'Board of directors
Omega Pharma highly values good Corporate Governance and is committed to achieving the highest levels of standards within its policies.
The Board of Directors strives for sound management with a view to maximizing the value creation for the shareholders and the equal treatment of all shareholders.
Lucas Laureys - Chairman
°1945. Holds a degree in Economic Sciences (University Ghent), a Postgraduate in Business Management (Vlerick Management School), and an MBA Sales & Marketing (Leuven). From 1971 to 2006, he was Managing Director (responsible for Sales & Marketing) of Van de Velde NV, a lingerie manufacturer based in Schellebelle (Belgium). From 1997 to date, he is Chairman of the Board of Directors of that company. He currently holds the position as director of Topform International, a listed lingerie manufacturer in Hong Kong and independent director at Delta Lloyd Bank (Belgium).
Benoit Graulich - Non Executive Director
°1965. Holds a degree in Law, Business Management and Finance (KUL, Leuven) and Fiscal Sciences. He is partner of Bencis Capital Partners, and Independent Director at Lotus Bakeries NV (Belgium), Van de Velde NV (Belgium), and Wereldhave NV (Belgium). He previously held various positions at Ernst & Young (Belgium), Artesia Bank (Belgium) and PriceWaterhouseCoopers (Belgium).
Jan Boone - Independent Director
°1971. Holds a degree in Applied Economic Sciences (KUL, Leuven) and a Special Auditing Degree (License Spéciale en Révisorat) (UMH, Monse). He started his career in the audit department of PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He was a member of the Executive Committee of Omega Pharma from 2000 to 2005. Since 2005, he is active at Lotus Bakeries (Belgium), where he currently holds the position of Managing and Executive Director. In addition, he fulfills a mandate as Independent Director at Durabrik.
Chris Van Doorslaer - Independent Director
°1961. Holds a degree in Civil Engineering (University Ghent), a Master in General Management (Vlerick), a Master of Business Administration (Flanders Business School), and a Laureate in Export Management (UAMS). He started his career at Unilever after which he held several management positions with Fiskars. He currently is CEO of Cartamundi. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Miko NV (Belgium) and a member of the Advisory Committee of Ingobyi VZW.
Karel Van Eetvelt - Independent Director
°1966. Holds a degree in Physical Education (KUL, Leuven). He started his career at the cabinet of the president of the Flemish Government Gaston Geens, after which he held several positions at Bouwunie. He currently is Managing Director of Unizo. Additionally, he is regent at the National Bank of Belgium, is a member of the daily management of the Social Economical Board of Flanders, President of the High Board of Independents and SMEs, Vice President Ueapme, Director of Zenito, ADMB, Sporta, HUB and Huize Eyckerheide.
Marc Coucke - Executive Director
°1965. Holds a degree in Pharmacy (University Ghent) and an MBA (Vlerick Management School, Ghent). He is the founder of Omega Pharma. Until September 2006, he held both the position of CEO and Chairman. From October 2006 to March 2008 he acted as Executive Chairman after which he became CEO again. He is also a Director of Arseus NV (Belgium).
