with General Motors. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Kakinada, India, a master’s degree in electronics from the University of Iowa and an MBA from the University of Detroit.
Johan Michiels is owner and director of Michiels Invest En Management (M.I.M.), Agents and brokers in banking services.
In 1979, Luc Boedt started as a study leader in the Department of Soil Science at the University of Ghent, and was responsible for several missions in Europe and overseas countries such as Indonesia, Mali, Congo and Senegal. In 1985, he became General Director of OKOMU Oil Palm Cy, located in Nigeria, where he was mainly involved in feasibility studies for oil palm and rubber development. Over the Years, he completed several more missions in the Far East, Africa and Brazil. From 1988, he became Managing Director of; MICHELIN Ivory Coast (1988 – 1992), SOCFINCO Belgium (1992 – December 2011) and SOCFINCO FR S.A. Switzerland (since December 2011). In 2020, he was nominated chairman of Socfinaf. He will end this presidency in 2022 to take up the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Following René Eijserman‘s education at the HEAO (Higher Economic and Administrative Training) in Breda, his working career started in 1979 in publishing at the VNU publishing group. Later, he became director of Rivieren Pers in Heuden (NL) and then managing director of NV Wegener Belgium in Antwerp. In 1987, he was co-founder/director of M-4 Groep B.V. in Tilburg, which grew into HCN, Hèt Callcenter Netwerk, with several branches in the Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname and Turkey. This company was successfully sold in 2011 to a subsidiary of Xerox USA. Through his management company, Eijsermans predominantly engaged in various participations from 2012, predominantly in the real estate and financial sector, as well as in a laboratory company in Oss (NL).
Eva Wimmers has held top positions at global players like Deutsche Telekom Group, T-Systems, BUYIN, T-Mobile, Huawei, Honor, and ISS Services. She has served on various boards, focusing on bringing companies into the digital age, driving international growth, and embracing ESG as a chance.
Nowadays, Eva focusses on growing Startups in high-growth areas such as AI, SaaS, and MediaTech. Secondly, she focusses on her role as a Senior Partner for Tech/IT globally at Cukiermann, a major international Investment House to support customers selling their businesses or finding the right targets.
Additionally, she is founder of Geistesblizz GmbH, a Boutique Matchmaker, M&A and Consulting Company for SMEs, Startups and Scale-ups.
She’s known for her expertise in leading change, driving growth, and starting new ventures. She has a reputation for transforming businesses, enhancing performance, building relationships, encouraging innovation, stimulating growth and creating value. Eva transforms people into leaders and ideas into action.
Eva received three bachelor’s degrees. A Bachelor of Laws in 1991 from the Institute of Law and Finance in Frankfurt, a Bachelor in Studies of Business Management at the San Diego State University, and a Bachelor of Management and Business Administration at the Webster University.
As a token of her expertise, Eva has won several awards such as the Award of Excellence (2016), Influential Businesswoman Award (2024) and the Business Matchmaking CEO of the Year (2023 & 2024).
