Position
Chief Executive Officer
Company
Bekaert
Description
Oswald Schmid, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Bekaert, will retire on 31 August 2023 after having led the company successfully over the past three years. He also will step down as Director on the same date. The Board of Directors of Bekaert has appointed Yves Kerstens as Chief Executive Officer. Yves was already a member of the Bekaert Group Executive and was Divisional CEO of Bekaert’s Specialty Businesses
Quick answer
Bekaert announces CEO succession (July 28, 2023).
- What did Bekaert announce on July 28, 2023?
- Oswald Schmid, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Bekaert, will retire on 31 August 2023 after having led the company successfully over the past three years. He also will step down as Director on the same date.
- What does Bekaert do?
- Bekaert’s ambition is to be the leading partner for shaping the way we live and move, and to always do this safe, smart, and sustainably.
- Which similar companies made leadership changes around the same time?
- QuantumScape (July 31, 2023), Chevron (July 23, 2023), General Motors (GM) (July 21, 2023) and CPS Technologies (July 21, 2023) also announced leadership changes within 45 days of Bekaert.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
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Executive moves at companies in the same sectors within 45 days, from Fundz verified event records.
- QuantumScape Appoints Dr. Siva Sivaram President, Strengthening Senior Leadership Team (July 31, 2023)
- Chevron Announces Senior Leadership Changes (July 23, 2023)
- GM Appoints Norm de Greve Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer - DBusiness Magazine (July 21, 2023)
- CPS Technologies Announces Appointment of Brian Mackey as (July 21, 2023)
- JSW Steel appoints Swayam Saurabh as CFO, CFO News, ETCFO (July 21, 2023)
- Valero Energy Appoints Gary Simmons as Chief Operating Officer (July 20, 2023)
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