Curriculum Vitae - Board of Directors

Philippe Coens joined the Etex Group in 1974, where he was entrusted with various responsibilities at national and international level for many years. Between 2003 and 2010, he held the post of Chief Executive Officer and served as Chairman of the Executive Committee.
He is currently member of the Board of Directors of the Etex Group and of certain of its subsidiaries. Philippe Coens, who graduated as a civil engineer from the Université Catholique de Louvain, holds a Master of Business Administration (Sloan Program) from Stanford University in the United States.

Dominique Damon joined the Danone group in 1970 where she held various positions of responsibility for fifteen years. Dominique Damon has amassed a considerable wealth of operational and international experience, successively as Managing Director and Vice-Chairman of the Alusuisse Lonza Group in Zurich, Chairperson and Managing Director of Rhône-Poulenc Chimie, then Chairperson and Managing Director of the Impress group in the Netherlands.
In 2004, she set up her own company, Evalind International, which advises major international groups on matters of strategy in the field of corporate governance and development.
Dominique Damon holds far-reaching experience as an executive and independent director of listed and private international groups. She has been an independent director of the Daher Group since 2008, of the Bongrain Group since 2007 and Chairperson of Evalind International since 2004. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the "Institut Français des Administrateurs" and a member of the Board of the ESCP European School of Management.
Dominique Damon has been made "Officier de la Légion d'Honneur", she holds a honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University, England, she is Foreign Trade Advisor for the French Government, as well as member of the Paris Chamber of Commerce. She holds a graduate in experimental psychology and economics and management.

Mr de Gaulmyn (°1946) started his career at the Pfizer Group and joined the SNPE Group in 1975 where he held various positions of responsibility in marketing and management. Mr de Gaulmyn has amassed considerable experience in the chemistry industry, successively as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the SNPE subsidiary Bergerac NC, as General Manager Chemicals and as Director Business Development Chemicals of the SNPE Group. In 2011, he joined Eurenco, a subsidiary of SNPE as Executive VP Additives. He currently holds the position of Chairman of Bergerac NC and of the joint venture companies of CNC in China and Korea. He is also Chairman of the Union of Chemical Industries of Ile de France and member of the board of directors of the French Chemical Industries Association. Mr de Gaulmyn graduated as an engineer from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie of Toulouse (ENSIACET) and completed his education in management by a degree from the Institute of Management Control of Paris and then in strategy as an auditor of the Centre for Advanced Studies of Armament.

Baudouin Michiels has spent most of his professional career securing the international development of the Côte d'Or group, first as a family company and then within the Kraft Foods group. He is the current Chairman of the Unibra group and is also a member of the company's audit committee and of the remuneration and appointment committee. He is member of the Board of the Noël Marquet Corporation (N.M.C.). He also serves as the Chairman of the appointment and remuneration committee and is a member of the audit committee. He is a director of Guberna and chairs several cultural and social institutions. Baudouin Michiels holds a doctorate in law and a degree in labour and social affairs.

Thierry Piessevaux started his career with AXA Belgium as a sales director. He is currently director of AXA Bank and AXA Private Management. He also serves as a director within various companies including TDBY Invest . Thierry Piessevaux holds an economics degree from the Université Libre de Bruxelles and a Master in General Management from the INSEAD.

Karel Vinck is Chairman of the BAM (Beheersmaatschappij Antwerpen Mobiel), an ERTMS coordinator (European Rail Traffic Management System) with the European Commission and member of the Board of Directors of the Monnaie and of Nyrstar SA. He is also a member of Nyrstar's audit and appointment and remuneration committees. A former Managing Director and Chairman of Umicore SA, he has also held positions as Managing Director of Eternit NV, of Bekaert NV and of Belgian Railways (SNCB).
Karel Vinck graduated as an electrical engineer from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven  and followed a post-graduate Production Management programme at the University of Ghent. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from Cornell University USA.