Proximus announces proposed appointments to the Board of Directors
The (re)appointment of five candidate directors proposed by the majority shareholder SFPIM and two independent candidate directors will be submitted to the shareholders for approval at the upcoming General Meeting.
At the scheduled Annual General Meeting of 15 April 2026, the mandates of several directors will come to an end. These include Stefaan De Clerck (Chairman), Béatrice de Mahieu, Audrey Hanard, Claire Tillekaerts (directors appointed by the Belgian State), and Catherine Vandenborre (independent director). In addition, Mr Franck-Philippe Georgin has recently resigned from his position as a board member.
In accordance with its nomination rights, the Federal Holding and Investment Company (SFPIM) has communicated the names of the candidate directors proposed by the Belgian State. These nominations were reviewed and validated by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, which in turn proposed independent directors. All of these proposals were subsequently confirmed by the Board of Directors and will be submitted to the shareholders for approval at the General Meeting on 15 April.
It is proposed to (re)appoint the following persons, subject to approval by the General Meeting:
- Cécile Coune, as director on the proposal of SFPIM, which ends her current mandate as an independent director;
- Francis De Meyere, Eric Domb, Béatrice de Mahieu and Audrey Hanard as directors on the proposal of SFPIM;
- Emmanuèle Attout and Pierre Winand as independent directors.
On the proposal of majority shareholder SFPIM and after approval of the mandates by the General Meeting, the new Board of Directors will appoint Cécile Coune as the new Chairwoman.
I wish the new team under the chairmanship of Cécile Coune every success. I am convinced that this strong team, together with the CEO, the management, and all employees, will be able to successfully build on the solid foundations of the Proximus Group.
