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Governance

We believe that materials have been a key element in furthering the progress of mankind, that they are at the core of today’s life and will continue to be enablers for future wealth creation. We believe that metal-related materials have a vital role to play, as they can be efficiently and infinitely recycled, which makes them the basis for sustainable products and services. We want  Umicore to be a leader in providing and creating material-based solutions to contribute to fundamental improvements in the quality of life.

Our Horizon 2020 economic growth ambitions are tied to the megatrends of resource scarcity, clean air and vehicle electrification. The social and environmental objectives are clustered in three themes: Great Place to Work, Eco-efficiency and Value Chain and society. These objectives reflect our operational excellence and the aspects of our products and services that we can further improve to turn sustainability into a greater competitive edge.

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Senior Management

Guy Beke

SVP Strategic Projects 

Geert Bens

VP Strategic Projects 

Jens Blechschmidt

Head of Internal Audit 

Erik Brijs

VP Accounting & Control

Sybolt Brouwer

VP Purchasing & Transport 

Alain Byl

VP Group Treasurer 

Mark Caffarey

President Umicore USA 

Enrico Cisco

VP Control 

Stephanie Dam

VP AC Operations 

Ignace De Ruijter

SVP Human Resources 

Thomas Engert

SVP Electroplating 

Guy Ethier

SVP Sustainability 

David Fong

SVP Umicore Greater China 

Bernhard Fuchs

SVP Precious Metals Management & UMS 

Luc Gellens

SVP Precious Metals Refining 

Carsten Gerleman

SVP Umicore South America 

Evelien Goovaerts

Head of Investor Relations 

Atsuya Hanazawa

President Umicore Japan 

Dong-Joon Ihm

Executive Chairman Umicore Korea 

Thomas Jansseune

VP Digitalization & VP Coorporate Development 

Franz-Josef Kron

SVP Jewelry & Industrial Metals 

Flavia Leone

VP Group Tax 

Egbert Lox

SVP Government Affairs 

Jundong Lu

SVP RBM Sales 

Kristl Matton

Corporate Security 

Wilfried Müller

SVP AC Global Research & Development 

Lothar Mussman

SVP Precious Metals Chemistry 

Michael Neisel

SVP AC Control Purchasing, IT & BD 

Geert Olbrechts

VP Research & Technology AC 

Johan Ramharter

SVP Electro Optic Materials 

Bart Sap

SVP CSM & Supply 

Christopher Smith

Director of Group Communications 

Frank Streignart

SVP RBM Operations 

Geon-Seog Son

VP RBM Research & Development 

Joakim Reimer Thogersen

VP Stationary Catalysis 

Bernard Tonnon

VP RBM Process Technology & Engineering 

Pierre Van De Bruaene

SVP Environment,  Health and Safety 

Kurt Vandeputte

SVP New Business Incubation 

Yves van Rompaey

SVP Corporate Research & Development 

Patrick Vermeulen

SVP Information Systems 

Jörg Von Roden

SVP AC Global Sales & Marketing 

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