Ageas reshuffles executive committee, creates reinsurance role
Insurer Ageas has made a number of key changes within its executive committee, saying it wants to “align its governance model to the strategic ambitions of the group”.
The executive committee, responsible for the daily management of the group, will be enlarged to eight members. Antonio Cano who has decided to pursue new opportunities will end his mandate at Ageas as of 1 June 2024.
The Ageas Executive Committee will comprise: Hans De Cuyper will remain CEO; Wim Guilliams will remain CFO; Christophe Vandeweghe, CFO of Ageas Portugal, will succeed Emmanuel Van Grimbergen as chief risk officer as of 1 June 2024; Heidi Delobelle will join the executive committee as managing director Belgium; Ben Coumans, currently group director strategy and M&A, will replace Antonio Cano as managing director Europe; Filip Coremans will continue as managing director Asia.
The company also highlighted the growth and ambitions of the reinsurance activities within the group and has created a new role of managing director reinsurance & investments. Emmanuel Van Grimbergen, currently CRO, will take up this new function as of 1 June 2024. Until then, Antonio Cano will further fulfil this position.
Karolien Gielen will take up the position of managing director business development.
Hans De Cuyper, CEO Ageas, said: “I am convinced that the new organisation and the wealth of experience and expertise brought together in the new Executive Committee from inside and outside our Group, will help our company to grow, to innovate and to remain future proof for all our stakeholders in the near and more distant future. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Antonio Cano for his outstanding contribution to the Group in his different roles at AG, as Chief Operating Officer of Ageas and since 2020 as MD Europe of the Group. I would like to congratulate the new members of the Executive Committee and we are looking forward to welcoming Karolien Gielen. Her international insurance knowledge, vast professional experience, and leadership skills, will bring a lot of added value to Ageas.”
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