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De Mensen

Active Public limited companyfounded 2001active for 25 yearsWezembeekstraat 3, 1930 ZaventemKBO/BCE: BE 0474.766.993 subsidiary of TF1#2 employer in Flemish Brabant, Film, video and music sector

Board

5 directors, 2 in day-to-day management, 1 auditor, last change in 2025
Chair of the board and director
chair of the board appointed by deed of 10-12-2024 director since 29-05-2024 term until 01-06-2031
listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 29-07-2026
Director
since 29-05-2024 term until 01-06-2031
listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 29-07-2026
Director and day-to-day manager, permanent representative Raf UTEN
director since 25-07-2024 day-to-day manager appointed by deed of 29-07-2021 term until 01-06-2031
also on the board of 1 other company
listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 29-07-2026
ZAAF BV
Director and day-to-day manager, permanent representative Maurits Lemmens
director since 25-07-2024 day-to-day manager appointed by deed of 29-07-2021 term until 01-06-2031
also on the board of 1 other company
listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 29-07-2026
Director
since 24-11-2025 term until 07-06-2031
listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 29-07-2026
BV PwC Bedrijfsrevisoren
Statutory auditor, permanent representative Khadija Aourz
since 30-06-2025 3-year term from 2025
listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 29-07-2026
Day-to-day management
KARABOUDJAN, ZAAF
Permanent representatives 2
Maurits Lemmens
Permanent representative, for ZAAF
appointed by deed of 10-12-2024
Raf UTEN
Permanent representative, for KARABOUDJAN
appointed by deed of 10-12-2024

Office holders in the KBO →

Mandates through the years

13 names, the dashed line is today
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KARABOUDJAN
Director, Managing director
ZAAF
Director, Managing director
Pierre-Emmanuel Branco
Director, Chair of the board
BV PwC Bedrijfsrevisoren
Statutory auditor
Mazars Bedrijfsrevisoren CVBA
Statutory auditor
Romain Bessi
Director
LeadershipBoardStatutory auditorEarlierRest of the termmandate already running before its first mentionend not dated
Mandates as a list
  • KARABOUDJAN
    • Director, from 28-02-2019 to date
    • Managing director, appointed by deed of 29-07-2021, still in office
  • ZAAF
    • Director, from 28-02-2019 to date
    • Managing director, appointed by deed of 29-07-2021, still in office
  • Jennifer Billot
    • Director, since before 31-12-2023
  • Pierre-Emmanuel Branco
    • Director, since before 31-12-2023
    • Chair of the board, appointed by deed of 10-12-2024, still in office
  • David O'Donoghue
    • Director, from 24-11-2025 to date
  • BV PwC Bedrijfsrevisoren
    • Statutory auditor, from 30-06-2025 to date
  • Julie Delormeau
    • Director, appointed by deed of 10-12-2024, until 15-10-2025
  • Mazars Bedrijfsrevisoren CVBA
    • Statutory auditor, from 26-11-2019 to 08-10-2025
  • Anna Pugacewicz
    • Director, from 28-02-2019 to 10-12-2024
  • Philippe LEVASSEUR
    • Director, until 10-12-2024
  • Romain Bessi
    • Director, from 28-02-2019 to 10-12-2024
  • Godfroid Bibiane
    • Director, from 28-02-2019 to 30-11-2022
  • Philippe Lavasseur
    • Director, from before 31-12-2021, no longer listed in the 2025 annual accounts

Control

Consolidating parent
TF1 FR
consolidates
This company
De Mensen
Equity €9.5m
Profit €1.4m in 2025

Further up the chainTF1 STUDIO SAS FR consolidates

and 1 other shareholder

Capital

Capital
€62,000
Shares
600
Contribution per share
€103
Equity per share
€15,778 in 2025
Source
2025 annual accounts

Owners through the years

as the annual accounts name them
TF1 FR
consolidates
TF1 STUDIO SAS FR
consolidates
10% until 2023
Newen SAS FR
consolidates until 2023
40% until 2011
via 40% until 2010
Owners as a list

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

Shareholders

2 owners

Owners 2

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