Leadership

Audrey Hanard

Chairperson - Non-Executive Director

Audrey Hanard is an Associate Partner at Dalberg Global Advisors, a mission-driven strategy advisory firm focusing on social impact. She works with her clients, who are NGOs, UN agencies, governments and foundations to improve educational and employment outcomes globally by developing, implementing and measuring impactful strategies in support of inclusive development. In doing so she leverages 10+ years of experience advising corporate, government and philanthropic clients on those topics. Audrey Hanard is currently President of Be education, an organization supporting initiatives that contribute to improving the quality of education in Belgium. She previously was President of the Friday Group, a think tank of young Belgian talents from different professional backgrounds determined to inspire Belgian policy through diversity. Audrey Hanard holds a MSc in Business Engineering from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University.

Laurent Levaux

Non-Executive Director

Mr. Levaux is executive chairman of Aviapartner NV, which he joined in 2008. Prior to joining Aviapartner, he was CEO of ABX Logistics (2003 to 2008), CEO of CMI and chairman of Agoria Liège-Luxembourg (1995 to 2003), associate and partner at McKinsey & Co. (1985 to 1995) and CEO and co-founder of Losfeld-Fétinne SA (1979 to 1984). He holds a master’s degree in applied economics from Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) and MBA from the University of Chicago. He was a member of the Board of Directors of bpost from 2012 to 2018.

Caroline Ven

Non-Executive Director

Mrs. Ven is CEO of the Blue Cluster, a spearhead cluster for innovation, after having served as managing director of VKW/ETION, a platform and think tank for entrepreneurs (2011-2016). Mrs. Ven started her career as an economist at the research department of Kredietbank (now KBC) and, in 1999, joined the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium and became manager for economic affairs. From 2008 to 2010, she was chief of staff at the cabinet of Belgian prime ministers Yves Leterme and Herman van Rompuy. She holds a master’s degree in applied economics from UFSIA (University of Antwerp) and a master in e-business (2003, Antwerp Management School). She is independent director of Bank van Breda and of VITO and member of the board of trustees of the association of KU Leuven. She was a member of the board of directors of bpost from 2012 to 2018.

Ann Caluwaerts

Non-Executive Director

Ann Caluwaerts (°1966), Executive Vice President at Telenet, has more than 30 years of experience in the international and local telecom and media industry. Ann is a member of Telenet's executive committee since 2011, where she is currently responsible for HR, Brand & Communication, Transformation, Corporate Governance, Legal & Regulation. She previously spent 17 years at BT, of which 10 in an international role, responsible for Marketing, Strategy and Transformation. She started her career at L&H as a software developer and product manager. Ann Caluwaerts graduated as Civil Engineer Electronics and followed various courses at INSEAD, Columbia Business School, London Business School and Guberna. She is also a board director at IMEC since 2016 and member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Sciences since 2020.

Sonja Rottiers

Independent Director

Sonja Rottiers is currently the CEO of Lloyd’s Insurance Company, co-founder and director of Women on Board, director of Belgian Finance Club and independent director of Kinepolis Group NV and Matexi NV.  As chief financial officer of AXA Belgium NV (until 2016) and CFO of Dexia Insurance (until 2009), she has more than 35 years of professional experience in the financial industry. She also served on the board of Leasinvest Real Estate SCA, AXA Holdings Belgium SA, ING Belgium SA and Touring Verzekeringen NV. Sonja Rottiers holds a Master in Applied Economic Sciences from the University of Antwerp.

Mohssin El Ghabri

Non-Executive Director

Mohssin El Ghabri is political director of the Green political party (Ecolo) since 2018. Since 2019, he has also been a member of the board of directors of Brutele. Before that, he was counselor (échevin/schepen) of the municipality of Saint-Gilles in charge of trade and culture. From 2011 to 2018, Mohssin El Ghabri was advisor for Prospective. In this role, he published studies and analyses related to the digital and ecological transition, the collaborative economy and the automation of employment.

Michael Stone

Independent Director

Mr. Stone has extensive strategic and operational experience in the postal and parcels markets as well as the markets adjacent to these. This was initially gained through various regional and global level positions at DHL, followed by senior executive management positions at DX Group in the UK, and Neopost, both in the UK and Europe.

In addition, he is active with advisory roles with e-commerce logistics companies, both start-ups and established businesses. These roles have given him a broad understanding of the e-commerce, digital communications and logistics markets, in addition to his detailed knowledge of the commercial and operational challenges in the postal and parcel markets.

Jules Noten

Independent Director

Jules Noten started his career in 1985 at Unilever where he held several international management positions before becoming chairman of Unilever Belgium in 2001. After having been subsequently CEO of Massive and Balta Group, he joined Vandemoortele Group in 2012 where he was CEO from 2014 until 2020. Jules Noten serves as independent director for several companies such as Sioen Industries NV and Port of Antwerp. He studied at the KU Leuven and Vlekho Brussels and followed several courses at the Kellogg Business School (Northwestern University) and Harvard Business School.

Lionel Desclée

Independent Director

Lionel Desclée is a SVP and Walmart Officer and was President and CEO of Walmart Japan/Seiyu until March 2021. Before that he was President and CEO of Tom & Co. He also worked more than 10 years for the Delhaize Group where he held senior roles of responsibilities in different countries and developed a substantial experience in omni-channel retail business. He holds a Master’s Degree in Financial Management from Vlerick Business School and a Master’s in Economics from the University of Louvain-la-Neuve (UCL).

Sonja Willems

Independent Director

Sonja Willems is the Managing Director of Janssen Benelux. She has worked more than 30 years for the Johnson & Johnson Group of companies, where she held international senior management positions in various countries (Belgium, Germany and Canada) in pharma and in medical devices. Sonja Willems also serves on the board of Pharma.be and Innovation Circle and is the President of the Board of Flanders Investment & Trade. She holds a Master’s Degree in Business from the University of Hasselt.

David Cunningham

Independent Director

Mr. Cunningham spent 36 years with FedEx, the world’s largest express transportation company. As president and CEO, he was responsible for the leadership and direction of the FedEx Express group, which includes FedEx Express and TNT. He led all customer-facing aspects of the company’s U.S. operations and its international business, spanning more than 220 countries and territories across the globe. Before being president and CEO, Mr. Cunningham was notably chief operating officer and president-international, regional president of the Asia Pacific division, chief financial officer of FedEx Express Asia Pacific. Mr. Cunningham is a member of the Board of Governors of Junior Achievement Worldwide, was a board member of the U.S.-China Business Council, a board member of Christian Brothers University and a former Chairman of U.S. Chamber in Hong Kong. He holds a Master Business of Administration from the University of Memphis.