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Le 15/02/2012

Cécile Coune appointed Chief Executive Officer of Aviabel

PRESS RELEASE – Brussels, Belgium - 13 February 2012 Cécile Coune appointed Chief Executive Officer of Aviabel Aviabel SA, the Belgian aviation insurance company, has announced the appointment of Cécile Coune as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Management Committee, effective May 1^st, 2012. Cécile Coune succeeds the current CEO, Philippe Vande Wal, who has reached retirement age. In accordance with current regulations, this appointment is submitted to the approval of the National Bank of Belgium. Cécile Coune, currently lawyer and partner at business law firm Liedekerke, is no stranger to the insurance business. She previously headed American insurer Chubb, and led AXA Art, which specialises in insuring high value art. Philippe Vande Wal successfully headed Aviabel for the last twelve years. The Board of Directors wishes to express their gratitude to him for the profitable development of the company's activities during that time.  « I am happy to hand over the role to an insurance specialist » comments Philippe Vande Wal. « For me, Aviabel is an example of a company which functions efficiently thanks to the team spirit and know-how of its staff. With Cécile Coune at the helm, Aviabel will benefit from a renewed dynamism! »Cécile Coune shares: « I was attracted by this specialised Belgian company. Aviation has always fascinated people. I consider it a new challenge to continue the development of Aviabel, together with its team of specialists and with the brokers who put their trust in it. » About Aviabel Aviabel, specialised in aviation insurance, was created in 1935 and is owned by key players on the Belgian insurance market [*]. Aviabel insures all types of aerospace risks, from gliders over business jets to Airbus A380's, but also provides accident insurance for flight crews, travelers or parachutists. Aviabel offers aviation insurance and reinsurance throughout the world from its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium and its subsidiary in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The company holds an important general aviation market share in the Benelux, France, Spain, Portugal, and Italy. Its brand image is based on the quality of its service to clients and brokers, the coherence of its politics and its reaction speed.  [*] Aviabel shareholders are AG Insurance (24,7%), Ethias (24,7%), Dexia Insurance (20%), Secura Belgian Re (19,14%), Delta Lloyd Life (5,275%), P&V (5%) and Protect (1,185%). For further information:Please visit www.aviabel.beOr contact:Philippe Vande Wal, CEO, Aviabel: phone +32.2.349.12.26

 

Le 30/03/2011

The law firm Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick will host a seminar on Tuesday 13 March 2012, exclusively for the members of Women on Board. The seminar will be followed by a cocktail. The theme of the seminar is "Company restructuring viewed from the board room"

Le 01/12/2010

On 26 January 2012, the General Assembly of Women on Board decided to reinforce its own board of directors, currently composed of the five female founding members, with three male directors.

« Women on Board », whose objective is to promote female participation in boards of directors of Belgian enterprises (both public and private), commits itself to giving the right example in terms of gender diversity. On 26 January, the General Assembly of Women on Board decided to reinforce its own board of directors, currently composed of the five female founding members, with three male directors. At Women on Board, the board of directors’ role is to define the strategy and to set the priorities of the actions that have to be undertaken. In 2012 the organisation will focus primarily on the extension of its pool of female directors and its promotion with enterprises. The new directors of the Women on Board are : Jean-Claude ETTINGER , Philippe LAMBRECHT , Dirk TIREZ 

 

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