Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Andries Gryffroy
Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors

Andries Gryffroy is a qualified industrial electromechanical engineer and holds a Master's degree in marketing. He took a number of additional training courses in the energy sector and worked in a range of positions in that sector. He is a consultant in technology and energy. He is also the Chairman of Publigas, a member of the Flemish Parliament and a federated entity senator. He was appointed as director in May 2015 following his nomination by Publigas, and his current term of office will expire at the Annual General Meeting in May 2027.

Jean-Claude Marcourt
Director, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors

Jean-Claude Marcourt graduated in law from the University of Liège and has been a lawyer at the Liège Bar since 1979, specialising in economic and labour law. He was chief of staff to various ministers from 1992 to 2004 and also held a number of ministerial positions from 2004 to 2019, including as Minister of Economy in the Walloon government. He is currently a member of the Parliament of Wallonia and of the Parliament of the French Community. He was appointed director in May 2023 on a proposal by Publigas. His directorship will expire at the end of the Annual General Meeting in May 2029.

 

Pascal De Buck
Managing Director and CEO

Pascal De Buck studied law, specialising in economic law, before completing several management training courses, including at the Flemish School of Higher Education in Economics (VLEKHO) and EHSAL Management School (EMS) in Brussels and the IESE Business School's international Global CEO Program. After joining Fluxys as a Legal Counsel in 1995, he became head of the Legal and Commercial departments before taking on the role of Commercial Director, where he was responsible for business development and strategy. Pascal was appointed CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of Fluxys Belgium on 1 January 2015. He became Managing Director of Fluxys Belgium in May 2020 and will hold this position until the Annual General Meeting in May 2026.

 

Abdellah Achaoui
Director

Abdellah Achaoui speaks several languages and has a degree in finance. He is management manager at VIVAQUA. He is currently on political leave and serving as an alderman in the Brussels municipality of Molenbeek. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Interfin and a member of the Boards of Directors of Sibelga and Publigas. He has held financial positions in various sectors, both private and public. He was co-opted as director by the Board of Directors with effect from 30 March 2022 following his nomination by Publigas. His term will expire at the end of the Annual General Meeting in May 2027.

 

Laurent Coppens
Director

Laurent Coppens holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Liège and completed specialised courses in Management Accounting & Control at Maastricht University before working as an assistant and researcher in finance. He is currently CFO of Sibelga, Interfin, Publigas and Publi-T. He was appointed as director by the Annual General Meeting in May 2021, with effect from 1 July 2021, following his nomination by Publigas. His term of office will expire at the end of the Annual General Meeting in May 2027.

 

Leen Dierick
Director

Leen Dierick studied business administration, marketing and logistics at EHSAL in Brussels and has subsequently held various positions at DOMO NV. She has served as a Dendermonde municipal councillor since 2001 and as a Member of the Federal Parliament for CD&V since 2007. In the Chamber she is a permanent member of both the Parliamentary Committees for Economy & Energy and the subcommittee for Nuclear Safety. She was appointed director in May 2022 on a proposal by Publigas. Her directorship will expire at the end of the Annual General Meeting in May 2028.

 

Gianni Infanti
Director

Gianni Infanti earned a master's degree in management sciences at UCL Mons. He is currently an adviser to the office of Minister Christie Morreale. He was appointed director in May 2022 on a proposal by Publigas. His directorship will expire at the end of the Annual General Meeting in May 2028.

 

Ludo Kelchtermans
Director

Ludo Kelchtermans holds a degree in economics and is CEO of Nutsbedrijven Houdstermaatschappij (Nuhma). He is a director at several companies and chairman of Aspiravi's audit committee. He was appointed as director in June 2012 following his nomination by Publigas. His current term of office will expire at the Annual General Meeting in May 2026.

  

Josly Piette
Director

Josly Piette holds degrees in industrial sociology and economic and social sciences. He is Honorary General Secretary of the Confédération des Syndicats Chrétiens (Confederation of Christian Trade Unions) and a director at SOCOFE and Publigas. He was appointed as director in June 2009 following his nomination by Publigas. His current term of office will expire at the Annual General Meeting in May 2026.

 

Daniël Termont
Director, Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee

Daniël Termont is a member of the Board of Directors of Publigas. He was appointed as director in May 1998 following his nomination by Publigas, and his current term of office will expire at the Annual General Meeting in May 2027.

 

Koen Van den Heuvel
Director

Koen Van den Heuvel holds a degree in economics and political science. As a member of Puurs Municipal Council since 1989, for five years he served as the Alderman for Youth, Culture and Finance. In 1997, he became Mayor of Puurs, and since 2019 he has been the mayor of the merged municipality of Puurs-Sint-Amands. Since 2004, he has been a member of the Flemish Parliament, leading his parliamentary group there from 2012 to 2019. In 2019, he was the Flemish Minister for the Environment, Nature and Agriculture. He was co-opted as director, with effect from 1 December 2019, at the Board of Directors' meeting held on 29 January 2020, and his current term of office will expire at the Annual General Meeting in May 2025.

 

Wim Vermeir
Director

Wim Vermeir has a degree in engineering physics from Ghent University and holds an MBA from Vlerick School of Management. He started his career at Ghent Univer- sity and Vlerick School of Management as a research assistant in corporate finance. Between 1995 and 2006, he held various positions at Dexia Asset Management and in 2006 he was appointed Chief Investment Officer for Traditional Investments and member of the Execu- tive Board of Dexia Asset Management. He has been Chief Investment Officer of AG Insurance since April 2011 and also Group Head of Investments for Ageas since June 2012. He was co-opted as director by the Board of Directors with effect from 21 February 2023 following his nomination by AG Insurance and his current term of office will expire at the Annual General Meeting in May 2028.

 

Geert Versnick
Director

Geert Versnick has a law degree from Ghent University. He has also participated in study programmes from GUBERNA, the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) and INSEAD. He was a lawyer at the Ghent Bar from 1980 until 2000 and active in politics from 1989 to 2017. He holds a number of directorships in both the private and public sectors. He was appointed as director by the Annual General Meeting in May 2018 with effect from 3 October 2018, following his nomination by Publigas, and his current term of office will expire at the Annual General Meeting in May 2024.

 

Independent directors under the provisions of the Gas Act

Sabine Colson

Director, chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee

Sabine Colson has a degree in business and finance from HEC Liège. She completed a GUBERNA Certified Director course and holds a university certificate in innovation management from UCLouvain. She coordinates the Family & MBO investment platform at the Regional Investment Company of Wallonia (SRIW). Following the recommendation of the relevant advisory committees, she was co-opted as independent director by the Board of Directors with effect from 1 October 2018. Her current term of office will expire at the Annual General Meeting in May 2024.

 

Valentine Delwart
Director

Valentine Delwart holds a degree in law and a Master's degree in European law. She is Alderwoman for Finance in Uccle and has been General Secretary of the French-speaking liberal party Mouvement Réformateur since March 2011. She was appointed as independent director in May 2013 following her nomination by the Board of Directors and the recommendation of the relevant advisory committees. Her term of office will expire at the Annual General Meeting in May 2025.

 

Cécile Flandre
Director

Cécile Flandre holds a degree in mathematics and actuarial science from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). For nine years she served as CFO and executive director at two insurance companies, Belfius Insurance and later Ethias. She has many years of experience in the insurance sector, including its supervision, and in financial matters. She is currently a director of Elia Transmission Belgium, Elia Asset and Elia Group. She has been a member or chair of the boards of directors and audit committees of several companies. She was co-opted as an independent director with effect from 30 March 2022 following her nomination by the Board of Directors and the recommendation of the relevant advisory committees. Her term of office will expire at the Annual General Meeting in May 2025.

 

Sandra Gobert
Director

Sandra Gobert holds a Master's degree in law from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). She has taken the GUBERNA training courses and is a GUBERNA Certified Director. She has been a member of the Brussels Bar since 1992, specialising in corporate law and corporate governance, and has held directorships since 1991. In early 2019, she was appointed Executive Director of GUBERNA, where she has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2016. She is also a partner in Sub Rosa Legal. She was appointed as independent director in May 2019 following her nomination by the Board of Directors and the recommendation of the relevant advisory committees. Her directorship will expire at the Annual General Meeting in May 2025.

 

Roberte Kesteman
Director

Roberte Kesteman holds a Master's degree in Applied Economics from VLEKHO. She also studied International Corporate Finance at INSEAD in France. She is currently Senior Advisor at First Sentier Investors International, an independent director at Elia Transmission Belgium, Elia Asset and Elia Group, as well as a member of the Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Corporate Governance Committee. She was co-opted as independent director with effect from 1 July 2019 following her nomination by the Board of Directors' meeting held on 26 June 2019 and the recommendation of the relevant advisory committees, and her current term of office will expire at the Annual General Meeting in May 2029.

 

Anne Leclercq
Director

Anne Leclercq holds a Master's degree in law and an MBA from Vlerick Business School. Many years working in both the banking sector and as Director of Treasury and Capital Markets at the Belgian Debt Agency (the agency in charge of the operational management of the debt of the Belgian federal government) have provided her with a wealth of financial expertise and management experience. Until mid-2019, Anne chaired a sub-committee of the European Union's Economic and Financial Committee comprising debt managers from the various EU Member States. She is currently a director at Argenta Bank en Verzekeringen, WDP (Warehouses De Pauw), Z.org, Plexus (Regional Hospital Network) and KU Leuven/UZ Leuven, where she is also Chairman of the Audit Committee. She was appointed as independent director at Fluxys in May 2018 following her nomination by the Board of Directors and the recommendation of the relevant advisory committees. Her current term of office will expire at the Annual General Meeting in May 2024.

 

Sandra Wauters
Director

Sandra Wauters holds a PhD in chemical engineering from Ghent University. She is currently Carbon Management Programme Manager at BASF Antwerp, where she is responsible for business development and coordination on climate-neutral growth. She was appointed as independent director in May 2013 following her nomination by the Board of Directors and the recommendation of the relevant advisory committees. Her term of office will expire at the Annual General Meeting in May 2025.