Karel de Gucht

Karel de Gucht is a non-executive and independent director and a member of the Audit & Risk Committee.

Background

Mr. De Gucht is a Belgian Minister of State. He was the European Commissioner for Trade in

the 2nd Barroso Commission from 2010 to 2014 and for Development and Humanitarian Aid in the 1st Barroso Commission from 2009 to 2010.

Previously, Mr. De Gucht served as Belgium's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2004 to 2009 and Vice Prime Minister of Belgium from 2008 to 2009. In addition, in 2006, he was the Chairman in Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and Member of the Security Council of the United Nations from 2007 to 2008. Since 1991, Mr. De Gucht has been a Professor of Law at the VUB (the Dutch-speaking Free University Brussels).

Further information

He is currently a member of the European Advisory Board of CVC Capital Partners, a member of the board of directors of the listed company Proximus NV and the president of the IES, the Institute of European Studies at the VUB. In the course of 2021, Mr. De Gucht has been nominated Chairman of the Board of YOUSTON NV, a Belgian company specialized in archiving, digitalization and processing.

Mr. De Gucht holds a Master of Law degree from the VUB and is a Belgian citizen.