August 25, 2026 - 07.30 PM CET
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Kurt Decat joins Board of Directors Agfa-Gevaert NV
Mortsel, Belgium - August 25, 2026 - 7.30 p.m. CET
The Board of Directors of Agfa-Gevaert NV today announced that, at its meeting on August 25, 2026, it co-opted Mr. Kurt Decat (permanent representative of Decatvisory BV) as an independent non-executive director, effective immediately. He will also chair the company's Audit Committee. He succeeds Mr. Mark Pensaert (permanent representative of MRP Consulting BV), who had been serving in the role on an interim basis since June 3, 2026.
Kurt Decat (°1965 - Belgian) holds a Master's degree in Commercial Engineering ("handelsingenieur") and a Master of Business Administration both from the Catholic University Leuven (Belgium). He started his career as an auditor in 1988 with Coopers & Lybrand (now PWC). He subsequently built experience in finance and business management at Fedex, Minit, Domo and Corus Aluminium. In 2003, he joined Taminco (a PE-owned carve-out from UCB) as Group Chief Finance Officer and member of the Executive Committee. In 2015, he became CFO of Sibelco (a leading minerals company) and between 2022 and 2024 he was CFO at Versuni (a carve-out from Philips). In between he has been operating partner at Montagu PE.
Current Mandates
- Independent board member at Cegeka Holding
- Chairman of the Board of Anchr Holdings Europe
About Agfa-Gevaert
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is a leading company in imaging technology, with nearly 160 years of experience. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analog and digital systems for the healthcare sector, for the printing industry, for the green hydrogen industry and for specific industrial applications. In 2025, the Group realized a turnover of 1,086 million euro. www.agfa.com
Contact:
Viviane Dictus
Director Corporate Communications
tel. +32 0 3 444 7124
e-mail: viviane.dictus@agfa.com
