Remuneration Committee

Due to the size of the company, the Board of Directors has combined the nomination committee and the remuneration committee. The combined committee is referred to as the ‘remuneration committee’.

Responsibilities

The remuneration committee is responsible for the selection of suitable candidates for the appointment to the board and may make recommendations to the Board of Directors with regards to the appointment of directors and the members of the executive management.
The remuneration committee also makes recommendations to the Board of Directors on the remuneration policy of the company and the remuneration of board members and the members of the executive management. 

Composition

The remuneration committee of the company consists of at least three members, all of which are non-executive directors and the majority of which are independent directors. On 31 December 2008, the remuneration committee had following members:

Name                                                                                  Current term*
Creafim bvba, represented by                                       2009
Wim Deblauwe       

Peter Op de Beeck bvba, represented by                   2012
Peter Op de Beeck    

vdb management bvba, represented by                     2011
Michel Van den Broeck


* The term of office of the members of the Board of Directors expires immediately after the General Shareholders’ Meeting of the year indicated next to the name of each director.

Assemblies

The remuneration committee met once during the 2008 financial year.