Nomination & Remuneration

Member and chair of this Committee since

19 November 2008

Date appointed to Supervisory Board

10 May 2000

Experience 

Thomas Leysen became Chair of Umicore in November 2008 after serving as Chief Executive Officer of Umicore since 2000. During this mandate, he transformed the former Union Minière from a non-ferrous company into an international materials technology group called Umicore. He joined the group in 1993 as member of the Executive Committee, and successively managed several industrial divisions.

Member of this Committee since

26 April 2018

Date appointed to Supervisory Board

26 April 2016

Experience 

Françoise Chombar is co-Founder and Chair of the Board of Directors of Melexis, a producer of smart sensor and driver semiconductors for automotive, industrial, durable consumer and health applications, where she served as Chief Executive Officer from 2003 until August 2021.

She officiated previously as planning manager at Elmos GmbH and operations manager and director at several companies within the Elex group. Françoise was a mentor in the Belgian women's network Sofia for 17 years and is committed to STEM and gender balance advocacy, for which she received a Flemish Community Honor in 2019.

In 2012, she was granted an Honorary Ambassadorship for Applied Languages by the University of Ghent. In 2018, she received the title of Science Fellow by the VUB, University of Brussels and in 2021 the first Medal of Honor, awarded by the Science and Technology Group of KU Leuven.

Member of this Committee since

9 December 2020

Date appointed to Supervisory Board

26 April 2018

Experience 

Prof. Dr. Ir. Koenraad Debackere has been with KU Leuven since 1995, where he teaches Technology & Innovation Management and Policy. He has won numerous awards for his research, and in 2010 was awarded a Francqui Lecture Chair in economics and business. From 2005 through September 2020 he was the general manager of KU Leuven and also a member of the Board of KU Leuven.

Member of this Committee since

25 April 2025

Date appointed to Supervisory Board

25 April 2025

Experience

Martina Merz, a German citizen, is a distinguished business leader. She was CEO at Thyssenkrupp AG from 2019 till 2023 after having held various executive roles at Robert Bosch GmbH, Brose Group and Chassis Brakes International. She is member of the Supervisory Board at Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG (RBIK). She has served as Non-Executive Director on the boards of several listed companies in Europe and is currently non-executive director at Rio Tinto Group and AB Volvo. Mrs. Merz holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Cooperative Education in Stuttgart.

Member of this Committee since

25 April 2024

Date appointed to Supervisory Board

25 April 2024

Experience 

Frédéric Oudéa, a French citizen, is a graduate of the École Polytechnique and the École Nationale d'administration. He spent most of his career in the banking sector, at Société Générale, where he was appointed CEO from 2008 until 2023. He is currently chair of Sanofi and senior independent director of Capgemini. He is also senior executive advisor to GBL Group.