Appointment of new Member of the Board of the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce

As from November 1, 2023, Ms. Nathalie Bortels, Global Operations Director, Umicore Marketing Services, is appointed as a Board Member of the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce (FCCC).

Umicore has been represented on the FCCC Board by Mr. Kurt Vandeputte, Senior Vice President Battery Recycling Solutions at Umicore, and also Chairman of the FCCC. Mr. Vandeputte is standing down both as Chairman of FCCC and as a Board Member since he is leaving Umicore to pursue other opportunities abroad. The Board of Directors of the FCCC express their profound thanks to Mr. Vandeputte for his outstanding efforts as Chairman of the FCCC in the past years and wish him every success in future.

We would like to welcome Ms. Bortels as our new Board Member, and we look forward to a productive and prosperous collaboration as we continue to forge strong commercial ties between Flanders and China.