The Board of Directors of Mithra accepted that Francois Fornieri take a step back as CEO, until further notice, for a maximum of 12 months. In doing so, Francois Fornieri is laying down any executive function at Mithra. As a result hereof, the Board of Directors has decided to appoint Leon Van Rompay as CEO ad interim until further notice. Francois Fornieri remains at the disposal of the CEO ad interim. Leon Van Rompay has more than 40 years of experience in the international pharmaceutical industry. After holding various management positions in several big pharma companies (Bayer, Glaxosmithkline, Zambon), Leon Van Rompay created Docpharma in 1999, a company specializing in marketing generic drugs. Docpharma got listed on the stock exchange (Euronext), and was successfully sold to the Matrix Group in 2005.