EVS appoints Patrick Tillieux as Director and Martin De Prycker as Board Observer
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
In its recent meeting, the Board of Directors of EVS has decided, with immediate
effect:
* The cooptation of Patrick Tillieux as Director of EVS. He takes the seat
that was vacant following the departure of Joop Janssen in October 2014. His
mandate will be proposed for confirmation at the next Ordinary General
Meeting in May 2016.
* The appointment of Martin De Prycker as Board Observer. He will be proposed
as Director at the next Ordinary General Meeting in May 2016.
Patrick Tillieux is a non-Executive Director in various companies: Euronews
(France), PLAY Telecom (Poland), Ceske Radiokomunikace (Czech Republic),
Towercom (Slovakia) and Brussels Airport (Belgium). Between 2012 and 2014, he
served as Director & CEO of Red Bee Media Ltd. (global broadcast and media
services provider, now part of Ericsson), driving and operating a strategic
turnaround and a successful financial restructuring of the company. He was Chief
Operating Officer and a Member of Executive Board at ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
between 2007 and 2009. From 2001 to 2007, he held various executive functions
within the SBS group (CEO of SBS Belgium, CEO of SBS Nederland and lastly CEO of
SBS Broadcasting Europe). Before that, he occupied executive functions within
different broadcasters, including Eurosport, TF1, RTL Nederland, CANAL+ Holland
and CANAL+ Flanders. He holds a M. Sc. in civil engineering and a M. Sc. in
industrial administration from the University of Leuven (Belgium).
Martin De Prycker is Managing Partner at Qbic Fund (an interuniversity fund
supporting spin-off companies in Belgium) and Managing Director at Innoconsult
(consultancy firm specialized in Innovation Management and ICT solutions).
Between 2009 and 2013, he was Founder & CEO of Caliopa (a startup in silicon
photonics allowing the transport of hundreds of Gbps on optical fiber). Between
2002 and 2009, he was CEO of Barco (display hardware and software manufacturer
based in Belgium). Under his leadership, he focused and made the company grow in
markets using displays, and spinning off the non-core product lines. Prior to
that, he was CTO and member of the Executive Committee of Alcatel-Lucent. Before
becoming CTO of Alcatel-Lucent, he was responsible for establishing Alcatel-
Lucent's worldwide market leadership in the broadband access market. He is a
member of the Board of Directors of Proximus, Newtec (Belgian company designing,
developing and manufacturing equipment and technologies for satellite
communications), Anteryon, Track4C and Venture Spirit. Mr De Prycker holds a
Ph.D in Computer Sciences, a M.Sc. in Electronics from the University of Ghent,
as well as a MBA from the University of Antwerp.
Pierre Rion, Chairman of the Board of Directors, said: "I'm particularly pleased
with the cooptation of Patrick Tillieux as Director and the appointment of
Martin de Prycker as Board Observer (he will be proposed as Board member at the
next Ordinary General Meeting). They both bring a very deep knowledge of
technology industries (including broadcast), and they prepare the transition in
the Board while a few mandates will expire/be renewed at the next Ordinary
General Meeting of May 2016."
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For more information, please contact:
Muriel DE LATHOUWER, Managing Director & CEO
Geoffroy d'OULTREMONT, Vice President Investor Relations & Corporate
Communication
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A., Liege Science Park, 13 rue du Bois Saint-Jean,
B-4102 Seraing, Belgium
Tel: +32 4 361 70 14. E-mail: corpcom(at)evs.com; www.evs.com
About EVS
EVS provides its customers with reliable and innovative technology to enable
the production of live, enriched video programming, allowing them to work more
efficiently and boost their revenue streams. Its industry-leading broadcast
and media production systems are used by broadcasters, production companies,
post-production facilities, film studios, content owners and archive libraries
around the globe. It spans four key markets - Sports, Entertainment, News and
Media.
Founded in 1994, its innovative Live Slow Motion system revolutionized live
broadcasting. Its reliable and integrated tapeless solutions, based around its
market-leading XT server range, are now widely used to deliver live
productions worldwide. Today, it continues to develop practical innovations,
such as its C-Cast second-screen delivery platform, to help customers maximize
the value of their media content.
The company is headquartered in Belgium and has 20 offices in Europe, the
Middle East, Asia and North America. Around 500 EVS professionals sell its
branded products in over 100 countries, and provide customer support globally.
EVS is a public company traded on Euronext Brussels: EVS, ISIN: BE0003820371.
For more information, please visit www.evs.com.
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