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John Frederiksen appointed new board member of Euronav


Euronav held a Special Meeting of Shareholders in Antwerp to vote on resolutions submitted by Famatown Finance Ltd and CMB NV.

Shareholders voted to maintain independent directors Grace Reksten Skaugen, Anita Odedra, Carl Trowell. They approved a resolution proposed by CMB to terminate the mandates of the other independent Board members Anne-Hélène Monsellato and Steven Smith.

In line with the Supervisory Board’s recommendations, shareholders also approved the appointments of four new directors: John Frederiksen and Cato H. Stonex, representing Famatown; and Marc Saverys and Patrick De Brabandere, representing CMB.

The resulting composition of the new Supervisory Board is as follows:

  • –  Grace Reksten Skaugen (independent)
  • –  Anita Odedra (independent)
  • –  Carl Trowell (independent)
  • –  John Frederiksen (non-independent)
  • –  Cato H. Stonex (non-independent)
  • –  Marc Saverys (non-independent)

–  Patrick De Brabandere (non-independent)

Grace Reksten Skaugen, Chairwoman of the Euronav Supervisory Board, said: “I would like to thank Anne-Hélène Monsellato and Steven Smith for their valuable contributions to the Euronav Supervisory Board and to our company’s success. I welcome the new directors and look forward to working with the enlarged Board to pursue our strategy of profitable growth and value-creation in the interest of all stakeholders.”

The Special Meeting of Shareholders has decided as follows:

1. Dismissal of members of the Supervisory Board

  • The General Meeting APPROVED the proposal to terminate the mandate of Mrs. Anne-Hélène Monsellato as member of the Supervisory Board.
  • The General Meeting did NOT APPROVE the proposal to terminate the mandate of Mrs. Grace Reksten Skaugen as member of the Supervisory Board.
  • The General Meeting APPROVED the proposal to terminate the mandate of Mr. Steven Smith as member of the Supervisory Board
  • The General Meeting did NOT APPROVE the proposal to terminate the mandate of Mrs. Anita Odedra as member of the Supervisory Board.
  • The General Meeting did NOT APPROVE the proposal to terminate the mandate of Mr. Carl Trowell as member of the Supervisory Board.

    2. Appointment of members of the Supervisory Board Directors

    • The general meeting has APPROVED the proposal to appoint Mr. Marc Saverys as non-independent member of the Supervisory Board, until and including the ordinary general meeting to be held in 2026.
    • The general meeting has APPROVED the proposal to appoint Mr. Patrick De Brabandere as non-independent member of the Supervisory Board, until and including the ordinary general meeting to be held in 2026.
    • The general meeting did NOT APPROVE the proposal to appoint Mrs. Julie De Nul as independent member of the Supervisory Board.
    • The general meeting did NOT APPROVE the proposal to appoint Mrs. Catharina Scheers as independent member of the Supervisory Board.
    • The general meeting did NOT APPROVE the proposal to appoint Mr. Patrick Molis as independent member of the Supervisory Board.
    • The general meeting has APPROVED the proposal to appoint Mr. John Frederiksen as non-independent member of the Supervisory Board, until and including the ordinary general meeting to be held in 2026.
    • The general meeting has APPROVED the proposal to appoint Mr. Cato H. Stonex as non-independent member of the Supervisory Board, until and including the ordinary general meeting to be held in 2026.
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