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Marc Hellemans
(resignation effective from 14.03.2014)
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Current function
: Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Artexis Easyfairs
Group (rue Saint-Lambert/Sint-Lambertusstraat 135, 1200 Brussels)
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Current office
: -
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Previous offices
: Various subsidiaries of the Cofinimmo Group
Inès Reinmann
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Current function:
Partner at Acxior Corporate Finance SA (69
boulevard Malesherbes, 75008 Paris, France)
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Current office:
Gecina SA, Axcior Immo, Lapillus OPCI
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Previous offices:
Segro PLC SA
Françoise Roels
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Current function:
Secretary General & Group Counsel of Cofinimmo
SA/NV (boulevard de la Woluwe/Woluwedal 58, 1200 Brussels)
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Current office:
Various subsidiaries of the Cofinimmo Group,
European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA) Regulatory
Committee, Euroclear Pension Fund OFP, Women on Board ASBL/VZW
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Previous offices:
Institut des Juristes d’Entreprise/Instituut voor
Bedrijfsjuristen
Alain Schockert
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Current function:
Managing Director and member of the
Executive Committee of Bank Degroof SA/NV (rue de l’Industrie/
Nijverheidsstraat 44, 1040 Brussels)
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Current office:
Various subsidiaries of the Degroof Group (Banque/
Bank Degroof SA/NV, Banque Degroof Luxembourg SA, BD Square
Invest SA/NV, Degroof Corporate Finance SA/NV, Degroof Structured
Finance SA/NV, Bank Degroof 2005 Pension Fund, Bank Degroof
Pension Fund, Guimard Finance SA/NV, Industrie Invest SA/NV, Société
Immobilière et Financière Industrie Guimard SA/NV), Brocsa SA/NV
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Previous offices:
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Gilbert van Marcke de Lummen
(end of term: 08.05.2013)
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Current function:
-
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Current office:
-
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Previous offices:
D’Ieteren SA/NV, Maison de la Radio/Radiohuis
Flagey SA/NV, Belron SA (Luxemburg), Avis Europe PLC (United
Kingdom)
Baudouin Velge
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Current function:
Managing Partner of Interel SA/NV (rue du
Luxembourg/Luxemburgstraat 22-24, 1000 Brussels)
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Current office:
Bekaert SA/NV, BECI, Ducroix/Delcredere, Bernheim
Foundation, École pour le Management (EPM) SA, Cercle de Lorraine/
Club van Lotharingen, Brussels Metropolitan Region
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Previous offices:
BT BELUX SA/NV, EUROCOMMERCE AISBL, FEDIS
ASBL/VZW, FEB ASBL/VBO VZW
Role of the Board of Directors
The role of the Board of Directors is to:
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adopt the strategic guidelines for the company, either on its own
initiative or as proposed by the Executive Committee;
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oversee the quality of management and its compliance with the
chosen strategy;
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examine the quality of information given to investors and to the
public;
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ensure that all the Directors, who are jointly and severally
responsible for the interests of the company and for the
development of Cofinimmo, are acting independently;
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deal with all matters linked to its legal responsibilities (approval
of the strategy and budget, adoption of the annual, half-yearly
and quarterly accounts, use of the authorised capital, approval
of the merger or demerger reports, convening of the Ordinary and
Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meetings, organisation of the
decision-making bodies and appointment of their members).
Activity report of the Board of Directors
Apart from the recurrent subjects dealt with by the Board, it has also taken
decisions on various matters, including the following:
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constant monitoring of the financing plan;
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examination and selection of guidelines for Cofinimmo’s develop-
ment, diversification and strategy;
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the healthcare real estate and offices strategy roll-out review;
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analysis and approval of investment projects;
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proposal to appoint Mrs. Inès Reinmann as Independent Director
within the meaning of Article 526ter of the Company Code and
Mr. Christophe Demain as Director representing a shareholder;
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proposal to renew the office of two Non-Executive Directors, namely
Mr. Alain Schockert as representative of the shareholder Bank
Degroof and Mr. André Bergen as Independent Director within the
meaning of Article 526ter of the Company Code;
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proposal to renew the office of Mrs. Françoise Roels as Executive
Director and Member of the Executive Committee;
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review of the Risk Management reference framework, the Risk
Assessment of the Cofinimmo Group and the various assignments of
the Internal Auditor;
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public placement of convertible bonds maturing in five years for a
total amount of €190.8 million;
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proposal to shareholders to opt for a 2012 dividend in shares;
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private placement of non-convertible bonds maturing in four years
for a total amount of €50.0 million.
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