Board of Directors

Board of Directors

BESIX Group follows the Belgian recommendations on corporate governance for unlisted companies (‘Code Buysse II’). BESIX Group has structures and rules in place to ensure effective corporate governance, risk management and control both in each Group company and within the organization as a whole. 

The Board of Directors, assisted by advisory committees, plays a leading role in outlining, monitoring and controlling such structures and rules and in securing the day-to-day operational and financial management of the Group and its entities by the Chief Executive Officer and the senior management.

The Board includes three external directors, whereby a balanced configuration ensures authority, expertise and independence, and the positions of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer are separated. Decisions are also taken after ample deliberation and consultation and the functioning of the Board is regularly reviewed, also in the light of the prevailing shareholders’ arrangements.

Baron Philippe Vlerick

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Johan Beerlandt

Executive Vice-Chairman

As a permanent representative of Bevafin SRL

Osama Bishai

Director

Wouter De Geest

Independent Director

Jérome Guiraud

Director

Paddy Padmanathan

Independent Director

Philippe Quoilin

Director

Permanent representative of MPH Invest SRL

Etienne Schneider

Independent Director

Permanent representative of Beta Aquarii SRL

Jef Lembrechts

Director

Permanent representative of Lemma BV

Ihab Mehawed

Director

Audit committee

The Audit Committee supervises the setup of the statutory and consolidated financial statements, the interim financial reports and the relations with the statutory auditor. It works closely with representatives of the senior management, monitors the internal control and risk management systems and the main risks associated with the activities of the Group and its entities, and operates in accordance with its charter.

Wouter De Geest

Chairman of the Audit Committee

Johan Beerlandt

Member of the Audit Committee

As a permanent representative of Bevafin SRL

Ihab Mehawed

Member of the Audit Committee

Baron Philippe Vlerick

Member of the Audit Committee

Etienne Schneider

Member of the Audit Committee

Permanent representative of Beta Aquarii SRL

Remuneration committee

The Remuneration & Nominations Committee evaluates the performance of the senior management, oversees the HR policies of the Group and its entities and pays specific attention to succession management.

Johan Beerlandt

Chairman of the Remuneration Committee

As a permanent representative of Bevafin SRL

Osama Bishai

Member of the Remuneration Committee

Baron Philippe Vlerick

Member of the Remuneration Committee

Honorary Members

Baron Jean Stephenne

Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors

Ridder Luc Vandewalle

Honorary Director