Corporate Governance / Committees
Composition of the Audit Committee
Peter Hinssen | Chairman of the Board and co-founder of Porthus |
| Independent Director |
Treecon BVBA, represented by Rudi De Meyer | Independent Director |
EMOR BVBA, represented by Francis Rome | |
Composition of the Remuneration Committee
| Chairman of the Board and co-founder of Porthus |
| Independent Director |
Treecon BVBA, represented by Rudi De Meyer | |
Biographies
Peter Hinssen – Chairman of the Board and co-founder of Porthus.
Peter Hinssen holds a Master's degree in Telecommunications and Electronical Engineering from the State University of Ghent, Belgium. After graduating he joined Alcatel Telecom working in the Multimedia Research Centre. He was involved in the design and implementation of an Interactive Television Server, based on high-speed ATM networks, for a Video-On-Demand system. Peter Hinssen was later involved in the Interactive Television Trials for the Bermuda Telephone Company and British Telecom. In the beginning of 1995, Peter Hinssen left Alcatel and founded e-COM Interactive, one of the leading internet and e-commerce consultancy firms in Belgium, based in Ghent. He was responsible for the implementation of large-scale internet, e-commerce projects, and information systems for companies such as DHL Worldwide Express, S.W.I.F.T., ING, Alcatel, SONY Europe, Belgacom, and Volvo. In 1998, Alcatel acquired the majority of the shares in e-COM, and the company was renamed Alcatel e-COM. Peter Hinssen remained as CEO, responsible for both the local and international operations. In 1999, Alcatel e-COM itself acquired Net It Be, and grew to more than 300 employees. In 1999 he worked at Alcatel headquarters in Paris as Vice-President responsible for marketing and business development of Alcatel Telecom Software and Services. Today, he is the chairman of Porthus, and founder of A-cross communications. Since 2000, he has been an Entrepreneur in Residence with the firm of McKinsey & Company.
Stijn Bijnens – Independent Director.
Bijnens holds a Masters Degree in Computer Science from KULeuven. He is Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Ubizen. Ubizen is a public company listed on Euronext. Stijn Bijnens has been widely recognized for his outstanding business and management skills, and was named Manager of the Year 1999 in Belgium by Trends Magazine. He also received the DataNews Award of Excellence for a Startup Company. As a researcher at the Department of Computer Science at KULeuven, Belgium's largest university, and at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland from 1992 through 1995, he investigated network security and object oriented distributed systems. His research background has been instrumental in Ubizen's growth and success. In addition to leading Ubizen, Sijn Bijnens is also co-founder and Chairman of the Board for GlobalSign NV.
Francis Rome – Independent Director.
Dr. Rome holds a PhD in International Economics (Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, Washington DC) and a Master in International Relations (Johns Hopkins University, SAIS, Bologna-Italy/Washington DC). Currently he is Director Business Development at the Flanders Institute for Logistics, a government sponsored Centre of Knowledge in Supply Chain Management. Dr. Rome has been the Global Commercial Director of DHL from January 1995 up to mid-2001 based at the DHL World Headquarters in Brussels. He joined DHL in 1992 as Business Development Director for DHL's Europe and Africa Region. Preceding his management career with DHL, he was Managing Director of Polaroid Belgium for 6 years. Other positions held during his career include Commercial Director of Quaker Oats Belgium and Brand Manager for P&G Benelux. Dr. Rome has been teaching Marketing at the Boston University (Brussels) and is currently professor at the Antwerp University (ITMMA). He is non-executive Director in a number of companies.
Rudi De Meyer – Independent Director.
De Meyer is Managing Director of Alfaport Antwerpen, the Federation of Port Companies & Logistic Service Providers. Rudi De Meyer also holds a management position in the Flemish Ports Association, the umbrella organisation of the private port sector in Flanders; Portilog, the professional institute for training in port-related and logistics activities; and Porticom, the ICT unit within Alfaport. Next to his function within Alfaport, De Meyer is a member of the Board of Directors of Cepa Social Secretariat; the Antwerp Municipal Port Authority and VOKA Antwerpen-Waasland. He's also involved in several port- and logistics-related advisory boards and consultative bodies.