Leadership
& Corporate governance
Right from the beginning, Ontex has been driven by an entrepreneurial spirit – the desire to challenge the status quo and make a real difference.
You need motivated and visionary leaders to turn ideas into success, to drive a company forward to the next level of success. Our leadership teams are doing just that.
Meet our Board and the Executive Management Committee
Annick De Poorter
Chief Innovation and Sustainability Officer
Jonas Deroo
Chief HR and Legal Officer and Secretary General
Laurent Nielly
President Europe
Marco Querzoli
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Paul Wood
President North America
Corporate Governance
We know that we are judged by our integrity and trustworthiness as much as by our financial performance.
In June 2014, Ontex adopted its Corporate Governance Charter. It was amended in October 2020 to reflect the principles of the 2020 Belgian Corporate Governance Code (the “Code”) and most recently in March 2023 to reflect the dissolution of the Strategy Committee. The Charter is reviewed annually by the Board to ensure that it remains in line with the Code and applicable guidance and best practices.
In May 2023, our Annual Shareholders’ Meeting approved our current Remuneration Policy.
Hans Van Bylen
Independent Director and Chairman of the Board
Ebrahim Attarzadeh
Non-executive Director
Inge Boets
Independent Director
Michael Bredael
Non-executive Director
Isabel Hochgesand
Independent Director
Jesper Hojer
Non-executive Director
Manon Janssen
Independent Director
Paul McNulty
Independent Director
Rodney G Olsen
Non-executive Director
The strategy committee was dissolved at the end of 2022.
Shareholder structure
1. Shareholder
2. Number of voting rights and equivalent financial instruments as a % of total shares outstanding
3. Date threshold cross
To monitor the value of Ontex’s shares, please refer to Euronext Brussels’ website.
Symbol: ONTEX
Ontex Group NV listed on Euronext Brussels on June 25, 2014
Code ISIN: BE0974276082
Number of outstanding shares as of March 27, 2017: 82,347,218
Shareholding declaration obligation
In application of the Belgian law of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of significant shareholdings in issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and containing various provisions, implementing in Belgian law Directive 2004/109/EC,
shareholders whose stake in Ontex Group NV’s capital crosses the threshold of 3%, 5%, 7.5%, 10% and each successive multiple of 5%, in either direction, are required to notify the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) ([email protected]) and Ontex ([email protected]).