bpost

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Naamloze vennootschap van publiek rechtfounded 1974active for 52 yearsAnspachlaan 1, 1000 Brussel, Belgium105 active companies are registered at this addressKBO/BCE: BE 0214.596.464

Summary

bpost has the legal form “Naamloze vennootschap van publiek recht” in the KBO; Checked does not compute a bankruptcy probability for it. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €657.6m and a net result of €3.6m. Equity is growing by about 5.9% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 19% of 55 sector peers (NACE 53, financial year 2025). The company has been active since 1974 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.

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Directors

12 directors, 1 in day-to-day management, no change since 2026

Board 12

Françoise Roels

Chair of the board · since 14-05-2025 · Bestuurder voorgedragen door de belgische staat · since 14-05-2025

Current

Ann Caluwaerts

Director · since 01-01-2023

Current

Ann Vereecke

Director · since 04-07-2023

Current

Christiaan Peeters

Director · since 01-11-2023

Current

Denis Van Eeckhout

Director · since 03-01-2024

Current

Véronique Thirion

Director · since 03-01-2024

Current

Hakan Ericsson

Independent director · since 09-07-2025

Current

Helena Jansson

Independent director · since 12-06-2026

Current

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Xavier Garijo

Independent director · since 12-06-2026

Current

Jules Noten

Independent director

Current

Lionel Desclée

Independent director

Current

Sonja Rottiers

Independent director

Current

5 not recently confirmed

Still in office according to the deeds, but no deed of the last six years confirms the mandate. Mandates like this have often ended since, in a deed we have not read yet.

VESTERGAARD-POULSEN Soren

Class B director · since 17-01-2012

Not recently confirmed

[Maria] Filomena (Philly) Teixeira

Independent director · since 10-05-2017

Not recently confirmed

Filomena (Philly) Teixeira

Independent director · since 09-05-2018

Not recently confirmed

Caroline Ven

Administrateur non exécutif · since 08-05-2019

Not recently confirmed

PEDERSEN Knud Borge

Class B director

Not recently confirmed

Day-to-day management 1

Christiaan Peeters

Managing director · since 01-11-2023

Current

Derived from published Gazette deeds. The KBO keeps the official list of office holders; we do not read it, so the two can differ. See the directors and other office holders in the KBO →

Mandate history

57 people since 2003, 17 in office

All 57 In office 17 Ended 40

Board
Day-to-day management
Statutory auditor
Other function
not recently confirmed
began earlier

Mandates per person, with start and end dates
Name	Functions and periods
Jules Noten	Independent director, from 12-05-2021 to 14-05-2025 Independent director, since before 09-07-2025
Lionel Desclée	Independent director, from 12-05-2021 to 14-05-2025 Independent director, since before 09-07-2025
Sonja Rottiers	Independent director, from 12-05-2021 to 14-05-2025 Chair of the board, from 16-12-2022 ended, last mentioned 23-12-2022 Independent director, since before 09-07-2025
Ann Caluwaerts	Director, from 01-01-2023 to date
Ann Vereecke	Director, from 04-07-2023 to date
Christiaan Peeters	Director, from 01-11-2023 to date Managing director, from 01-11-2023 to date
Denis Van Eeckhout	Director, from 03-01-2024 to date
Véronique Thirion	Director, from 03-01-2024 to date
Françoise Roels	Chair of the board, from 14-05-2025 to date Voorzitster van de raad van bestuur, from 14-05-2025 to date
Hakan Ericsson	Independent director, from 09-07-2025 to date
Helena Jansson	Independent director, from 12-06-2026 to date
Xavier Garijo	Independent director, from 12-06-2026 to date
PEDERSEN Knud Borge	Director, from 28-08-2009 to 22-09-2014 Class B director, from 17-01-2012 not ended, last confirmed 07-02-2012 Director, until 31-10-2014
VESTERGAARD-POULSEN Soren	Class B director, from 17-01-2012 not ended, last confirmed 07-02-2012
[Maria] Filomena (Philly) Teixeira	Independent director, from 10-05-2017 not ended, last confirmed 13-06-2017
Caroline Ven	Director, until 09-05-2018 Director, until 09-05-2018 Director, from 08-05-2019 not ended, last confirmed 03-08-2020
Filomena (Philly) Teixeira	Independent director, from 09-05-2018 not ended, last confirmed 03-08-2020
David Cunningham	Independent director, from 11-05-2022 to 13-05-2026 Independent director, until 12-06-2026
Michael Stone	Director, from 22-09-2014 to 13-05-2026 Independent director, until 12-06-2026
Audrey Hanard	Chair of the board, from 12-05-2021 ended, last mentioned 16-06-2021 Director, from 12-05-2021 to 14-05-2025
Sonja Willems	Independent director, from 12-05-2021 to 14-05-2025
Philippe Dartienne	Délégué à la gestion journalière ad interim, from 09-11-2022 to 05-11-2023 Persoon belast met het dagelijks bestuur ad interim, until 05-11-2023
EL GHABRI Mohssin	Director, from 12-05-2021 to 13-09-2023 Director, until 13-09-2023
Laurent Levaux	Director, until 09-05-2018 Director, until 09-05-2018 Director, from 08-05-2019 to 10-05-2023 Director, until 10-05-2023
Dirk Tirez	General counsel, from 01-08-2003 ended, last mentioned 07-04-2014 Ceo ad interim, belast met het dagelijks bestuur, from 16-03-2021 to 09-12-2022 Director, from 01-07-2021 to 09-12-2022 Director, until 09-12-2022 Managing director, until 09-12-2022
Henri de Romrée	Ceo faisant fonction, until 09-11-2022 Waarnemend ceo, until 09-11-2022
Jos Donvil	Director, from 10-05-2017 to 12-05-2021 Director, until 12-05-2021 Director, from before 12-05-2021 to 14-10-2022 Bestuurder benoemd op voordracht van de belgische staat, until 14-10-2022 Director, until 31-10-2022 Director, until 31-10-2022
Ray Stewart	Director, from 22-09-2014 to 11-05-2022 Independent director, until 01-09-2022
Anne Dumont	Director, from 08-05-2019 to 12-05-2021 Director, until 12-05-2021
Bernadette Lambrechts	Niet ultvoerend bestuurder, from 09-05-2018 to 12-05-2021 Director, until 12-05-2021
Filomena Teixeira	Director, until 12-05-2021 Director, until 12-05-2021
Jean-Paul Van Avermaet	Director, from 26-02-2020 to 12-05-2021 Managing director, from 26-02-2020 to 14-03-2021 Managing director, until 14-03-2021 Director, until 12-05-2021
Ray Steward	Independent director, from 03-08-2020 ended, last mentioned 03-08-2020 Chair of the board, until 12-05-2021
Saskia Van Uffelen	Independent director, from 10-05-2017 to 12-05-2021 Director, until 12-05-2021
François Comelis	Chair of the board, from 10-05-2017 ended, last mentioned 13-06-2017 Independent director, until 31-03-2021
François Cornelis	Independent director, from 11-06-2013 to 31-03-2021 Chair of the board, from 10-05-2017 ended, last mentioned 13-06-2017
Koenraad (Koen) Van Gerven	Managing director, from 09-05-2018 to 26-02-2020 Director, until 26-02-2020 Director, until 26-02-2020 Managing director, until 26-02-2020 Mandataire spécial, until 26-02-2020
Thomas Hübner	Independent director, from 10-05-2017 to 04-10-2019 Independent director, until 04-10-2019
Hilde François	Membre du collège des commissaires, from 01-10-2018 to 07-06-2019
Enst & Young Bedrijfsrevisoren - Réviseurs d'Entreprises	Statutory auditor, from 10-06-2015 to 01-10-2018
Jozef Beckers	Membre du collège des commissaires, until 01-10-2018
Luc Lallemand	Director, until 09-05-2018 Director, until 09-05-2018
Arthur Goethals	Director, until 10-05-2017 Director, until 10-05-2017
Bruno Holthof	Independent director, from 11-06-2013 to 10-05-2017 Director, until 10-05-2017
Françoise Masai	Director, until 10-05-2017
Françoise Masal	Director, until 10-05-2017
Sophie Dutordoir	Independent director, from 11-06-2013 to 28-02-2017 Director, until 28-02-2017
Ernst et Young Reviseurs d'Entreprises	Statutory auditor, from 09-02-2010 to 10-06-2015
PVMD BEDRIJFSREVISOREN - REVISEURS D'ENTREPRISES	Statutory auditor, from 09-02-2010 to 10-06-2015
WIND Bjarne	Director, from 16-04-2008 to 22-09-2014 Director, until 31-10-2014
Geert Duyck	Class B director, from 17-01-2012 to 11-06-2013 Director, until 11-06-2013 Director, until 08-07-2013 Director, until 08-07-2013
Søren Vestergaard-Poulsen	Director, until 11-06-2013 Director, until 11-06-2013 Director, until 08-07-2013 Director, until 08-07-2013
Fritz SCHUR	Director, until 08-04-2013 Director, until 08-04-2013
Grant Thornton	Commissaire « externe », from 14-07-2006 to 09-02-2010
Helge Israelsen	Director, until 28-08-2009 Director, until 28-08-2009
DC &C Reviseurs d'entreprises - Bedrijfsrevisoren	Statutory auditor, from 23-08-2004 to 14-07-2006
Grant Thornton, Lippens en Rabaey	Statutory auditor, from 23-08-2004 to 14-07-2006

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Owners and capital

Owners

1 owner

Owners 1

FEDERALE PARTICIPATIE- EN INVESTERINGSMAATSCHAPPIJ
Sourceaccounts FEDERALE PARTICIPATIE- EN INVESTERINGSMAATSCHAPPIJ 2025

50%

According to the 2025 annual accounts of bpost and those of the other companies, the acts in the Belgian Official Gazette and the LEI register. Annual accounts state the shareholders that notified the company under article 7:225 of the Code of Companies and Associations and the parent companies that consolidate it. The register of ultimate beneficial owners (UBO) is not public: who ultimately stands behind a natural person or a foreign parent is not stated here. A company that does not include these statements in its annual accounts, or does not have to, is not listed.

Capital and shareholders

Capital over the years

02-06-2025 Capital stated in the deed · €363,980,448.31 · 200,000,944 shares
05-06-2020 Capital stated in 3 acts · €363,980,448.31
20-06-2013 Capital reduction of €144,489,121 · to €363,980,448.31 · “teneinde het maatschappelijke kapitaal te brengen op 363.980.448,31 EUR”
11-06-2013 Capital stated in the deed · €363,980,448.31 · 200,000,944 shares
05-04-2013 Capital reduction of €144,489,121 · repaid to the shareholders
02-01-2013 Capital reduction of €220,000,000 · “sans annulation d'actions”
09-10-2012 Capital reduction of €55,310,601.89 · “teneinde het maatschappelijk kapitaal te brengen op zevenhonderd achtentwintig miljoen vierhonderd negenenzestig duizend vijfhonderd negenenzestig euro éénendertig cent”
09-10-2012 Capital reduction of €220,000,000 · “teneinde het maatschappelijk kapitaal te brengen op vijfhonderd en acht miljoen vierhonderd negenenzestig duizend vijfhonderd negenenzestig euro éénendertig cent”

Show 2 older capital entries

06-01-2006 Capital increase of €105,565,630.59 · to €709,163,375.79 · from reserves
06-01-2006 Capital reduction of €265,383,204.59 · to absorb losses