New Chairman for bpost

François Cornelis has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of bpost. Cornelis, who succeeds Françoise Masai in the role, has been an independent director on the Board of Directors of bpost since 2013.

Between 1974 and 2011 François Cornelis held various positions at Petrofina, including as CEO, and afterwards at the Total Group as President Chemicals and Vice-chairman of the Executive Committee.

Koen Van Gerven, CEO of bpost, commented: “It is with pleasure that I see François Cornelis take office as Chairman of our Board of Directors today. François has already made an important contribution to our growth strategy as an independent director in recent years, so I am looking forward to continuing to work with him on the future of the company.”