Following his nomination as chief of staff of His Majesty King Philippe, Frans van Daele has resigned from the Board of Umicore with immediate effect. The Umicore Board will discuss the vacancy in the Board of Directors in the coming weeks.
Thomas Leysen, Chairman of Umicore, commented: "It is with regret that we have taken note of the resignation of Frans van Daele, but fully understand that his directorship is not compatible with his new responsibilities. On behalf of the full Board, I wish to thank Frans for his contribution over the past few months."
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Umicore profile
Umicore is a global materials technology and recycling group. It focuses on application areas where its expertise in materials science, chemistry and metallurgy makes a real difference. Its activities are centred on four business areas: Catalysis, Energy Materials, Performance Materials and Recycling. Each business area 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 technologies, such as emission control catalysts, materials for rechargeable batteries and photovoltaics, fuel cells, 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.
The Umicore Group has industrial operations on all continents and serves a global customer base; it generated a turnover of € 12.5 billion (€ 2.4 billion excluding metal) in 2012 and currently employs some 14,400 people.