KBC ANCORA SA Regulated information, Leuven, 24 June 2016 (17.40 hrs CEST)
Katelijn Callewaert appointed managing director of KBC Ancora
Leuven, 24 June 2016 - Ms Katelijn Callewaert was appointed as a part-time managing director of Almancora Société de gestion on 24 June 2016. She will replace Mr Luc Discry with effect from 3 August 2016, who on that date reaches the age limit set in the articles of association. Katelijn Callewaert joins Franky Depickere, who is a full-time managing director of Almancora Société de gestion SA, statutory manager of KBC Ancora SCA.
The selection procedure was conducted with a view to ensuring continuity. The continued high quality of management of KBC Ancora, which holds a substantial stake in KBC Group, was of prime importance for the Board of Directors. In the light of the new appointment, Ms Callewaert has stepped down as an independent director of Almancora Société de gestion. The procedure to fill the vacancy left by her departure has been initiated.
Katelijn Callewaert was born in 1958. She graduated in Law at Ghent University, and also holds a degree in fiscal studies from the Fiscale Hogeschool in Brussels. She worked at PwC Tax Consultants sccrl-bcvba from 1981 to the end of 2014, since 1991 as a director, holding the position of Tax Director Global Compliance Services. She was also a member of the TLS (Tax and Legal Services) HR Board of PwC Tax Consultants. She was also a member of the Belgian Institute of Accountants and Tax Consultants (IAB-IEC), sat on numerous committees of the IAB-IEC and was a member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) and the Association for Fiscal and Accountancy Professions for the province of Brabant (BAB Brabant). She also worked as a lecturer and is a member of the examinations board at the Fiscale Hogeschool in Brussels.
The appointment of Katelijn Callewaert as a managing director of Almancora Société de gestion brings an end to her term of office as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Ms Callewaert will be succeeded as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Almancora Société de gestion by Mr Jules Stuyck with effect from 24 June 2016.
Jules Stuyck, Chairman of Almancora Société de gestion, commented: "Since my appointment as an independent director of Almancora Société de gestion in 2013, I have come to know Katelijn Callewaert as a first-rate fellow Board member and chair. I look forward to working together with the other members of the Board in this new constellation to take forward and build on our mission as a core shareholder of KBC Group."
Franky Depickere, full-time Managing Director of Almancora Société de gestion, added:
"I would like to offer my sincere thanks to Luc Discry on behalf of the Board of Directors and the management of Cera, as well as on a personal level, for the dedication he has shown over recent years. The appointment of Katelijn Callewaert as a managing director is an excellent choice which assures continuity and will enable Cera and KBC Ancora to continue playing their role within the KBC group to the full."
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KBC Ancora is a listed company which holds approximately 18.5% of the shares in KBC Group and which together with Cera, MRBB and the Other Permanent Shareholders is responsible for the shareholder stability and further development of the KBC group. As core shareholders of KBC Group, these parties have signed a shareholder agreement to this effect.
Financial calendar:
26 August 2016 (17.40 hrs CEST) Annual press release for the financial year 2015/2016
27 September 2016 (17.40 CEST) Annual Report 2015/2016 available
28 October 2016 General Meeting of Shareholders
This press release is available in Dutch, French and English on the website www.kbcancora.be.
KBC Ancora Investor Relations & Press contact: Jan Bergmans
Tel.: +32 (0)16 279672
e-mail: jan.bergmans@kbcancora.be
The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein.
Source: KBC Ancora via Globenewswire
