Board of Directors

Luc Bertrand is a non-executive Director of the Board of Directors of DEME Group NV since 29 June 2022. Luc Bertrand graduated in 1974 as a commercial engineer(KU Leuven). He began his career at Bankers Trust, as Vice-President and Regional Sales Manager, Northern Europe. He has been with Ackermans & van Haaren as a director since 1985, where he joined as financial directorin 1986 and was chairman of the Executive Committee from 1990 to 2016. He is chairman of the Board of Directors of Ackermans & van Haaren, CFE and SIPEF, and JM Finn and a director of Delen Private Bank, Bank J. Van Breda & C° (until 4 May 2023) and Verdant Bioscience. Mr. Bertrand has deep expertise in corporate governance and principles. Having served on various audit and risk committees, he is well-versed in risk management and internal control systems. Furthermore, he is a founding member of Guberna, a Belgian institute to stimulate good governance, and chairman ofits ‘board of trustees’. He is also chairman of the Duve Institute and Middelheim Promoters and member of several other boards of directors of non-profit associations and public institutions, such as Museum Mayer van den Bergh and Europalia.

Tom Bamelis is a non-executive Director of the Board of Directors of DEME Group NV since 29 June 2022. He is a member of the Executive Committee and CFO of Ackermans & van Haaren. After completing his studies as a commercial engineer(KU Leuven – 1988), Tom Bamelis also obtained a master’s degree in financial management (VLEKHO -1991). He joined Touche Ross (now Deloitte) and later Groupe Bruxelles Lambert. Tom Bamelis joined Ackermans & van Haaren in 1999. He is member of the Board of Directors of Delen Private Bank, SIPEF, Turbo’s Hoet Group, Van Moer Logistics and EMG, among others.

John-Eric Bertrand is a non-executive Director of the Board of Directors of DEME Group NV since 29 June 2022. He is co-CEO of Ackermans & van Haaren. Following his studies as a commercial engineer(UCL Louvain - 2002), John-Eric Bertrand obtained a master’s degree in international management (CEMS – 2002) and an MBA (INSEAD – 2006). He worked at Roland Berger as senior consultant and at Deloitte as senior auditor and joined Ackermans & van Haaren as investment managerin 2008. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Bank J. Van Breda & C°, Sagar Cements, Axe Investments and Venturi Partners and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Agidens among others.

Karena Cancilleri is an Independent Director of the Board of Directors of DEME Group NV. She holds a master’s degree in chemistry (University of Turin, Italy, 1991) and an MBA of Strathclyde Graduate Business School of Glasgow in the UK (2004). She has a track record spanning over 30 years in the Chemical (Elastomers and Plastics), Textile (Hygiene, Floorcovering, Automotive) and Metal Industries in both private equity, stock listed and family-owned companies. Ms. Cancilleri currently acts as President-Foundry Technologies at Vesuvius Plc. and previously held the position of Vice President-Engineered Products at Beaulieu International Group NV, Director-Hygiene Products at FiberVisions Corp., Business Manager at Kraton Polymers LLC and Sales Manager at Shell Chemicals LP.

Piet Dejonghe is a non-executive Director of the Board of Directors of DEME Group NV since 29 June 2022. He is co-CEO of Ackermans & van Haaren. After his studies for a law degree (KU Leuven – 1990), Piet Dejonghe obtained a postgraduate degree in management (KU Leuven – 1990) and an MBA (INSEAD – 1993). He worked as a lawyerfor Loeff Claeys Verbeke (now Allen & Overy) and as a consultant for Boston Consulting Group. Piet Dejonghe joined Ackermans & van Haaren as investment manager in 1995. He is a member of the Board of Directors of CFE, Delen Private Bank, Bank J. Van Breda & C° and Nextensa, among others.

Leen Geirnaerdt is an Independent Director of the Board of Directors of DEME Group NV since 30 June 2022. After studying applied economic science at Antwerp University, Leen Geirnaerdt began her professional career at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where she worked for six years in auditing. She then moved on to Solvus Resource Group, a Belgian listed company where she held the position of corporate controller. After Solvus Resource Group was taken over by the Dutch listed company USG People NV, Leen Geirnaerdt was appointed director of the Belgian Shared Services Center, and subsequently in 2010 as Group Chief Financial Officer of USG People in The Netherlands. Following the takeover by the Japanese group Recruit, she was appointed global CFO of Recruit Global Staffing in 2016. From May 2019 until November 2021, Leen Geirnaerdt was CFO of Bpost Group. Leen Geirnaerdt was also director, chair of the Risk Committee and member of the Audit Committee of Bpost bank from March 2020 until November 2021. Leen Geirnaerdt has been serving as Group CFO of House of HR since July 2022 and is a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit Committee of H.Essers.

Gaëlle Hotellier holds an Organization and Production Management degree of the Technical University (IUT) of Annecy, France (1991), a Technical European degree of IUT of Annecy, France (1992) and an MBA of the Texas Tech University in the USA (1993). She has over 25 years of strong management track record of complex units in various industries, including corporate and family business companies and spanning from start-up to mature organizations. She is an experienced board member with technical background and was until June 2023 a non-executive director and chairwomen of the Remuneration Committee of Dialight. Ms. Hotellier currently acts as COO of the Krohne Group. Prior to Krohne, she worked for 20 years at Siemens in various divisions and locations, moving from the lighting, to the industrial and the power generation divisions.

Koen Janssen is a non-executive Director of the Board of Directors of DEMEGroup NV since 29 June 2022. He is a member of the Executive Committee of Ackermans & van Haaren. After his studies as a civil engineer, electromechanics (KU Leuven – 1993), Koen Janssen also obtained an MBA (IEFSI, France – 1994). He worked at Recticel, INGInvestment Banking and ING Private Equity, before joining Ackermans & van Haaren as investment managerin 2001. He is a member of the Executive Committee of Ackermans & van Haaren and oversees and coordinates the cleantech activities in the portfolio. In addition to DEME, he is board member of Green Offshore, Deep C holding, CFE, BSTOR and Biolectric among others.Green Offshore holds equity participations in the development and exploitation of Belgian offshore wind farms. BSTOR is involved in the launch of the first large-scale battery park for energy storage on the Belgian high-voltage grid (BStor). Biolectric is a producer of biogas installations transforming manure to energy and heat.

Christian Labeyrie is a non-executive Director of the Board of Directors of DEME Group NV since 29 June 2022. He is Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of the VINCI Group, and a member ofits Executive Committee. Before joining VINCI in 1990, he held various positions in the Rhône-Poulenc and Schlumberger groups. He began his careerin the banking industry. Christian Labeyrie is a graduate of HEC, the Escuela Superior de Administración de Empresas (Barcelona) and McGill University (Canada), and holds a DECS diploma (advanced accounting degree). He is a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur and a Chevalier of the Ordre National du Mérite. Mandates held: a. Listed companies:- member of the executive committee of the VINCI Group; b. Non-listed companies: member of the supervisory board of VINCI Deutschland – director of Arcour – director of Consortium Stade de France – director of SMABTP – Director of Lima Expesa (Limex) – director of COBRA Servicios - director of Renewable Projects Management Ventures S.I. – manager of SCCV CESAIRE-LES GROUES – manager of SCCV HEBERT-LES GROUES – permanent representative of VINCI Innovation on the Board of Directors of ASF, chairman and director of VINCI RE.

Marieke Schöningh holds a Master’s degree in Science Economics of the Erasmus University of Rotterdam, the Netherlands (1988) and an MBA of INSEAD, Fontainebleau (1989). She has more than 30 years of experience, mostly in heavy-capex industries but also in logistics distribution. Ms. Schöningh currently acts as COO and member of the Board of Directors of ProRail, holds a Supervisory Board membership at TKH Group and previously held Supervisory Board roles at Delta NV and at Zuyd Hogeschool. Before that, Ms. Schöningh held the position of COO and member of the Board of Directors at SHV Energy, COO at DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals (DSP) and various other positions within the DSM group including as P&L responsible and in business development roles.

Luc Vandenbulcke is an executive Director of the Board of Directors of DEME Group NV since 29 June 2022. Luc Vandenbulcke graduated as a Civil Engineer in 1994 at the Catholic University of Leuven. In 1996, he obtained a Master after Master as a Maritime Engineer at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain. He started his career in 1998 as a Project Engineer for Hydro Soil Services, part of DEME. In subsequent positions, Luc Vandenbulcke has worked on projects in various European countries. He is the founder and was the CEO of GeoSea NV (currently known as DEME Offshore Holding NV), a fast-growing entity within the DEME Group which is a pioneer in the construction of offshore wind farms. On 1 January 2019, Luc Vandenbulcke became CEO of DEME NV.