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Luc De Bruyckere announced in February 2012 that, together
with the expiration of his mandate as Chairman of VOKA, he
would prepare his succession as chairman of the Ter Beke
group.
The Board of Directors installed an ad hoc committee to look
for a suitable successor. This successor was found in
Louis-H. Verbeke, who was appointed by the 10 May 2012
Board as Chairman, as of September 1st, 2012.
This appointment was announced at
today's Shareholders' meeting of Ter Beke.
Louis-H. Verbeke is Doctor Iuris and holds a degree in
Business Administration (Ghent University) and is a Master of
Law (University of Virginia). He was Partner of the law firm
Allen & Overy and its senior Partner in Belgium until 2006.
He is chairman of the General Council and the Board of
Directors, a professor and a partner of the Vlerick Leuven
Gent Management School and director of several listed and
unlisted corporations. He writes and teaches about amongst
other subjects governance, law and ethics, corporate decision
making in the EU and the context of strategy.
Louis-H. Verbeke is no unknown to Ter Beke. Since the
seventies, he acted as general counsel to the company. He is
a member of the Board of Directors since 1987 and acts as
chairman of STAK Coovan, reference shareholder of the group,
since 2006.
Luc De Bruyckere: "It is with pride and satisfaction that I
look back on 41 years of fruitful collaboration with Mr and
Mrs Coopman, the reference shareholders, who gave me the
space and confidence to expand Ter Beke into a respected
listed family business.
I have had the privilege of working together with many
people, in good and in difficult times. A company is a group
of people who work together towards a common goal and
who work with ambition and dedication for satisfied
customers, day after day.
Under Marc Hofman's competent leadership and management,
Ter Beke is now a strong high-quality and financially sound
company that can look forward to an extensive
international future.
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I would like to thank our shareholders who have constantly
supported our growth; I thank our customers for the
confidence they have shown in us; I thank our suppliers for
their punctual collaboration. But today I particularly want
to thank all Ter Beke employees, at all levels, for the many
years of working together based on respect and trust.
I wish you all, together with my successor, good speed,
happiness and prosperity and last but not least, enjoyment in
your work."
Louis-H. Verbeke: "The group owes a great deal to Luc De
Bruyckere. His performance is truly one that he can be proud
of. All involved in Ter Beke are proud of his
performance.
I wish to thank the Board for their confidence in me and I
look forward to a fruitful collaboration with all
stakeholders of Ter Beke."
CONTACTS
For questions about this press release or for further
information, please contact:
Luc De Bruyckere
Chairman
Tel. +32 (0)9 370 13 17 luc.debruyckere@terbeke.be
You can also consult this press release and send your
questions to us via the Investor
Relations module of our website (www.terbeke.com)
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FINANCIAL CALENDAR
Dividend payment date: 15 June 2012
Half year results 2012: 31 August 2012 before market
opening
Business update third quarter 2012: 9 November 2012 before
market opening
Annual results 2012: At the latest 29 April 2013
TER BEKE IN BRIEF
Ter Beke (Euronext Brussels: TERB) is an innovating Belgian fresh foods group selling its range of products in 10 European countries. The group has 2 core activities: processed meats and fresh ready meals; it has 9 industrial sites in Belgium, the Netherlands and France and employs approximately 1.800 people. Ter Beke generated a turnover of EUR 403.7 million in 2011.
Processed meats Division:
producer and slicer of processed meats for the Benelux, the UK and Germany
3 production plants in Belgium (Wommelgem, Waarschoot and Herstal) and 4 centres for the slicing and packaging of processed meats, 2 of which are in Belgium (Wommelgem and Veurne) and 2 in the Netherlands (Wijchen and Ridderkerk)
innovating in the segment of prepackaged processed meats
distribution brands and own brand names
L´Ardennaise®, Pluma®,
Oligusto® and
Daniël Coopman®
approximately 1.050 employees
Ready meals Division:
producer of fresh ready meals for the European market
market leader in chilled lasagne in Europe
3 production plants, 2 of which are in Belgium (Wanze and Marche-en-Famenne)
and 1 in France (Alby-sur-Chéran)
brand names Come a casa® and Vamos®
in addition to distribution brands
approximately 750 employees
joint venture The Pasta Food Company incorporated in Poland (2011)
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