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Public limited companyfounded 1965active for 61 yearsParc artisanal de Harzé 9, 4920 Harzé-Aywaille, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0403.940.266

Directors

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

Board 3

Close Techniques
Director · appointed by deed of 05-01-2024 · 6-year term from 2024 · Public limited company · permanent representative: STRUELENS Floriane · 1 other company bankrupt · listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 02-07-2026
Current
DEWANDRE Vincent Ghislain Joseph
Director · appointed by deed of 05-01-2024 · 6-year term from 2026 · also on the board of 1 other company · listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 02-07-2026
Current
THESIAS Pascal René Léon
Director · appointed by deed of 05-01-2024 · 6-year term from 2026 · also on the board of 1 other company · listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 02-07-2026
Current

Day-to-day management 1

THESIAS Pascal René Léon
Managing director · appointed by deed of 05-01-2024 · 6-year term from 2024
Current
Permanent representatives 1
STRUELENS Floriane
Permanent representative · appointed by deed of 05-01-2024 · for Close Techniques
Current

Statutory auditor 1

LIBRA - AUDIT & ASSURANCE
Statutory auditor · appointed by deed of 16-06-2023 · permanent representative: ALAIN LONHIENNE · listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 02-07-2026
Current
Signing authorityThe articles say who may bind the company, for example by signing a contract.
“DEUX MILLIONS QUATRE-VINGT-CINQ MILLE TROIS CENT CINQUANTE-QUATRE EUROS SEPTANTE- CINQ CENTS (€ 2.085.354,75), sans suppression d'actions…”
deed of 14-01-2026

Owners and capital

Shareholders

1 owner

Chain of control

  1. Close Techniques 100%
  2. CLOSE COMFORT 100%
  3. Close

Owners 1

Owners through the years 2006 to 2025

Source: shareholder structure in its own accounts, parent in its own accounts, lists of holdings in the owners' accounts

Capital transactions

Shareholders according to the deeds
Stated in the deed deed of 18-11-2025 ↗
After the capital increase deed of 16-04-2015 ↗
Stated in the deed deed of 15-10-2014 ↗
Capital over time
  1. 14-01-2026 Capital reduction of €738,279.83 · to €2,085,354.75 · “sans suppression d'actions”
  2. 18-11-2025 Capital stated in the deed · €2,823,634.58 · 115 shares
  3. 05-01-2024 Capital stated in the deed · €2,823,634.58 · 100 shares
  4. 16-04-2015 Capital increase of €245,414.58 · to €2,823,634.58 · 15 new shares
  5. 15-10-2014 Capital stated in 2 deeds · €2,578,220 · 100 shares

The directors' other companies

1 current director with another company that went bankrupt, was dissolved or struck off
CLOSE TECHNIQUES

1 other company of this director went bankrupt (2026).

Source: Belgian Official Gazette (bankruptcies, judicial dissolutions, board mandates), FPS Economy (strike-offs) and the KBO register. A bankruptcy, dissolution or strike-off says nothing about the director's part in it.

Mandate history

24 people, 4 in office
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  • Board
  • Day-to-day management
  • Statutory auditor
  • Other function
  • mandate already running before its first mention
  • end not dated
Mandates per person, with start and end dates
Name Functions and periods
DEWANDRE Vincent Ghislain Joseph
  • Director, appointed by deed of 12-07-2013, until 05-01-2024
  • Proxy holder, appointed by deed of 21-04-2017, ended, last mentioned on 21-04-2017
  • Director (not named in the articles), appointed by deed of 05-01-2024, still in office
THESIAS Pascal René Léon
  • Director, appointed by deed of 12-07-2013, until 05-01-2024
  • Managing director, appointed by deed of 15-09-2016, still in office
  • Proxy holder, appointed by deed of 21-04-2017, ended, last mentioned on 21-04-2017
  • Director (not named in the articles), appointed by deed of 05-01-2024, still in office
Close Techniques
  • Director, appointed by deed of 01-10-2020, until 05-01-2024
  • Director (not named in the articles), appointed by deed of 05-01-2024, still in office
LIBRA - AUDIT & ASSURANCE
  • Statutory auditor, appointed by deed of 16-06-2023, still in office
CLOSE Odile
  • Chair of the board, appointed by deed of 05-01-2024, ended, last mentioned on 05-01-2024
  • Director (not named in the articles), appointed by deed of 05-01-2024, until 07-10-2026
Pierre CLOSE
  • Director, appointed by deed of 24-05-2004, until 05-01-2024
  • Managing director, appointed by deed of 26-06-2015, until 15-09-2016
  • Chair of the board, appointed by deed of 15-09-2016, ended, last mentioned on 21-04-2017
  • Managing director, appointed by deed of 28-02-2017, ended, last mentioned on 21-04-2017
  • Director (not named in the articles), appointed by deed of 05-01-2024, until 24-10-2024
Didier GELINE
  • Director, appointed by deed of 12-07-2013, until 05-01-2024
  • Proxy holder, appointed by deed of 21-04-2017, ended, last mentioned on 21-04-2017
Michel LALLEMANT
  • Proxy holder, appointed by deed of 21-04-2017, ended, last mentioned on 21-04-2017
  • Director, appointed by deed of 11-08-2017, until 05-01-2024
Salvatore VENDITTI
  • Director, from before 30-06-2008 to 12-07-2013
  • Managing director, from before 30-06-2008 to 22-06-2015
  • Director, from before 15-07-2014 to 05-01-2024
  • Proxy holder, appointed by deed of 21-04-2017, ended, last mentioned on 21-04-2017
Myriam Georges
  • Director, appointed by deed of 20-07-2018, until 05-12-2023
Alain Lonhienne
  • Statutory auditor, appointed by deed of 27-12-2004, until 16-06-2023
CLOSE COMFORT
  • Director, until 01-10-2020
CLOSE COMFORT
  • Director, appointed by deed of 20-07-2018, no longer listed in the 2025 annual accounts
VAN BUTSEL
  • Director, until 20-07-2018
Catherine CORNET
  • Fondé de pouvoir, appointed by deed of 21-04-2017, last mentioned in 2017
Gérard CAPRASSE
  • Director, from before 30-06-2008 to 14-02-2017
  • Managing director, appointed by deed of 26-06-2015, until 28-02-2017
  • Managing director, until 21-04-2017
Karin VAN DEN WILDENBERG
  • Fondé de pouvoir, appointed by deed of 21-04-2017, last mentioned in 2017
Magali CONNIASSELLE
  • Fondé de pouvoir, appointed by deed of 21-04-2017, last mentioned in 2017
VAN BUTSEL Stephan
  • Director, appointed by deed of 14-07-2016, last mentioned in 2016
  • Proxy holder, appointed by deed of 21-04-2017, last mentioned in 2017
Cécile de FROIDMONT
  • Director, from before 15-07-2014 to 15-09-2016
Luc PHILIPPAERTS
  • Director, appointed by deed of 19-12-2005, until 06-07-2011
Michel CLOSE
  • Director, appointed by deed of 13-07-2010, until 22-11-2010
Marc LARDINOIS
  • Director, until 24-09-2004
Pol CLOSE
  • Director, until 26-04-2004

Articles of association

Board ruleThese rules set how the board is made up, meets and takes decisions.
4 directors

Articles of association, deed of 18-11-2025 (in French)

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