Governance

The Board of Directors is Lhoist’s governing body. It is chaired by Baron Berghmans and comprises other family members as well as external members who are active in different industries worldwide. 

The Chief Executive Officer, Marcos França, is in charge of Lhoist’s daily management with the support of the Group Executive Committee. 

 

• Baron Berghmans 
  Chairman
  Jean-Pierre Berghmans joined Lhoist in 1974. He was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member in 1979, Chairman of the Executive Board in 1985 and Chairman of the Group in 2011.
   

• Valentine Berghmans*
  Director
  
  *Permanent representative of Vaillon SRL

• Annemiek M. Fentener van Vlissingen
  Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Directors, SHV Holdings N.V.
   
• Monique F. Leroux
  Member of the Board of Directors and Chairwoman of the ESG Committee of Michelin
  Member of the Board of Directors and Chairwoman of the Corporate Governance Committee of BCE/BELLMember of the Board of Directors of COUCHE-TARD
  Member of the Board of Directors and Chairwoman of the Université de Sherbrooke
  Senior Advisor for TENEO
   
• Elisabeth van der Vaeren 
  Director
   
• Olivier Berghmans 
  Founder and manager of Les cabanes de Rensiwez
  Co-founder and managing partner of Les cabanes des Dolimarts
   
• Vincent Berghmans 
  Director
   
• Jean-Marc Etlin
  Chairman Latin America, CVC Capital Partners
   
• Pierre Gurdjian
  Senior leader in education, governance and philanthropy.
  Chairman of the Board of Directors of Université libre de Bruxelles.
  Director and Chair of the Board and Chair of the Finance Committee.
  Member of the Board of Directors and its Governance, Nomination and Compensation Committee of UCB.
  Co-Founder of the leadership development platform for societal leaders Belgium’s 40 under 40.
   
• Michel Tilmant
  Managing Director of Strafin sprl
  Member of the Board of Directors of BNP Paribas SA
  Member of the Board of Directors of Foyer Finance SA
   
• Marcos França
  CEO

Other responsibilities of the members of the Board of Directors

 

Nomination & Remuneration Committee:

• Baron Berghmans, Chairman;
• Monique F. Leroux
• Elisabeth van der Vaeren 
• Jean-Marc Etlin 

Audit Committee:

• Michel Tilmant, Chairman;
• Baron Berghmans 
• Olivier Berghmans