EVS Broadcast Equipment announces the appointment of Pierre De Muelenaere as Chairman of its Board of Directors
January 15 2018 - 11:50AM
Publication on January 15, 2018,
5.45pm CET
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EVS Broadcast Equipment SA: Euronext Brussels
(EVS.BR), Bloomberg (EVS BB), Reuters (EVSB.BR)
EVS Broadcast
Equipment SA, the leading provider of live
video production systems, today announced some
changes in the composition of its Board of Directors.
Pierre De Muelenaere (representing
Pygargue sprl) is appointed as independent Director of the Board of
Directors of EVS. He is appointed as new Chairman of the Board of
Directors of EVS, taking over the role from Yves Trouveroy,
Chairman ad Interim since October 2017. Vincent Werbrouck
(representing W7 sprl) is also appointed as Independent Director on
the Board of Directors of EVS. They are both appointed by
cooptation, and their mandates will be proposed for confirmation at
the next Ordinary General Meeting in May 2018.
In addition, Christian Raskin and
Freddy Tacheny, two independent Directors on the Board of Directors
of EVS resigned at the end of December 2017. Mr Raskin reached the
age at which according to the corporate governance charter of EVS
he has to leave the board. Mr Tacheny decided to resign given
increasing responsibilities in his other professional activities
(incl. the sport management company Zelos and the racing track of
Mettet).
Yves Trouveroy, Chairman ad
interim of the Board, said: "We are really happy that Pierre De
Muelenaere accepted to join the Board. His extensive business and
technical background will be very useful for EVS, and I hand over
the Chairmanship to him with a lot of confidence. In the name of
the Board of Directors, I also want to greatly thank Christian
Raskin and Freddy Tacheny for their dedication during their
respective mandates on the Board of Directors of EVS."
Pierre De Muelenaere:
Until 31 August 2015, Pierre De Muelenaere was President and CEO of
I.R.I.S. (Image Recognition Integrated Systems), a company he
co-founded in 1987 (with Jean-Didier Legat) to commercialize the
results of his PhD.
Mr. De Muelenaere has more than 30 years of experience in Imaging
and Artificial Intelligence. He has accumulated solid experience in
technology company management, R&D management and setting up
international partnerships with US and Asian companies (HP, Kodak,
Adobe, Fujitsu, Samsung, Canon, etc.). He is also a member of the
Board of directors of Proximus, Pairi Daiza and Guberna and served
for seven years as a director on the Board of BSB, an insurance and
banking software company. Mr. De Muelenaere holds a Civil
Engineering degree in Microelectronics from the Université
Catholique de Louvain (UCL) and received his PhD in Applied
Sciences in 1987.
Vincent Werbrouck:
Vincent Werbrouck is currently Managing Director of the Pairi Daiza
Foundation. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of
Sapristic (IT and services in Belgium). Between 2000 and 2014, he
held various positions at Magotteaux Group (expert in grinding
processes and wear mechanisms), including Chief Sales and Marketing
Officer, and Chief Innovation Officer. He served as Independent
Director of BSB (an insurance and banking software company) between
2007 and 2014. He holds a Civil Engineering degree in Mechanics
from the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) and an Executive
Master in Management from Solvay Business School (Brussels).
For more information, please
contact:
Yvan ABSIL, CFO
Geoffroy d'OULTREMONT, Vice President Investor Relations
& Corporate Communication
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A., Liege Science Park, 13 rue du Bois
Saint-Jean, B-4102 Seraing, Belgium
Tel: +32 4 361 70 13. E-mail:corpcom@evs.com;
www.evs.com |
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements with respect
to the business, financial condition, and results of operations of
EVS and its affiliates. These statements are based on the current
expectations or beliefs of EVS's management and are subject to a
number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
or performance of the Company to differ materially from those
contemplated in such forward-looking statements. These risks and
uncertainties relate to changes in technology and market
requirements, the company's concentration on one industry, decline
in demand for the company's products and those of its affiliates,
inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies,
products and applications, and loss of market share and pressure on
pricing resulting from competition which could cause the actual
results or performance of the company to differ materially from
those contemplated in such forward-looking statements. EVS
undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after
the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events.
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About EVS
EVS provides its customers with reliable and innovative technology
to enable the production of live, enriched video programming,
allowing them to work more efficiently and boost their revenue
streams. Its industry-leading broadcast and media production
systems are used by broadcasters, production companies,
post-production facilities, film studios, content owners and
archive libraries around the globe. It spans four key markets -
Sports, Entertainment, News and Media.
Founded in 1994, its innovative Live Slow Motion system
revolutionized live broadcasting. Its reliable and integrated
tapeless solutions, based around its market-leading XT server
range, are now widely used to deliver live productions worldwide.
Today, it continues to develop practical innovations, such as its
C-Cast second-screen delivery platform, to help customers maximize
the value of their media content.
The company is headquartered in Belgium and has 20 offices in
Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America. Around 500 EVS
professionals sell its branded products in over 100 countries, and
provide customer support globally. EVS is a public company traded
on Euronext Brussels: EVS, ISIN: BE0003820371. For more
information, please visit www.evs.com.
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