Board of Directors

Jo Maes
Executive Director (CEO)

Jo Maes (1968) has been appointed as Executive Director as of 4 October 2023 for a period of four years. He is CEO of Ordina since 2017. Precedingly, he was CEO Ordina Belgium and Luxembourg between 2014-2017 and between 2011–2013 he was General Manager Enterprise Services & COO of Ordina Belgium. Mr. Maes holds a position as independent (non-executive) director of the Flemish Radio and Television Broadcasting Organization (VRT).

Joyce van Donk – van Wijnen
Executive Director (CFO)

Joyce van Donk – van Wijnen (1984) has been appointed as Executive Director as of 4 October 2023 for a period of four years. Mrs. Van Donk – Van Wijnen is CFO at Ordina since 2021. Precedingly, she held positions as Corporate Financial Director from 2017-2021 and Group Controller between 2014-2017 at Ordina.

Michel Lorgeré
Executive Director (Deputy CEO)

Michel Lorgeré (1975) has been appointed as Executive Director as of 4 October 2023 for a period of four years. Mr. Lorgeré has been working for Sopra Steria for over 17 years and has been the Chief Executive Officer BeNeLux for Sopra Steria since January 2019.

Pierre Pasquier
Non-executive Director (Chair)

Pierre Pasquier (1935) has more than 50 years' experience in digital services and management of an international business. He and his associates founded Sopra Group in 1968, and he chairs the Board of Directors. Mr. Pasquier served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sopra Group until 20 August 2012. Since then, the roles of Chairman and CEO have been separated. Mr. Pasquier is also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sopra GMT, the holding company for Sopra Steria and Axway Software.

Yvane Bernard-Hulin
Non-executive Director

Yvane Bernard-Huin (1965) has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of the Board of Directors as of the 4 October 2023 for a period of four years. Mrs. Bernard-Hulin has held legal positions at Sopra Steria Group since 1998 and is currently Group Legal Director and member of the Group Executive Committee. In 1998, she joined Sopra as a lawyer and became Legal Director, then Group Legal Director after the merger with Steria. Since 2022, she has been Chairman of Sopra Steria Reassurance (insurance captive) as a representative of Sopra Steria Group.

Dennis de Breij
Non-executive Director

Dennis de Breij (1971) has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of the Board of Directors as of the 4 October 2023 for a period of four years. Mr. De Breij is Non-Executive Board Member at Quin, Aqua Aero HVAC&R Coatings, Phycom, and GoSpooky. Previously, he was a Supervisory Board member of Ordina N.V. and he was founding partner at law firm deBreij (prior: De Breij Evers Boon), and practicing lawyer at law firms De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek and CMS Derks.

Kathleen Clark
Non-executive Director

Kathleen Clark (1967) has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of the Board of Directors as of the 4 October 2023 for a period of four years. Mrs. Clark works at Sopra Steria for over 25 years. As of 2015, she is Director of Corporate Development. Mrs. Clark was first appointed to Sopra Steria's Board of Directors in 2012. She was named as the permanent representative of Sopra GMT in 2014 and has chaired the Nomination, Governance, Ethics and Corporate Responsibility Committee ever since.

Bjorn Van Reet
Non-executive Director

Bjorn Van Reet (1977) has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of the Board of Directors as of the 4 October 2023 for a period of four years. Mr. Van Reet is CIO of Kinepolis Group. His previous positions include Supervisory Board member of Ordina N.V., board member at Beltug, CIO and board member at Adecco Group Belgium, and Managing Director at Modis. He was awarded Computable 'CDO of the Year 2021'.