{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"127422","rtpr_id":"nGNEc0kprv","ticker":"AGFB","exchange":"","all_tickers":["AGFB"],"title":"REG-Kurt Decat joins Board of Directors Agfa-Gevaert NV","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-08-25T17:30:00.065Z","article_body":"August 25, 2026 – 07.30 PM CET \nRegulated information – Contains inside information\n\nKurt Decat joins Board of Directors Agfa-Gevaert NV\n\nMortsel, Belgium – August 25, 2026 – 7.30 p.m. CET\n\nThe Board of Directors of Agfa-Gevaert NV today announced that, at its meeting\non August 25, 2026, it co-opted Mr. Kurt Decat (permanent representative of\nDecatvisory BV) as an independent non-executive director, effective\nimmediately. He will also chair the company’s Audit Committee. He succeeds\nMr. Mark Pensaert (permanent representative of MRP Consulting BV), who had\nbeen serving in the role on an interim basis since June 3, 2026.\n\nKurt Decat (°1965 – Belgian) holds a Master’s degree in Commercial\nEngineering (“handelsingenieur”) and a Master of Business Administration\nboth from the Catholic University Leuven (Belgium). He started his career as\nan auditor in 1988 with Coopers & Lybrand (now PWC). He subsequently built\nexperience in finance and business management at Fedex, Minit, Domo and Corus\nAluminium. In 2003, he joined Taminco (a PE-owned carve-out from UCB) as Group\nChief Finance Officer and member of the Executive Committee. In 2015, he\nbecame CFO of Sibelco (a leading minerals company) and between 2022 and 2024\nhe was CFO at Versuni (a carve-out from Philips). In between he has been\noperating partner at Montagu PE.\n\nCurrent Mandates\n* Independent board member at Cegeka Holding\n* Chairman of the Board of Anchr Holdings Europe\nAbout Agfa-Gevaert\nThe Agfa-Gevaert Group is a leading company in imaging technology, with nearly\n160 years of experience. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analog and\ndigital systems for the healthcare sector, for the printing industry, for the\ngreen hydrogen industry and for specific industrial applications. In 2025, the\nGroup realized a turnover of 1,086 million euro. www.agfa.com\n\nContact:\nViviane Dictus\nDirector Corporate Communications\ntel. +32 0 3 444 7124\ne-mail: viviane.dictus@agfa.com\n\nAttachment\n*     press release in pdf\n(https://ml-eu.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/9da59786-0095-47c7-9db4-6356d67d16b9)","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNEc0kprv","title":"REG-Kurt Decat joins Board of Directors Agfa-Gevaert NV","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"AGFB","created":"2026-08-25T17:30:00.065Z","tickers":["AGFB"],"exchange":"","article_body":"August 25, 2026 – 07.30 PM CET \nRegulated information – Contains inside information\n\nKurt Decat joins Board of Directors Agfa-Gevaert NV\n\nMortsel, Belgium – August 25, 2026 – 7.30 p.m. CET\n\nThe Board of Directors of Agfa-Gevaert NV today announced that, at its meeting\non August 25, 2026, it co-opted Mr. Kurt Decat (permanent representative of\nDecatvisory BV) as an independent non-executive director, effective\nimmediately. He will also chair the company’s Audit Committee. He succeeds\nMr. Mark Pensaert (permanent representative of MRP Consulting BV), who had\nbeen serving in the role on an interim basis since June 3, 2026.\n\nKurt Decat (°1965 – Belgian) holds a Master’s degree in Commercial\nEngineering (“handelsingenieur”) and a Master of Business Administration\nboth from the Catholic University Leuven (Belgium). He started his career as\nan auditor in 1988 with Coopers & Lybrand (now PWC). He subsequently built\nexperience in finance and business management at Fedex, Minit, Domo and Corus\nAluminium. In 2003, he joined Taminco (a PE-owned carve-out from UCB) as Group\nChief Finance Officer and member of the Executive Committee. In 2015, he\nbecame CFO of Sibelco (a leading minerals company) and between 2022 and 2024\nhe was CFO at Versuni (a carve-out from Philips). In between he has been\noperating partner at Montagu PE.\n\nCurrent Mandates\n* Independent board member at Cegeka Holding\n* Chairman of the Board of Anchr Holdings Europe\nAbout Agfa-Gevaert\nThe Agfa-Gevaert Group is a leading company in imaging technology, with nearly\n160 years of experience. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analog and\ndigital systems for the healthcare sector, for the printing industry, for the\ngreen hydrogen industry and for specific industrial applications. 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