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CORTEX HOLDING

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Public limited companyfounded 2014active for 12 yearsRue des Guillemins 129, 4000 Liège, Belgium34 active companies are registered at this addressKBO/BCE: BE 0555.947.679
Summary

CORTEX HOLDING has been active since 2014 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €20.4m and a net result of €4.6m. Equity is growing by about 40% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 75% of 57 sector peers (NACE 92, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.1% (very low).

Directors

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

Board 4

Emmanuel MEWISSEN
Chair of the board · since 11-07-2014 · Director · since 11-07-2014
Current
Nicolas LEONARD
Director · since 11-07-2014
Current
SYLVAIN BONIVER
Director · since 11-07-2014
Current
Renaud Thys
Director · since 15-08-2026
Current

Day-to-day management 3

Emmanuel MEWISSEN
Daily management delegate · since 11-07-2014
Current
Nicolas LEONARD
Daily management delegate · since 11-07-2014
Current
SYLVAIN BONIVER
Daily management delegate · since 11-07-2014
Current

Statutory auditor 1

BDO BEDRIJFSREVISOREN-BDO REVISEURS D'ENTREPRISES
Statutory auditor · since 30-04-2021 · permanent representative: Christian Schmetz
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

8 people since 2014, 5 in office
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  • Board
  • Day-to-day management
  • Statutory auditor
Mandates per person, with start and end dates
Name Functions and periods
Emmanuel MEWISSEN
  • Chair, from 11-07-2014 to date
  • Director, from 11-07-2014 to date
  • Daily management delegate, from 11-07-2014 to date
Nicolas LEONARD
  • Director, from 11-07-2014 to date
  • Daily management delegate, from 11-07-2014 to date
SYLVAIN BONIVER
  • Director, from 11-07-2014 to date
  • Daily management delegate, from 11-07-2014 to date
Renaud Thys
  • Director, from 15-08-2026 to date
BDO BEDRIJFSREVISOREN-BDO REVISEURS D'ENTREPRISES
  • Statutory auditor, from 30-04-2021 to date
BOSQUIN Victor, Léopold, Thérèse, Raymond
  • Director, from 11-07-2014 to 07-07-2022
  • Président du conseil, from 07-08-2020 to 07-07-2022
EL-ALLAF Gérard, Míchel, Christian
  • Director, from 11-07-2014 to 07-08-2020
JEAN-CHRISTOPHE CHOFFRAY
  • Director, from 11-07-2014 to 07-08-2020
See the board, name and registered office on a given date →

Owners and capital

Owners

2 owners

Chain of control

  1. Meuse Midco consolidates
  2. ARDENT FINANCE 100%
  3. HQ1 100%
  4. CORTEX HOLDING

Highest known parent: Meuse Midco. The sources do not say who stands above it.

Owners 2

According to the 2025 annual accounts of CORTEX HOLDING 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

Shareholders according to the deeds
At incorporation act of 24-07-2014 ↗
  • LEONARD Jean-Marie, Edmond, Pierre, Ghislain 1,740 shares (1.7%) · €3,480
  • BOSQUIN Victor, Léopold, Thérèse, Raymond 27,892 shares (27.9%) · €55,784
  • MEWISSEN Emmanuel, Gilbert, Jean 19,180 shares (19.2%) · €38,360
  • MEWISSEN Roland, Raymond, Daniel, Jean, Marie, Félicien 870 shares (0.9%) · €1,740
  • IGNOTO Franco 468 shares (0.5%) · €936
  • MEWISSEN Philippe, Jean-Claude, Raymond, Paul, Félicien 870 shares (0.9%) · €1,740
  • CHOFFRAY Jean-Christophe, Henri, Ghislain, Claude 1,800 shares (1.8%) · €3,600
  • BONIVER Sylvain, Emile Louis 12,600 shares (12.6%) · €25,200
  • BONIVER Christophe, Marie, Rodolphe 2,800 shares (2.8%) · €5,600
  • EL-ALLAF Gérard, Míchel, Christian 12,600 shares (12.6%) · €25,200
  • SOCIETE DE TRANSPORT DE DIEKIRCH S.A. 19,180 shares (19.2%) · €38,360

The Belgian Official Gazette names shareholders only when an act mentions them; the share register itself is not published.

Capital over the years
  1. 19-07-2022 Capital increase of €74,250 · to €6,574,250 · 148,500 new shares
  2. 09-09-2020 Capital increase of €4,500,000 · to €6,500,000 · 9,000,000 new shares
  3. 19-07-2018 Capital stated in the deed · €2,000,000 · 1,000,000 shares
  4. 24-12-2015 Capital increase of €1,800,000 · to €2,000,000 · 900,000 new shares
  5. 24-07-2014 Incorporation · €200,000 · 100,000 shares