• Chairman Board of Directors Nyrstar NV.
• Director KBC Bank NV, Arseus NV and Telenet NV.
• Honorary Chairman Agoria.
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Christian Reinaudo (°1954 - French) is a graduate from the ‘Ecole de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de Paris’ and holds a doctorate from the ‘University of Paris’ (France). He started his career with Alcatel (formerly named ‘Compagnie Générale d’Electricité’) in 1978 in the Research and Development Centre of Marcoussis (France). During his Alcatel period he managed several multi billion Euro businesses and international sales and services organizations. From 1984 to 1996, he held several positions in the Cable Group of Alcatel (now Nexans), from research and development, to manufacturing, procurement, sales support and services.
He took the position of President of the Submarine Networks Division in early 1997. Appointed President of the whole Optics Group in 1999, he enters the Executive Committee of Alcatel early 2000 as Executive Vice-President. In 2003, he was appointed President of Alcatel Asia Pacific and moved to Shanghai (China) where he stayed until 2006. During this period he was also the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alcatel Shanghai Bell, the Chinese joint venture of Alcatel with the Chinese government. In 2006, he came back to Paris to manage the integration and the transition process associated with the merger of Alcatel and Lucent Technologies.
He also became Director in the Board of Directors of Draka Comteq (The Netherlands). In 2007, he was appointed President Northern and Eastern Europe of Alcatel-Lucent and he joined the Board of Directors of Alcatel-Lucent Bell (Belgium). Early 2008, he joined Agfa-Gevaert to be President of Agfa HealthCare.
Christian Reinaudo joined the Agfa-Gevaert Board of Directors in 2010. As from May 1, 2010, he is CEO of Agfa-Gevaert.
Michel Akkermans (°1960 - Belgian) holds a master of sciences in electronic engineering and computer sciences and a degree in economics and finance from the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium). He held management positions in a series of international banks and consulting companies before founding FICS, a leading software provider in the field of online banking and regulatory financial reporting, in 1989. In 1999, FICS, together with Edify and Vertical One, merged with Security First Technologies, creating S1 Corporation, the market leader in internet banking, with Michel Akkermans as its Chairman. In 2002, Michel Akkermans became Chairman and CEO of Clear2Pay, an innovative e-finance company focused on delivering globally applicable solutions for secure electronic payments.
Michel Akkermans joined the Agfa-Gevaert Board of Directors in 2008. On April 26, 2011, he was reappointed as director.
Current mandates
• Chairman and CEO Clear2Pay NV. Chairman of Enqio and RealDolmen.
• Director Quest for Growth NV and Approach NV.
Jo Cornu (°1944 - Belgian) graduated as an engineer specializing in electrotechnology and mechanics from the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium) and later obtained a PhD in electronics from the Carlton University in Ottawa (Canada). Jo Cornu was CEO of Mietec from 1982 to 1984 and later General Manager for Bell Telephone until 1987. From 1988 to 1995 he was member of the Executive Board of Alcatel NV and from 1995 to 1999 he was COO for Alcatel Telecom. Later he became an advisor to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alcatel. From 2005 to 2007, Jo Cornu was Chairman of the ISTAG Group (Information Society Technologies Advisory Group) of the European Commission. From the beginning of March 2007 to the end of January 2008, he was Chairman of Medea +, the Eureka Cluster for micro electronics research in Europe.
Jo Cornu joined the Agfa-Gevaert Board of Directors in 2002. At the end of November 2007, Jo Cornu was appointed CEO of Agfa-Gevaert. He resigned as CEO as from May 1, 2010.
On April 27, 2010, he was reappointed as director.
Current mandates
• Director KBC Group NV, Electrawinds and Belgacom NV of public law.
Willy Duron (°1945 - Belgian) has a master of mathematics from Ghent University (Belgium) and a master of actuarial science from the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium). He began his career in 1970 as an actuary for ABB Insurance (Assurantie van de Belgische Boerenbond), where he became Director Life and Reinsurance in 1984 and later Vice Director-General. He became Chairman of the Executive Board of KBC Insurance in 2000 and President of the Executive Board of KBC Bank and Insurance Holding Company in 2003. From early 2005 to late 2006, he was CEO of KBC Group NV.
Willy Duron joined the Agfa-Gevaert Board of Directors in 2008. On April 26, 2011, he was reappointed as director.
Current mandates
• Director of Tigenix, Ravago Plastics NV, Van Breda Risk & Benefits, Amonis, ‘Universitair Centrum St.-Jozef’ and the ‘Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven’.
• Member of the Supervisory Board of ‘Van Lanschot Bankiers’.
Horst Heidsieck (°1947 - German) holds a PhD in physics. During his studies at the University of Bonn (Germany) and the Technical University of Aachen (Germany), he focused on solid state physics, solid state electronics as well as metal science. From 1980 to 1991, he held various managerial positions – including a position in the Executive Board – within the Degussa Group. In 1990, he became CEO of the Leybold technology group and from 1995 to 1998 he successfully integrated the former competitors Leybold and Balzers into the newly established ‘Balzers und Leybold Group’. In the following years, Horst Heidsieck was a member of the Advisory Board and later CEO of Heraeus Holding, a highly diversified technology group. From 2003 to the end of 2006, he was CEO of Demag Holding, a portfolio of seven companies which had been acquired from Siemens
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by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts in 2002. As from January 2007, he is a managing shareholder of the newly founded consulting company Value Consult, acting as a member of advisory boards, helping senior management to materialize improvement potentials in their companies.
Horst Heidsieck joined the Agfa-Gevaert Board of Directors in 2008. On April 26, 2011, he was reappointed as director.
Current mandates
• President Coperion GmbH.
• Member of the Supervisory Board of Homag Group AG.
• Member of the advisory board of EAC (Europe Asia Consulting).
Roland Junck (°1955 - Luxemburger) graduated from the Federal Polytechnic Institute in Zurich (Switzerland) and earned an MBA from Sacred Heart University of Luxembourg. He started his career with Arbed. At TrefilARBED Bissen he was named General Manager in 1993 and Managing Director in 1996. After having held various other managerial positions at Arbed, he became Senior Vice-President of Aceralia (Spain) in 1998. He was a member of the Arbed Group Management Board from 1999 to 2002. In 2002 he was appointed Senior Executive Vice- President of the newly created Arcelor after the merger of Aceralia, Arbed and Usinor. In August 2006, he became CEO of Arcelor Mittal and a member of the Group’s Management Board.
Following the reorganization of the company’s senior management structure in November 2006, he became an advisor to the CEO while he remained a member of the Board until July 2007. In February 2009, he was appointed CEO of Nyrstar NV.
Roland Junck joined the Agfa-Gevaert Board of Directors in 2008. On April 26, 2011, he was reappointed as director.
Current mandates
• CEO Nyrstar NV.
• Director Interseroh AG and SAMWHA Steel SA.
Christian Leysen (°1954 - Belgian) obtained a degree of commercial engineering and a master’s degree in law at the ‘Vrije Universiteit Brussel’ (Belgium). In 1984 he founded Xylos, a service provider in information and communication technology. In 1989 he became responsible for the day-to-day management of the maritime and logistics company Ahlers, where he has been CEO since 1994. From 2000 to 2002, he was a Chairman of the Board of Directors of ‘Antwerpse Waterwerken’. In 2004, he became Chairman of the Board of Directors of the University of Antwerp Management School.
Christian Leysen joined the Agfa-Gevaert Board of Directors in 2003.
Current mandates
• Chairman Ahlers NV, Xylos NV, Axe Investments NV, University of Antwerp Management School and ‘Designcenter De Winkelhaak NV’.
• Director Egemin NV, Astra Immo, Astros Immo, Astros Logistic Center, BIM NV, ALC International and ADM CVBA.