Umicore - Notice of ordinary and special shareholders’ meetings
March 28 2023 - 5:26AM
Umicore - Notice of ordinary and special shareholders’ meetings
Notice of ordinary and special shareholders’
meetings
Umicore invites its shareholders to participate
in its ordinary and special shareholders’ meetings which will be
held on Thursday April 27th, 2023 at 5 PM CEST at the
Umicore offices (rue du Marais-Broekstraat 31, 1000
Brussels).
The meetings will also be live webcasted without
possibility to vote or ask questions during the webcast. The link
to access the webcast will be made available on the Umicore
website.
All details regarding the agenda, the admission
conditions, voting methods and documentation for the shareholders’
meetings can be consulted here.
Proposed changes to the Supervisory
Board
Eric Meurice has indicated his desire to step
down from the Supervisory Board at the date of the Annual General
Meeting, after having served for a total of 8 years. The mandate of
Ines Kolmsee also comes to an end after having served on the Board
for 12 years.
Thomas Leysen, Chair of the Supervisory Board,
commented: “On behalf of my colleagues and myself, I would like to
thank Eric Meurice and Ines Kolmsee for their sharp insights and
for the highly relevant expertise they brought to the Supervisory
Board (and before to the Board of Directors) during their tenure. I
wish to thank Ines in particular for her leadership of the Audit
Committee during the last few years.”
The Supervisory Board proposes the appointment
of Marc Grynberg as a new member of the Supervisory Board.
Marc Grynberg was Umicore's Chief Executive
Officer from November 2008 to November 2021. During his CEO
mandate, he positioned the company as a global leader in clean
mobility materials and recycling. He joined Umicore in 1996, served
as CFO of the company between 2000 and 2006 and headed the
Automotive Catalysts business from 2006 to 2008. He currently
serves as independent, non-executive director of Nexans. He is a
member of its Strategy & Sustainability Committee, its Audit
& Risk Committee and was recently appointed as Climate Director
of the company. He also serves as independent, non-executive
director of Wienerberger, is a member of its Innovation &
Sustainability Committee, Audit & Risk Committee and
Remuneration Committee.
“I am very pleased to propose the appointment of
Marc Grynberg, as already envisaged at the time of his stepping
down as CEO some 18 months ago. Marc's unparalleled knowledge of
Umicore and its markets is a strong asset for the company and will
further strengthen Umicore's Supervisory Board. Marc also brings a
thorough knowhow of the broader innovation and sustainability
context, essential in the path towards Umicore’s 2030 RISE
ambitions.” said Thomas Leysen.
Board Committees
The Supervisory Board established two new
committees effective as of the date of the Annual General Meeting:
the Investment Committee and the Sustainability Committee. The
committees will assist the Supervisory Board in its oversight of
the Group’s capital expenditure that supports the growth linked to
the RISE 2030 Strategy on the one hand, and in delivering in line
with the Let’s Go for Zero ambitions, on the other.
Birgit Behrendt will chair the Sustainability
Committee, whose members will be Françoise Chombar, Alison Henwood
and Mario Armero. The Investment Committee will be composed of
Birgit Behrendt, Marc Grynberg1 and Laurent Raets, under the
Chairmanship of Thomas Leysen.
Alison Henwood will replace Ines Kolmsee as
Chair of the Audit Committee. She joined Umicore as independent
Supervisory Board member and member of the Audit Committee in
September 2022.
For more information
Investor Relations
Caroline Kerremans |
+32 2 227 72 21 |
caroline.kerremans@umicore.com |
Eva Behaeghe |
+32 2 227 70 68 |
eva.behaeghe@umicore.com |
Adrien Raicher |
+32 2 227 74 34 |
adrien.raicher@umicore.com |
Media Relations
Marjolein Scheers |
+32 2 227 71 47 |
marjolein.scheers@umicore.com |
Caroline Jacobs |
+32 2 227 71 29 |
caroline.jacobs@umicore.com |
About Umicore
Umicore is a circular materials technology
Group. It focuses on application areas where its expertise in
materials science, chemistry and metallurgy makes a real
difference. Its activities are organised in three business groups:
Catalysis, Energy & Surface Technologies and Recycling. Each
business group is divided into market-focused business units
offering materials and solutions that are at the cutting edge of
new technological developments and essential to everyday
life.
Umicore generates the majority of its revenues
and dedicates most of its R&D efforts to clean mobility
materials and recycling. Umicore’s overriding goal of sustainable
value creation is based on an ambition to develop, produce and
recycle materials in a way that fulfils its mission: materials for
a better life.
Umicore’s industrial and commercial operations as well as
R&D activities are located across the world to best serve its
global customer base. The Group generated revenues (excluding
metal) of € 4.2 billion (turnover of € 25.4 billion) in 2022 and
currently employs more than 11,000 people.
1 Subject to his appointment as member of the
Supervisory Board by the Annual General Meeting of April 27th,
2023.