AstraZeneca
ActiveSummary
AstraZeneca has been active since 1948 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €46.9m and a net result of €8.6m. Equity is growing by about 7.7% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 49% of 6,131 sector peers (NACE 46, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.1% (very low).
History
On 28 November 1948, AstraZeneca was incorporated.1 BIOTHERA was merged into the company in 2009.2 In 2018 the registered office moved to Groot-Bijgaarden.3 Of the 4 current board members, Paul Van Mullem has served longest, since 2019.4 Turnover went from €116.9m in 2018 to €351.2m in 2025 and headcount from 167 to 234 full-time equivalents.5
Acts, filings and financial milestones
10-06
Gazette deed
Resignation: PwC Bedrijfsrevisoren BV/PwC Reviseurs d'Entreprises SRL (statutory auditor)Appointment: KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV/KPMG Réviseurs d'Entreprises SRL (statutory auditor) · Power of attorney5 facts ▸
- General meeting, 29-05-2026
- Auditor resignation, PwC Bedrijfsrevisoren BV/PwC Reviseurs d'Entreprises SRL (statutory auditor)
- Auditor appointment, KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV/KPMG Réviseurs d'Entreprises SRL (statutory auditor)
- Power of attorney, Jelle Schuermans
- Power of attorney, Marie Florival
04-04
Gazette deed
Appointment: Angela Thompson (director)10 facts ▸
- General meeting, 21-02-2025
- Director appointment, Angela Thompson (director)
- Director appointment, Angela Thompson (managing director)
- Other provision, “compensation, onbezoldigd” (deed in Dutch)
- Board composition, Paul Van Mullem (director)
- Board composition, Jennifer Olivero (director)
- Board composition, Luca Taliercio (director)
- Board composition, Angela Thompson (director)
- Board meeting, 25-02-2025
- Director appointment, Angela Thompson (day-to-day manager)
05-08
Gazette deed
Resignation: Keira Driansky (director)Power of attorney4 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 15-05-2024
- Director resignation, Keira Driansky (director)
- Director resignation, Keira Driansky (day-to-day manager)
- Power of attorney, Keira Driansky
05-07
Gazette deed
Appointment: PwC Bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor)Permanent representative: Romain Seffer3 facts ▸
- General meeting, 26-05-2023
- Auditor appointment, PwC Bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor)
- Permanent representative, Romain Seffer (vertegenwoordiger belast met de uitoefening van het mandaat)
13-10
Gazette deed
Resignation: Anne-Laure Dréno (director)Appointment: Keira Driansky (director) · Mandate compensation7 facts ▸
- General meeting, 21-09-2022
- Board meeting, 21-09-2022
- Director resignation, Anne-Laure Dréno (director)
- Director appointment, Keira Driansky (director)
- Mandate compensation, Keira Driansky
- Director resignation, Anne-Laure Dréno (day-to-day manager)
- Director appointment, Keira Driansky (day-to-day manager)
13-07
Gazette deed
Reappointments: Anne-Laure Dréno, Jennifer Olivero and 2 othersMandate compensation · Power of attorney10 facts ▸
- General meeting, 19-05-2022
- Director reappointment, Anne-Laure Dréno (director)
- Director reappointment, Jennifer Olivero (director)
- Director reappointment, Luca Taliercio (director)
- Director reappointment, Paul Van Mullem (director)
- Mandate compensation, Anne-Laure Dréno
- Mandate compensation, Jennifer Olivero
- Mandate compensation, Luca Taliercio
- Mandate compensation, Paul Van Mullem
- Power of attorney, NautaDutilh BV
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07-04
Gazette deed
Appointments: Jennifer Olivero (director) and Luca Taliercio (director)Resignation: Nathalie Demeere (director) · Mandate compensation · Director discharge8 facts ▸
- General meeting, 16-03-2022
- Director appointment, Jennifer Olivero (director)
- Director resignation, Nathalie Demeere
- Mandate compensation, Jennifer Olivero
- Director appointment, Luca Taliercio (director)
- Mandate compensation, Luca Taliercio
- Director discharge, Luca Taliercio
- Power of attorney, NautaDutilh BV
03-11
Gazette deed
Amendment of the articlesCapital3 facts ▸
- General meeting, 04-10-2021
- Amendment of the articles
- Capital, €22,000,000
19-10
Gazette deed
Resignation: Nathalie Demeere (director)Appointment: Jennifer Olivero (director) · Mandate compensation4 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 29-09-2021
- Director resignation, Nathalie Demeere (director)
- Director appointment, Jennifer Olivero (director)
- Mandate compensation, Jennifer Olivero
24-06
Gazette deed
Appointment: BV PwC Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)Permanent representative: Romain Seffer2 facts ▸
- Auditor appointment, BV PwC Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
- Permanent representative, Romain Seffer (representative)
05-12
Gazette deed
Resignation: Lieve Wollaert (director)Appointment: Nathalie Demeere (director) · Power of attorney4 facts ▸
- General meeting, 30-10-2019
- Director resignation, Lieve Wollaert (director)
- Director appointment, Nathalie Demeere (director)
- Power of attorney, NautaDutilh BVBA
17-06
Gazette deed
Resignations: Hervé Dussart (managing director) and Valerie Buyse (director)Appointments: Anne-Laure Dreno (day-to-day manager) and Paul Van Mullem (director) · Mandate compensation · Power of attorney12 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 09-05-2019
- General meeting, 29-05-2019
- Director resignation, Hervé Dussart (managing director)
- Director resignation, Hervé Dussart (director)
- Director resignation, Valerie Buyse (director)
- Director appointment, Anne-Laure Dreno (day-to-day manager)
- Director appointment, Paul Van Mullem (director)
- Director appointment, Anne-Laure Dreno (director)
- Mandate compensation, Paul Van Mullem
- Mandate compensation, Anne-Laure Dreno
- Power of attorney, NautaDutilh BVBA
- Board composition, “e5, e3, e6” (deed in Dutch)
25-10
Gazette deed
Resignation: Leen Hofkens (director)Appointment: Lieve Wollaert (director) · Mandate compensation4 facts ▸
- General meeting, 28-09-2018
- Director resignation, Leen Hofkens (director)
- Director appointment, Lieve Wollaert (director)
- Mandate compensation, Lieve Wollaert
31-05
Gazette deed
Registered officeRegistered-office move · Establishment unit change3 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 07-05-2018
- Registered-office move, Alfons Gossetlaan 40 bus 201, 1702 Groot-Bijgaarden
- Establishment unit change, “Alfons Gossetlaan 40 bus 201, 1702 Groot-Bijgaarden” (deed in Dutch)
16-06
Gazette deed
Appointments: KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV CVBA (statutory auditor) and PricewaterhouseCoopers Bedrijfsrevisoren CVBA (statutory auditor)Permanent representatives: Raf Cox and Romain Seffer · Resignation: KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV CVBA (statutory auditor)6 facts ▸
- General meeting, 24-05-2017
- Auditor appointment, KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV CVBA (statutory auditor)
- Permanent representative, Raf Cox
- Director resignation, KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV CVBA (statutory auditor)
- Auditor appointment, PricewaterhouseCoopers Bedrijfsrevisoren CVBA (statutory auditor)
- Permanent representative, Romain Seffer
04-10
Gazette deed
Reappointments: Leen Hofkens, Valerie Buyse and Hervé DussartAppointment: KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV CVBA (statutory auditor) · Permanent representative: Raf Cox · Mandate compensation10 facts ▸
- General meeting, 27-05-2016
- Director reappointment, Leen Hofkens (director)
- Director reappointment, Valerie Buyse (director)
- Director reappointment, Hervé Dussart (director)
- Mandate compensation, Leen Hofkens
- Mandate compensation, Valerie Buyse
- Mandate compensation, Hervé Dussart
- Auditor appointment, KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV CVBA (statutory auditor)
- Permanent representative, Raf Cox
- Power of attorney, NautaDutilh
29-04
Gazette deed
Resignation: Philippe Buée (managing director)Appointment: Hervé Dussart (managing director) · Power of attorney7 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 14-03-2016
- General meeting, 18-03-2016
- Director resignation, Philippe Buée (managing director)
- Director appointment, Hervé Dussart (managing director)
- Director resignation, Philippe Buée (director)
- Director appointment, Hervé Dussart (director)
- Power of attorney, Anne Tilleux
11-04
Gazette deed
Resignation: Philippe Bué (managing director)Appointment: Hervé Dussart (managing director)6 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 14-03-2016
- General meeting, 18-03-2016
- Director resignation, Philippe Bué (managing director)
- Director appointment, Hervé Dussart (managing director)
- Director resignation, Philippe Bué (director)
- Director appointment, Hervé Dussart (director)
20-11
Gazette deed
Permanent representatives: Filip DE BOCK and Raf COXResignation: Filip DE BOCK (permanent representative) · Appointment: Raf COX (permanent representative)5 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 27-10-2015
- Permanent representative, Filip DE BOCK
- Director resignation, Filip DE BOCK (permanent representative)
- Permanent representative, Raf COX
- Director appointment, Raf COX (permanent representative)
18-06
Gazette deed
Appointment: Valerie Buyse (director)Mandate compensation · Power of attorney4 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 01-06-2015
- Director appointment, Valerie Buyse (director)
- Mandate compensation, Valerie Buyse
- Power of attorney, Anne Tilleux
08-04
Gazette deed
Appointment: Philippe Buée (day-to-day manager)2 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 17-03-2015
- Director appointment, Philippe Buée (day-to-day manager)
04-03
Gazette deed
Resignations: Christiane Wijsen (director) and Tarja Stenvall (director)Appointment: Philippe Buée (director) · Mandate compensation · Power of attorney9 facts ▸
- General meeting, 04-02-2015
- Director resignation, Christiane Wijsen (director)
- Director appointment, Philippe Buée (director)
- Mandate compensation, Philippe Buée
- Director resignation, Tarja Stenvall (director)
- Power of attorney, Anne Tilleux
- Number of directors, 2
- Correction, “einddatum mandaat bestuurders Leen Hofkens, Tarja Stenvall en Chris Wijsen” (deed in Dutch)
- Correction, 22-09-2014, 14173235
03-11
Gazette deed
Resignation: Tarja Stenvall (director)Power of attorney6 facts ▸
- General meeting, 14-10-2014
- Board meeting, 14-10-2014
- Director resignation, Tarja Stenvall (director)
- Director resignation, Tarja Stenvall (managing director)
- Power of attorney, Anne Tilleux
- Board composition, 2
22-09
Gazette deed
Resignation: Stéphane Gaullier (director)Appointment: Chris Wijsen (director) · Mandate compensation · Power of attorney6 facts ▸
- General meeting
- Director resignation, Stéphane Gaullier (director)
- Director appointment, Chris Wijsen (director)
- Mandate compensation, Chris Wijsen
- Board composition, “Confirmation of number of directors and their names” (deed in French)
- Power of attorney, Anne Tilleux
06-09
Gazette deed
Resignation: Piet Schutyser (director)Reappointments: Leen Hofkens, Tarja Stenvall and Piet Schutyser · Appointments: KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV CVBA (statutory auditor) and Stéphane Gaullier (director) · Permanent representative: Filip de Bock15 facts ▸
- General meeting, 31-05-2013
- Director resignation, Piet Schutyser (director) (2 times)
- Director reappointment, Leen Hofkens (director)
- Director reappointment, Tarja Stenvall (director)
- Mandate compensation, Leen Hofkens
- Mandate compensation, Tarja Stenvall
- Director reappointment, Piet Schutyser (director)
- Mandate compensation, Piet Schutyser
- Amendment of the articles (3 times)
- Auditor appointment, KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV CVBA (statutory auditor)
- Permanent representative, Filip de Bock
- General meeting, 30-06-2013
- +3 further facts in this act
31-07
Gazette deed
Resignation: Piet Schutyser (director)Appointment: Stéphane Gaullier (director) · Mandate compensation · Power of attorney5 facts ▸
- General meeting, 30-06-2013
- Director resignation, Piet Schutyser (director)
- Director appointment, Stéphane Gaullier (director)
- Mandate compensation, Stéphane Gaullier
- Power of attorney, Anne Tilleux
13-11
Gazette deed
Resignation: Geoff Miller (director)Appointment: Leen Hofkens (director) · Mandate compensation4 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 10-10-2012
- Director resignation, Geoff Miller (director)
- Director appointment, Leen Hofkens (director)
- Mandate compensation, Leen Hofkens
13-11
Gazette deed
Appointments: Leen Hofkens (director) and Tarja Stenvall (director)Resignations: Geoff Miller (director) and Joris Silon (director) · Mandate compensation7 facts ▸
- General meeting, 17-10-2012
- Director appointment, Leen Hofkens (director)
- Director resignation, Geoff Miller (director)
- Mandate compensation, Leen Hofkens
- Director resignation, Joris Silon (director)
- Director appointment, Tarja Stenvall (director)
- Mandate compensation, Tarja Stenvall
13-11
Gazette deed
Resignation: Joris Silon (director)Appointment: Tarja Stenvall (managing director) · Power of attorney · Mandate compensation6 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 23-10-2012
- Director resignation, Joris Silon (director)
- Director resignation, Joris Silon (managing director)
- Power of attorney, Joris Silon
- Director appointment, Tarja Stenvall (managing director)
- Mandate compensation, Tarja Stenvall
10-08
Gazette deed
Appointment: Joris Silon (director)Resignation: Françoise Bartoli (director) · Mandate compensation4 facts ▸
- General meeting, 27-05-2011
- Director appointment, Joris Silon (director)
- Director resignation, Françoise Bartoli (director)
- Mandate compensation, Joris Silon
04-11
Gazette deed
Resignation: Françoise Bartoli (director)Appointment: Joris Silon (director) · Power of attorney · Mandate compensation7 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 16-09-2010
- Director resignation, Françoise Bartoli (director)
- Director appointment, Joris Silon (director)
- Director resignation, Françoise Bartoli (managing director)
- Power of attorney, Françoise Bartoli (2 times)
- Director appointment, Joris Silon (managing director)
- Mandate compensation, Joris Silon
23-06
Gazette deed
Reappointments: Françoise Bartoli, Geoff Miller and Piet SchutyserAppointment: Klynveld, Peat Marwick, Goerdeler, Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor) · Permanent representative: Filip De Bock · Mandate compensation9 facts ▸
- General meeting, 28-05-2010
- Director reappointment, Françoise Bartoli (director)
- Director reappointment, Geoff Miller (director)
- Director reappointment, Piet Schutyser (director)
- Mandate compensation, Françoise Bartoli
- Mandate compensation, Geoff Miller
- Mandate compensation, Piet Schutyser
- Auditor appointment, Klynveld, Peat Marwick, Goerdeler, Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
- Permanent representative, Filip De Bock
07-12
Gazette deed
Resignation: Béatrice Ronfié-Nadaud (director)Appointment: Geoff Milier (director) · Mandate compensation4 facts ▸
- General meeting, 19-10-2009
- Director resignation, Béatrice Ronfié-Nadaud (director)
- Director appointment, Geoff Milier (director)
- Mandate compensation, Geoff Milier
30-07
Gazette deed
Capital & shares · RestructuringMerger · Accounting effect · Power of attorney4 facts ▸
- General meeting, 01-07-2009
- Merger, “verrichting gelijkgesteld met een fusie door overneming” (deed in Dutch)
- Accounting effect, 01-01-2009
- Power of attorney, Leslie Van den Branden (2 times)
29-07
Gazette deed
Appointment: Luk Vranken (director)Mandate compensation3 facts ▸
- General meeting, 29-05-2009
- Director appointment, Luk Vranken (director)
- Mandate compensation, Luk Vranken
12-07
Gazette deed
Appointments: Françoise Bartoli (director) and Béatrice Ronflé-Nadaud (director)Resignations: James Ward-Lilley (director) and Pierre Callebaut (director)5 facts ▸
- General meeting, 29-05-2006
- Director appointment, Françoise Bartoli (director)
- Director resignation, James Ward-Lilley (director)
- Director appointment, Béatrice Ronflé-Nadaud (director)
- Director resignation, Pierre Callebaut (director)