Ardo CSR rapport 2023 - Flipbook - Page 86
We are Ardo
The path to a more
sustainable food system
Minimal environmental
impact
Agronomy
MIMOSA+
Independent directors
Food safety, quality
and innovation
Respect for
our employees
Good governance
Representatives of the shareholders
Jules Noten Chairman of the Board since 2021
Conny Vandendriessche Board member since 2021
Jan Haspeslagh Second generation family member
Michel Haspeslagh Third generation family member
Board member since 2020
Conny is a serial entrepreneur. She started her career
Jan is the former Chief Executive Officer of Ardo.
and board member since 2022
Until 2020, Jules served as the CEO of
in 1995 as co-founder and co-CEO of Accent Jobs,
He spent his whole career developing Ardo and
After a few years of experience at ING, Michel helped
Vandemoortele. Prior to that role, he held the
which merged into The House of HR in 2012, where
establishing the commercial strategy for the
to develop the herb business at Ardo and was the
position of CEO at Balta and at Massive. Previously,
she currently serves as an active shareholder and
company.
Business Unit Director for Herbs & Ingredients from
he had an 18-year career at Unilever. Based on his
director. In 2014, she established ‘Stella P’, which
experiences at Unilever and at Vandemoortele,
focuses on promoting diversity in boards of directors.
Bernard Haspeslagh Second generation family
his career outside of Ardo and started his own art
Jules is well-acquainted with the challenges of
In 2019, she founded ‘We are Jane’, a private equity
member
Gallery 'Yet but no'. He is also board advisor for Buro
producing and selling frozen products. He has a
fund dedicated to supporting female entrepreneurs.
Bernard was the Chief Operations Officer of Ardo
Project and Wewantmore.
strong track record of clarifying strategic focus and
Conny is also board member at Allia, Van Marcke and
until June 2023. He has a longstanding experience
improving performance. Jules is deeply committed to
PIA Group.
in operations and agronomy. He is at the foundation
sustainability and is passionate about food product
2018 until 2022. After 2022, he decided to pursue
of Ardo’s sustainable agriculture and production
innovation. Jules is also a member of the Board of
Stefaan Decraene Board member since 2016
Sioen, LRM, Bpost and Serax.
Stefaan has over 30 years’ international banking
programmes.
experience, at both an operational and a managerial
Ignace Haspeslagh Second generation family
Jan Vander Stichele Board member since 2021
level. He is the Chair of the Managing Board of
member
Jan is the family chairman and director of Lotus
Rabobank and is part of the Executive Committee
Ignace is an agricultural engineer and has extensive
Bakeries. Before, he had a career as the Technical
of the World Business council for Sustainable
experience working at Ardo. He was responsible
Director of Verlipack, General Manager of Lotus
Development. In his previous roles, he was CEO of
for procurement for many years and during his last
France and General Manager of Operations at Lotus
DexiaBank Belgium and the member of the Dexia
years at Ardo he was responsible for developing new
Group. He also holds directorship positions at
Group Executive Committee with responsibility for
markets for Ardo.
Beaulieu international Holding, Frigilunch, Connect+
retail and commercial banking. For the past ten
and the Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Hospital in Aalst. Jan
years, Stefaan served as a member of the Executive
Marc Haspeslagh Second generation family member
also serves as the Chairman of Flanders FOOD, Team
Committee of BNP Paribas, where he was responsible
Marc is a medical doctor specialised in
Industries and Fost Plus.
for international retail and commercial banking.
dermapathology. He founded in 2011 Dermpat,
a laboratorium for dermapathology in Ghent.
He is also a researcher at Ghent University.
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Relationship with
our stakeholders
