Umicore announced the appointment of Bart Sap as Chief Executive Officer, effective May 16th. He will succeed Mathias Miedreich who has decided to step down, in mutual agreement with the Supervisory Board. Bart Sap joined Umicore in 2004 and has been the Executive Vice President Catalysis since March 2021.

His nomination is in line with the company's established succession plan. Mathias Miedreich will remain available for advice to Umicore during the next several months. Bart Sap was appointed Executive Vice-President Catalysis on March 1st, 2021.

He joined Umicore in 2004 as controller for Cobalt & Specialty Materials and, after successive assignments in Korea and Belgium covering finance, supply and refining of battery raw materials, business development and operations, he became Senior Vice-President for Cobalt & Specialty Materials and Supply at the beginning of 2020. Bart holds a Master?s Degree in Commercial Science from Vlekho in Brussels, Belgium, with majors in Accountancy and Taxation.