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ETHIAS

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Public limited companyfounded 1964active for 62 yearsVoie Gisèle Halimi 10, 4000 Liège, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0404.484.654

Directors

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

Board 17

Myriam VAN VARENBERGH
Chair of the board · in office according to the act of 19-06-2023 · Administrateur non exécutif · appointed in the act of 07-06-2017
Current
Jacques BRAGGAAR
Administrateur non exécutif · in office according to the act of 16-06-2015 · 6-year term from 2021
Current
Olivier Henin
Administrateur non exécutif · appointed in the act of 16-06-2015 · 6-year term from 2021
Current
Philip Neyt
Administrateur non exécutif · in office according to the act of 16-06-2015 · 6-year term from 2021 · also on the board of 1 other company
Current
Karl Van Borm
Administrateur non exécutif · appointed in the act of 24-10-2016 · 6-year term from 2022
Current
Bruno Van Lierde
Independent director · appointed in the act of 07-06-2017
Current
Marc DESCHEEMAECKER
Administrateur non exécutif · appointed in the act of 07-06-2017
Current
Kathleen Desmedt
Administrateur non exécutif · appointed in the act of 29-12-2017
Current
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Marc MEURANT
Administrateur non exécutif · appointed in the act of 29-12-2017
Current
Benoit-Laurent Yerna
Administrateur exécutif · appointed in the act of 25-09-2019
Current
Claude MELEN
Independent director · appointed in the act of 20-01-2022
Current
Maryline Serafin
Administratrice exécutive · appointed in the act of 20-01-2022
Current
Wilfried Neven
Administrateur exécutif · appointed in the act of 20-01-2022
Current
D. Van De Vyver
Independent director · appointed in the act of 19-06-2023
Current
Ann De Meulenaere
Director · appointed in the act of 24-06-2026
Current
Ph. Lallemand
Administrateur exécutif · in office according to the act of 24-06-2026
Current
Ingrid LOOS
Independent director · appointed in the act of 29-12-2017 · earlier director, from 11-10-2017 to 01-12-2025
Current

Day-to-day management 1

Wilfried Neven
Vice ceo & chief customer experience officer · appointed in the act of 20-01-2022 · Cdto, membre du comité de direction · appointed in the act of 29-04-2020
Current
Permanent representatives 1
Tom Meuleman
Représentant de la srl pwc reviseurs d'entreprises · appointed in the act of 19-06-2023
Current

Statutory auditor 1

KPMG
Auditor · appointed in the act of 06-02-2025
Current

Other functions 10

Wilfried Neven
Vice ceo & chief customer experience officer · appointed in the act of 20-01-2022 · Cdto, membre du comité de direction · appointed in the act of 29-04-2020
Current
Izabella Molnar
Chief digital & transformation officer · appointed in the act of 20-01-2022
Current
Joris LAENEN
Chief investment & life officer · appointed in the act of 20-01-2022 · also on the board of 12 other companies
Current
Maryline Serafin
Uitvoerend bestuurster · appointed in the act of 20-01-2022
Current
Nicolas Dumazy
Chief strategy & data officer · appointed in the act of 20-01-2022
Current
D. Van De Vyver
Onafhankelijk bestuurster · appointed in the act of 19-06-2023
Current
Ariane Berckmoes
Chief digital & transformation officer (cdto) · appointed in the act of 14-04-2025
Current
ArianeBerckmoes
Chiefdigital&transformationofficer(cdto) · appointed in the act of 14-04-2025
Current
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Julien Balistreri
Chief people & organization officer (cpoo) · appointed in the act of 14-04-2025
Current
JulienBalistreri
Chiefpeople&organizationofficer(cpoo) · appointed in the act of 14-04-2025
Current

Owners and capital

Shareholders

4 owners

Owners 4

Capital transactions

Capital over time
  1. 12-06-2012 Capital reduction of €1,074,654,804.34 · to €925,345,195.66
  2. 12-06-2012 Capital increase of €74,654,804.34 · to €1,000,000,000 · from reserves
  3. 03-11-2008 Capital stated in the deed · €89,549,826.71 · 1,000 shares

Mandate history

61 people, 26 in office
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  • Board
  • Day-to-day management
  • Permanent representative
  • Statutory auditor
  • Other function
  • began earlier
  • end not dated
Mandates per person, with start and end dates
Name Functions and periods
Jacques BRAGGAAR
  • Administrateur non exécutif, since before 12-03-2015
Olivier Henin
  • Administrateur non exécutif, appointed in the act of 03-04-2015, still in office
Philip Neyt
  • Administrateur non exécutif, since before 12-03-2015
Karl Van Borm
  • Non-executive director, appointed in the act of 24-10-2016, still in office
Bruno Van Lierde
  • Independent director, appointed in the act of 07-06-2017, still in office
Marc DESCHEEMAECKER
  • Director, appointed in the act of 07-06-2017, still in office
Myriam VAN VARENBERGH
  • Director, appointed in the act of 07-06-2017, still in office
  • Chair of the board, since before 17-05-2023
Ingrid LOOS
  • Director, appointed in the act of 29-12-2017, until 01-12-2025
  • Independent director, since before 17-05-2023
  • Director, until 01-12-2025
Kathleen Desmedt
  • Director, appointed in the act of 29-12-2017, still in office
Marc MEURANT
  • Director, appointed in the act of 29-12-2017, still in office
Benoit-Laurent Yerna
  • Executive director, appointed in the act of 25-09-2019, still in office
Wilfried Neven
  • Cdto, lid van het directiecomité, appointed in the act of 29-04-2020, still in office
  • Cdto, lid van het directiecomité, appointed in the act of 29-04-2020, still in office
  • Executive director, appointed in the act of 20-01-2022, still in office
  • Vice ceo & chief customer experience officer, appointed in the act of 20-01-2022, still in office
  • Vice ceo & chief customer experience officer, appointed in the act of 20-01-2022, still in office
Claude MELEN
  • Independent director, appointed in the act of 20-01-2022, still in office
Maryline Serafin
  • Executive director, appointed in the act of 20-01-2022, still in office
  • Cfo, appointed in the act of 20-01-2022, still in office
D. Van De Vyver
  • Independent director, appointed in the act of 19-06-2023, still in office
  • Onafhankelijk bestuurster, appointed in the act of 19-06-2023, still in office
Ann De Meulenaere
  • Director, appointed in the act of 24-06-2026, still in office
Ph. Lallemand
  • Administrateur exécutif, since before 20-05-2026
Tom Meuleman
  • Représentant de la srl pwc reviseurs d'entreprises, appointed in the act of 19-06-2023, still in office
KPMG
  • Auditor, appointed in the act of 06-02-2025, still in office
Izabella Molnar
  • Chief digital & transformation officer, appointed in the act of 20-01-2022, still in office
Joris LAENEN
  • Chief investment & life officer, appointed in the act of 20-01-2022, still in office
Nicolas Dumazy
  • Chief strategy & data officer, appointed in the act of 20-01-2022, still in office
Ariane Berckmoes
  • Chief digital & transformation officer (cdto), appointed in the act of 14-04-2025, still in office
ArianeBerckmoes
  • Chiefdigital&transformationofficer(cdto), appointed in the act of 14-04-2025, still in office
Julien Balistreri
  • Chief people & organization officer (cpoo), appointed in the act of 14-04-2025, still in office
JulienBalistreri
  • Chiefpeople&organizationofficer(cpoo), appointed in the act of 14-04-2025, still in office
PriceWaterhouseCoopers Bedrijfsrevisoren bovba
  • Erkend commissaris, appointed in the act of 07-06-2017, until 06-02-2025
Anne-Marie Seeuws
  • Director, from before 17-05-2006 to 19-06-2023
  • Director, appointed in the act of 29-12-2017, last mentioned in 2017
Benoit Verwilghen
  • Director, from before 17-05-2006 to 15-06-2022
  • Member of the executive committee, appointed in the act of 23-03-2009, ended, last mentioned on 23-03-2009
  • Vice président du comité de direction ad interim, appointed in the act of 03-07-2012, until 20-03-2017
  • Président du comité de direction ad interim, appointed in the act of 24-10-2016, ended, last mentioned on 24-10-2016
  • Vice président du comité de direction et cfo, appointed in the act of 16-06-2017, until 30-11-2021
  • Ondervoorzitter van het directiecomité en cfo, until 20-03-2017
  • Vice président du comité de direction et cfo, appointed in the act of 16-06-2017, until 30-11-2021
  • Cfo, appointed in the act of 30-06-2017, ended, last mentioned on 30-06-2017
  • Vice ceo en coo life en uitvoerend bestuurder, until 30-11-2021
  • Vice ceo et coo life et administrateur exécutif, until 30-11-2021
  • Vice ceo et coo life et administrateur exécutif, until 30-11-2021
  • Vice ceo et coo life et administrateur exécutif, until 30-11-2021
Cécile FLANDRE
  • Cfo en lid van het directiecomité, appointed in the act of 29-12-2017, ended, last mentioned on 29-12-2017
  • Cfo en lid van het directiecomité, appointed in the act of 29-12-2017, ended, last mentioned on 29-12-2017
  • Executive director, appointed in the act of 09-02-2018, until 15-06-2022
Philippe Donnay
  • Independent director, appointed in the act of 07-06-2017, until 15-06-2022
Ph. Donnay
  • Director, until 22-10-2021
  • Board, until 20-01-2022
Philippe LALLEMAND
  • Director, from before 17-05-2006, last mentioned in 2020
  • Member of the executive committee, appointed in the act of 23-03-2009, last mentioned in 2009
  • Président du comité de direction, appointed in the act of 16-06-2017, last mentioned in 2017
Brigitte Buyle
  • Administrateur exécutif, appointed in the act of 24-10-2016, until 11-10-2017
  • Member of the executive committee, appointed in the act of 24-10-2016, until 19-02-2020
  • Director, until 11-10-2017
  • Board, until 29-04-2020
Frank Jeusette
  • Director, appointed in the act of 23-03-2009, until 25-09-2019
  • Member of the executive committee, appointed in the act of 23-03-2009, ended, last mentioned on 23-03-2009
  • Board, until 25-09-2019
Luc KRANZEN
  • Director, appointed in the act of 22-07-2008, until 11-10-2017
  • Member of the executive committee, appointed in the act of 23-03-2009, ended, last mentioned on 23-03-2009
  • Director, until 11-10-2017
PwC Réviseurs d'Entreprises SRL
  • Statutory auditor, appointed in the act of 14-06-2011, until 07-06-2017
Claude Desseille
  • Administrateur non exécutif, from before 12-03-2015 to 17-05-2017
  • Independent director, until 17-05-2017
DE LEMBRE Erik
  • Administrateur non exécutif, from before 12-03-2015, ended, last mentioned on 16-06-2015
  • Président administrateur, until 17-05-2017
  • Voorzitter bestuurder, until 17-05-2017
Jean-Pierre Grafe
  • Administrateur non exécutif, from before 12-03-2015 to 17-05-2017
  • Director, until 17-05-2017
Willy Duron
  • Administrateur non exécutif, appointed in the act of 03-04-2015, until 17-05-2017
  • Independent director, until 17-05-2017
Kari Van Borm
  • Administrateur non exécutif, appointed in the act of 24-10-2016, last mentioned in 2016
Bernard THIRY
  • Chair of the board, until 09-02-2009
  • Director, from before 09-02-2009 to 20-09-2016
  • Président du comité de direction, appointed in the act of 23-03-2009, ended, last mentioned on 23-03-2009
  • Member of the executive committee, appointed in the act of 23-03-2009, ended, last mentioned on 23-03-2009
Thiry
  • Membre et président du comité de direction, until 06-09-2016
  • Lid en voorzitter van het directiecomité, until 06-09-2016
  • Membre et président du comité de direction, until 06-09-2016
  • Lid en voorzitter van het directiecomité, until 06-09-2016
  • Director, until 20-09-2016
Daniel BACQUELAINE
  • Administrateur non exécutif, until 03-04-2015
  • Non-executive director, until 16-06-2015
Steve Stevaert
  • Administrateur non exécutif, from before 12-03-2015, last mentioned in 2015
Relations and Properties Management
  • Director, until 12-03-2015
  • Director, until 12-03-2015
Renaud Rosseel
  • Director, appointed in the act of 11-12-2012, until 30-06-2014
  • Member of the executive committee, appointed in the act of 11-12-2012, until 30-06-2014
  • Director, until 30-06-2014
  • Member of the executive committee, until 30-06-2014
Hans Verstraete
  • Director, from before 17-05-2006 to 31-05-2012
  • Vice président du comité de direction, appointed in the act of 23-03-2009, until 04-05-2012
  • Member of the executive committee, appointed in the act of 23-03-2009, until 31-05-2012
  • Ondervoorzitter van het directiecomité, until 04-05-2012
  • Director, until 31-05-2012
  • Member of the executive committee, until 31-05-2012
Catherine Couquelet
  • Director, appointed in the act of 23-03-2009, until 23-03-2009
Emmanuelle Roland
  • Director, appointed in the act of 23-03-2009, until 23-03-2009
Eric Ancion
  • Director, from before 17-05-2006 to 23-03-2009
  • Président ad interim du conseil d'administration, appointed in the act of 23-03-2009, ended, last mentioned on 23-03-2009
Véronique Leclercq
  • Director, appointed in the act of 23-03-2009, until 23-03-2009
Leo Demeersseman
  • Director, appointed in the act of 03-07-2007, until 01-08-2008
  • Member of the executive committee, until 01-08-2008
Dirk van Berlaer
  • Director, from before 17-05-2006 to 01-05-2008
Marc Van der Schoot
  • Directeur landverzekeringen antwerpen, appointed in the act of 13-11-2006, last mentioned in 2006
Patrick Brasseur
  • Departementshoofd landverzekeringen van de zetel brussel, appointed in the act of 13-11-2006, last mentioned in 2006
Walter Meersman
  • Raadgever van het directiecomité, appointed in the act of 13-11-2006, last mentioned in 2006
Baerten Jacques
  • Director, from before 17-05-2006, last mentioned in 2006
Guy Burton
  • Director, from before 17-05-2006, last mentioned in 2006
Jean-Paul Parmentier
  • Director, from before 17-05-2006, last mentioned in 2006

Articles of association

Board ruleThese rules set how the board is made up, meets and takes decisions.
“Leeftijdsgrens bestuurders, 70”

Articles of association, deed of 19-06-2023 (in Dutch)

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