Julien De Wilde
Chairman
Julien De Wilde was appointed chairman in August 2007. He is also chairman of Agfa-Gevaert NV and a board member of several Belgian listed companies, amongst others Telenet NV and Metris NV. He is also a director and former chief executive officer of Bekaert NV, a Belgian metals company.
Prior to Bekaert, he held senior positions at Alcatel, where he was a member of the executive committee, and at Texaco, where he was a member of the European management board.
He is chairman of the nomination and remuneration committee and a member of the safety, health and environment committee.
