The Sibelga Management Committee

The Sibelga Management Committee, an important body in our corporate governance, is currently comprised of 6 people. Since February 2022, Inne Mertens has been the Chief Executive Officer

The Management Committee's powers

Under the leadership of the Chief Executive Officer, our Management Committee is responsible for the following: 

• developing Sibelga's strategy and submitting it to the Steering Committee; 
• implementing risk management and internal control systems;
• making all decisions regarding the organisational structure; 
• approving all company procedures;
• ensuring the operational management of Sibelga (the distribution system operator) and its subsidiary BNO (Belgian Network Operations, the company that employs the Sibelga Group's personnel).

The Chief Executive Officer's role

The Chief Executive Officer has several duties. The main ones are:

• heading up the Management Committee;  
• deciding on the allocation of responsibilities among the Management Committee members;
• presiding over the preparation of proposals for decisions submitted to the Board of Directors and the Steering Committee.

The composition of the Management Committee

Our Management Committee is comprised of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and 5 directors. 

• CEO & Chief Information Officer ad interim
  Inne Mertens
• Chief Corporate Officer & Chief Client Officer ad interim
  Raphaël LEFERE
• Chief HR Officer
  Kathy SCHADERON
• Chief Grid Operations Officer
  Alain VANNERUM
• Chief Financial Officer
  Laurent COPPENS
• Chief Market & Asset Officer
  Alain PIRET