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Niko

Active Public limited companyfounded 1942active for 84 yearsIndustriepark-West 40, 9100 Sint-NiklaasKBO/BCE: BE 0405.045.670 subsidiary of ANDHERS#1 employer in East Flanders, Electrical equipment sector
Part of the group ANDHERS 15 companies in 10 countries
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Board

3 directors, 2 in day-to-day management, 1 auditor, no change since July 2026

Deed of 03-07-2026New statutory auditorPwC Bedrijfsrevisoren BV appointed, EY Bedrijfsrevisoren BV resigned · Permanent representatives: Paul Eelen and Peter D'hondt · General meeting of 18-05-2026

Chair and managing director, director and managing director
chair and managing director appointed by deed of 21-01-2008 director appointed by deed of 07-06-2005 chair and managing director in office according to the deed of 22-08-2024 managing director appointed by deed of 09-12-2022 term until 20-05-2030
also on the board of 5 other companies
listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 08-06-2026
Director
since 18-02-2026 term until 20-05-2030
listed in the 2025 annual accounts, filed on 08-06-2026
Director and day-to-day manager, permanent representative Patrick Van Steelandt
appointed by deed of 09-12-2022
also on the board of 3 other companies
Statutory auditor, permanent representative Peter D'hondt
appointed by deed of 03-07-2026
Jozef De Backer, Violès
Permanent representatives 1
Patrick Van Steelandt
Permanent representative, for Violès
appointed by deed of 09-12-2022

Office holders in the KBO →

Mandates through the years

15 names, the dashed line is today
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Jozef De Backer
Director, Chair of the board, Managing director, Chair and managing director
Violès
Day-to-day manager, Director
BV PwC Bedrijfsrevisoren
Statutory auditor
Paul Matthijs
Managing director
Inducap Comm.V.
Director
Ernst & Young & Partners
Statutory auditor
Michel Berges
Chair of the board
Snofla
Director
LeadershipBoardEarlierRest of the termmandate already running before its first mentionend not dated
Mandates as a list
  • Jozef De Backer
    • Director, appointed by deed of 07-06-2005, still in office
    • Managing director, appointed by deed of 07-06-2005, until 21-01-2008
    • Chair of the board, appointed by deed of 21-01-2008, still in office
    • Managing director, appointed by deed of 09-12-2022, still in office
    • Chair and managing director, since before 22-08-2024
  • Violès
    • Director, from 28-10-2022 to 16-02-2026
    • Day-to-day manager, appointed by deed of 09-12-2022, until 16-02-2026
    • Day-to-day manager, appointed by deed of 09-12-2022, still in office
    • Director, since before 22-08-2024
  • Emmanuel Damman
    • Director, since before 31-12-2025
  • BV PwC Bedrijfsrevisoren
    • Statutory auditor, appointed by deed of 03-07-2026, still in office
  • Ernst et Young Reviseurs d'Entreprises
    • Statutory auditor, appointed by deed of 26-06-2013, until 03-07-2026
  • Philippe Bonamie
    • Director, appointed by deed of 07-01-2019, until 09-12-2022
    • Managing director, appointed by deed of 05-05-2020, ended, last mentioned on 07-07-2021
  • Paul Matthijs
    • Director, appointed by deed of 11-08-2017, until 16-02-2020
    • Managing director, appointed by deed of 12-09-2018, until 16-02-2020
  • Peter Watteeuw
    • Director, appointed by deed of 21-01-2008, until 12-12-2018
    • Managing director, appointed by deed of 21-01-2008, ended, last mentioned on 13-07-2015
  • Isabelle VAN ISEGHEM
    • Director, appointed by deed of 13-07-2015, until 31-05-2017
  • Inducap Comm.V.
    • Director, appointed by deed of 28-03-2011, until 19-03-2015
    • Director, until 21-05-2015
  • Isabelle Van Isegehem
    • Director, appointed by deed of 21-05-2015, no longer listed in the 2025 annual accounts
  • Ernst & Young & Partners
    • Statutory auditor, appointed by deed of 25-06-2010, until 26-06-2013
  • Thomas Coppens
    • Director, until 28-03-2011
  • Michel Berges
    • Chair of the board, until 21-01-2008
  • Snofla
    • Director, until 07-06-2005

Control

Parent
Equity €417.4m
Profit €34.7m in 2025 (profit €31.6m in 2024)
Source: LEI register
100%
This company
Niko
Equity €85.4m
Profit €25.5m in 2025

Capital

Capital
€9,003,130.93
Shares
2,421 in the 2025 annual accounts
Contribution per share
€3,719
Equity per share
€35,294 in 2025
Source
deed of 31-07-2023

Owners through the years

as the annual accounts name them

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

Articles of association

deed of 31-07-2023 (in Dutch)
DurationMost companies exist for an unlimited period, until they are dissolved.
Unlimited
Board ruleThese rules set how the board is made up, meets and takes decisions.
At least 3 directors
Term of at most 6 years
“Gewone meerderheid van aanwezige en vertegenwoordigde aandelen, onmiddellijk na de jaarvergadering van het jaar waarin zij vervallen”
Annual meetingThe shareholders approve the annual accounts, among other things, at the annual meeting.
“Artikel achttien: De jaarvergadering komt van rechtswege elk jaar samen de eerste maandag volgend op de vijftiende mei om veertien uur…”

Capital transactions

Shareholders according to the deeds
Stated in the deed deed of 04-09-2023 ↗
Capital over time
  1. 31-07-2023 Capital increase of €1,360,814.26 · to €9,003,130.93 · 366 new shares, 15.1% of the 2,421 shares after the increase
  2. 15-07-2019 Capital increase of €948,316.67 · 255 new shares
  3. 23-05-2019 Capital increase of €948,316.67 · to €7,642,316.67

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