Executive Committee
CEO
Luc Delagaye. Born in 1960.
- 12 Years with Bekaert in several functions,
of which 7 years in Chile as Manager Operations of Bekaert's joint venture. - 8 years with Umicore Copper, now Cumerio.
- Since 2004 in charge of BU Copper and Managing Director of Umicore Copper. He's also a Board Member of the European Copper Institute and the International Copper Association.
CFO
Michel Moser. Born in 1958.
- Joined Sogem (Société Générale des Minerais) in 1983 and held positions in Brussels, New York and Hong Kong.
- Managed the brokerage Sogemin Metals in London between 1995 and 2000.
- Since 2000, in charge of Umicore's Corporate Development and Investor Relations.
- From 2003 till 2005 member of Umicore's Executive Committee.
Vice-President Copper Refining
Stefan Boel. Born in 1966.
- PhD in Chemistry.
- 8 years in Aralco Group (Aluminium building products)
- Joined Umicore Copper in 2001, holding commercial and marketing functions.
- Commercial Director Umicore Med (Bulgaria) since 2004.
Vice-President Copper Products
Thierry Centner. Born in 1947.
- Consultant in North Africa.
- Joined UM Group in 1976 holding several commercial functions.
- Commercial Director Copper since 1990.
- Chairman of the International Wrought Copper Council (IWCC).
Vice-President Human Resources
Leo Depestele. Born in 1959.
- Joined Umicore in 1982.
- Occupied several corporate HR functions.
- Since 2004 HR Director for Umicore Belgium & Northern Europe.
Vice-President Legal
Philippe Gothier. Born in 1949.
- Legal and Tax executive consequently for Vieille Montagne, Union Minière and Umicore.
- Academic mandate at the University of Liege.
Vice-President Operations
Patricio Barrios. Born in 1948
- Patricio Barrios, Spanish national, took up the responsability of Vice-President Operations as of 1 April 2006.
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Patricio holds a PhD in Chemistry and an MBA from ESADE in Barcelona (Spain) and has more than 30 years experience within the copper industry. He started with Rio Tinto Patiño and became Vice-President Metallurgy of the Executive Board in 1993. In 1996 he was appointed Senior Vice-President Operations of Atlantic Copper, Spain. In 2004 he left Atlantic Copper and continued his career as an independent consultant.