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Public limited companyfounded 2003active for 23 yearsDe Gerlachekaai 20, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium56 active companies are registered at this addressKBO/BCE: BE 0860.409.202
Summary

EXMAR is a financial institution; the bankruptcy model is trained on trading and manufacturing companies and does not apply here. The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €599.6m and a net result of €293.0m. Equity is shrinking by about 5.1% per year across the filed financial years. The company has been active since 2003 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.

Directors

Directors
15 directors, 1 in day-to-day management, no change since 2025

Board 15

Philippe Vlerick
Non-executive director · since 16-06-2017
Current
Wouter De Geest
Independent director · since 29-01-2020
Current
Jens Ismar
Lid van het uitvoerend comité / executive director shipping · since 14-04-2020
Current
Jonathan Raes
Lid van het uitvoerend comité / executive director infrastructure · since 14-04-2020
Current
Carl-Antoine Saverys
Executive director · since 08-07-2021
Current
Stephanie Saverys
Non-executive director · since 08-07-2021
Current
ACACIA I BV
Independent director · since 26-11-2021 · Legal entity · permanent representative: Els Verbraecken
Current
Casaver
Deputy director shipping · since 16-05-2023 · Private limited company · permanent representative: Carl-Antoine Saverys
Current
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FLX CONSULTANCY
Executive director infrastructure · since 16-05-2023 · Private limited company · permanent representative: Jonathan Raes
Current
LISANN AS
Executive director shipping · since 16-05-2023 · Legal entity · permanent representative: Jens Ismar
Current
Philippe Vierick
Non-executive director · since 16-05-2023
Current
Nicolas SAVERYS
Executive director · since 21-05-2024
Current
HELIMAR
Non-executive director · since 26-06-2025 · Private limited company · permanent representative: Stephanie Saverys
Current
FMO
Executive director · Private limited company · permanent representative: Francis Mottrie
Current
Michel Delbaere
Independent director
Current
3 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.
Thierry Vleurinck
Director · since 16-05-2006
Not recently confirmed
Jalcos
Non-executive director · Public limited company · permanent representative: Ludwig Criel
Not recently confirmed
Not recently confirmed

Day-to-day management 1

FMO
CEO · since 16-05-2023 · Private limited company · permanent representative: Francis Mottrie
Current
3 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.
Barnt Lavent
Directiecomité · since 01-01-2010
Not recently confirmed
Jonathan Raes
Lid van het directiecomité executive director infrastructure · since 01-09-2018
Not recently confirmed
Jens Ismar
Lid van het directiecomité executive director shipping · since 10-10-2019
Not recently confirmed

Permanent representatives 8

Els Verbraecken
Permanent representative · since 26-11-2021 · for ACACIA I BV
Current
Carl-Antoine Saverys
Permanent representative · since 16-05-2023 · for Casaver
Current
Jens Ismar
Permanent representative · since 16-05-2023 · for LISANN AS
Current
Jonathan Raes
Permanent representative · since 16-05-2023 · for FLX CONSULTANCY
Current
Laurent Verhelst
Permanent representative · since 16-05-2023 · for Cometecco
Current
Stephanie Saverys
Permanent representative · since 26-06-2025 · for HELIMAR
Current
Christine Verhaert
Permanent representative · for FINMORE
Current
Francis Mottrie
Permanent representative · for FMO
Current
1 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.
Ludwig Criel
Permanent representative · for Jalcos
Not recently confirmed

Statutory auditor 1

Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren
Statutory auditor · since 16-06-2017 · permanent representative: Fabio De Clercq
Current

Other functions 7

Jens Ismar
Lid van het uitvoerend comité / executive director shipping · since 03-12-2020
Current
Jonathan Raes
Lid van het uitvoerend comité / executive director infrastructure · since 03-12-2020
Current
FLX CONSULTANCY
Lid van het uitvoerend comité · since 01-07-2021 · Private limited company · permanent representative: Jonathan Raes
Current
FMO
Lid van het uitvoerend comité · since 01-07-2021 · Private limited company · permanent representative: Francis Mottrie
Current
LISAN AS
Lid van het uitvoerend comité · since 01-07-2021 · Legal entity · permanent representative: Jens Ismar
Current
Cometecco
Cfo · since 16-05-2023 · Private limited company · permanent representative: Laurent Verhelst
Current
FINMORE
Lid van het uitvoerend comité · Private limited company · permanent representative: Christine Verhaert
Current
3 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.
Miguel de Potter
Chief financial officer cfo · since 01-07-2011
Not recently confirmed
Mathieu Verly
Secretary · since 01-07-2015
Not recently confirmed
Jalcos
Lid en voorzitter benoemings en remuneratiecomité · since 19-05-2020 · Public limited company · permanent representative: Ludwig Criel
Not recently confirmed
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

53 people since 2006, 25 in office
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  • 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
Nicolas SAVERYS
  • Director, from before 16-05-2006 to 08-07-2021
  • Lid van het directiecomité chief executive officer ceo, from 06-12-2019 to 19-05-2020
  • Excecutive chairman, from 14-04-2020 ended, last mentioned 25-06-2020
  • Executive director, since before 08-07-2021
Philippe Vlerick
  • Director, from before 16-05-2006 to 16-06-2017
  • Non-executive director, from 16-06-2017 to date
Jens Ismar
  • Independent director, from 18-06-2010 to 21-06-2019
  • Non-executive director, from before 21-06-2019 to 18-11-2019
  • Lid van het directiecomité met functietitel executive director shipping, from 10-10-2019 not ended, last confirmed 24-01-2020
  • Executive director shipping, from 14-04-2020 to date
  • Lid van het uitvoerend comité / executive director shipping, from 03-12-2020 to date
Michel Delbaere
  • Independent director, from 17-05-2016 to date
Jonathan Raes
  • Member of the executive committee, from 01-09-2018 not ended, last confirmed 24-01-2020
  • Executive director infrastructure, from 14-04-2020 to date
  • Lid van het uitvoerend comité / executive director infrastructure, from 03-12-2020 to date
Wouter De Geest
  • Independent director, from 29-01-2020 to date
FLX CONSULTANCY
  • Lid van het uitvoerend comité, from 01-07-2021 to date
  • Executive director infrastructure, from 16-05-2023 to date
Carl-Antoine Saverys
  • Executive director, from 08-07-2021 to date
Stephanie Saverys
  • Non-executive director, from 08-07-2021 to date
ACACIA I BV
  • Independent director, from 26-11-2021 to date
Casaver
  • Deputy director shipping, from 16-05-2023 to date
LISANN AS
  • Executive director shipping, from 16-05-2023 to date
Philippe Vierick
  • Non-executive director, since before 16-05-2023
HELIMAR
  • Non-executive director, from 26-06-2025 to date
FMO
  • Lid van het uitvoerend comité, from 01-07-2021 to date
  • Executive director, from 08-07-2021 to 26-06-2025
  • CEO, from 16-05-2023 to date
Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren
  • Statutory auditor, from 16-06-2017 to date
FINMORE
  • Lid van het uitvoerend comité, from 01-07-2021 to 16-05-2023
  • Lid van het uitvoerend comité, from 01-07-2021 to date
LISAN AS
  • Lid van het uitvoerend comité, from 01-07-2021 to date
Cometecco
  • Cfo, from 16-05-2023 to date
Thierry Vleurinck
  • Director, from before 16-05-2006 not ended, last confirmed 19-06-2006
Philippe Bodsori
  • Director, from before 08-06-2015 not ended, last confirmed 08-06-2015
Jalcos
  • Non-executive director, from 16-06-2017 to 01-07-2021
  • Lid en voorzitter benoemings en remuneratiecomité, from 19-05-2020 not ended, last confirmed 25-06-2020
  • Lid en voorzitter benoemings en remuneratiecomité, from 19-05-2020 not ended, last confirmed 25-06-2020
Barnt Lavent
  • Directiecomité, from 01-01-2010 not ended, last confirmed 21-04-2010
Miguel de Potter
  • Chief financial officer (cfo) en lid van het directiecomité, from 01-07-2011 to 01-02-2020
  • Chief financial officer (cfo) en lid van het directiecomité, from 01-07-2011 not ended, last confirmed 22-05-2020
Mathieu Verly
  • Secretary, from 01-07-2015 not ended, last confirmed 08-06-2015
Isabelle Vleurinck
  • Independent director, from 21-06-2019 to 26-06-2025
Maryam Ayati
  • Independent director, from 26-11-2021 to 26-06-2025
Barbara Saverys
  • Non-executive director, from 08-06-2015 to 27-07-2021
Ariane SAVERYS
  • Non-executive director, from 25-06-2012 to 08-07-2021
Francis Mottrie
  • Deputy ceo, from 09-01-2020 ended, last mentioned 18-02-2021
  • Director, from 14-04-2020 to 08-07-2021
  • Lid van het uitvoerend comité / chief executive officer ceo, from 03-12-2020 ended, last mentioned 18-02-2021
Pauline Saverys
  • Non-executive director, from 25-06-2012 to 08-07-2021
Patrick De Brabandere
  • Director, from before 16-05-2006 to 19-07-2018
  • Lid van het directiecomité chief operating officer coo, from 06-12-2019 ended, last mentioned 24-01-2020
  • Chief operating officer coo, from 14-04-2020 to 01-07-2021
Baron Philippe Bodson
  • Director, from before 16-05-2006 to 04-04-2020
David Lim
  • Member of the executive committee, from 01-12-2010 to 06-12-2019
Marc Nuytemans
  • Member of the executive committee, until 06-12-2019
Pierre DINCQ
  • Member of the executive committee, until 06-12-2019
Kathleen Eisbrenner
  • Independent director, from 19-07-2018 to 09-05-2019
  • Independent director, until 21-06-2019
Bart LAVENT
  • Member of the executive committee, until 01-09-2018
Howard Gutman
  • Independent director, from 20-05-2014 to 19-07-2018
KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren Burg. CVBA
  • Auditor, from 25-06-2012 to 16-06-2017
Ludwig CRIEL
  • Director, from before 16-05-2006 to 16-06-2017
Guy VERHOFSTADT
  • Independent director, from 18-06-2010 to 17-05-2016
Karel Stes
  • Board, until 08-06-2015
Didier Ryelandt
  • Executive vice president exmar offshore company, from 01-07-2011 ended, last mentioned 24-05-2011
  • Member of the executive committee, until 01-01-2015
Paul Constantin YOUNG
  • Member of the executive committee, until 01-01-2015
GILLET François
  • Onafhankellijk bestuurder, from before 18-06-2010 to 20-05-2014
Leo CAPPOEN
  • Niet uitvoerende bestuurder, from before 18-06-2010 to 21-05-2013
CVBA Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler
  • Statutory auditor, from 19-06-2006 to 25-06-2012
HELGA PLATTEAU BEDRIJFSREVISOR BVBA
  • Commissarissen, from 19-06-2006 to 25-06-2012
Philippe van Marcke de Lummen
  • Director, from 16-05-2006 to 15-05-2012
SAVEREX
  • Non-executive director, until 15-05-2012
Marc Saverys
  • Director, from before 16-05-2006 to 18-05-2010
Harry Rutten
  • Director, until 19-06-2006
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Owners and capital

Owners

1 owner

Chain of control

  1. SAVEREX 84.14%
  2. EXMAR

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

Owners 1

Sources: the companies' annual accounts, 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
  1. 08-04-2026 Capital increase · to €274,955,436.46 · 21,972,210 new shares · in kind
  2. 04-01-2010 Capital stated in the deed · USD 88,811,667
  3. 06-06-2006 Capital stated in 2 acts · USD 48,519,000