Electrabel - Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is the highest decision-making body in the company except when it comes to issues which, according to law or the Articles of Association, must be reserved for shareholders.

The Board of Directors

The Board is the ultimate decision-making body of the Company, except for those matters reserved to the General Assembly by law or the Articles of Association.

The Board's primary objective is to ensure the long-term success of the Company while respecting the interests of all stakeholders essential to the achievement of this objective, namely shareholders, staff, customers, suppliers and other creditors, and the public service obligations it must assume.

The Board defines the Company's values, strategy, the level of risk it is willing to assume and its key policies.
 

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

The Board of Directors entrusts the operational management (including the day-to-day management) of the Company and the representation in relation to this management to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Cedric Osterrieth is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Electrabel SA since January 1st 2024.


Board Committee

The Board of Directors has set up an Audit Committee.
 

Statutory auditor

The Statutory Auditor is responsible for auditing the financial statements of Electrabel SA. The Ordinary General Meeting of April 25, 2023 renewed the mandate of Deloitte Réviseurs d'Entreprises, which will expire at the close of the Ordinary General Meeting of 2026.

Representative in charge: Corine MAGNIN, Réviseur d'Entreprises

 

Publications

ENGIE ensures that the best corporate governance practices are employed within Electrabel. Its charter reflects the governance principles applied.

Corporate Governance Charter

Coordinated Articles of Association

The Board of Directors : composition

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Johnny Thijs

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Since October 2019, Johnny Thijs has been chairman of the Board of Directors for Electrabel nv. He is also chairman of the Board of Directors for Recticel, Corealis, Golazo and Hospital Logistics and a board member for H. Essers. He is also an adviser for CVC. He holds a degree in commercial engineering from the University of Hasselt.

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Cedric Osterrieth

CEO of Electrabel

Cedric Osterrieth has over 30 years of professional experience in the energy sector, where he has worked in power production and storage, hydrogen development projects and oil and gas production. He heads the European flexible generation with ENGIE since 2018. As of January 1st 2024, Cedric Osterrieth is CEO of Electrabel SA.

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Pierre-François Riolacci

Executive Vice President of the ENGIE group

Pierre-François Riolacci began his career at ELF Aquitaine, where for 11 years he held various positions in management control, finance and investor relations in France, the United Kingdom and Congo. He then joined the VEOLIA group, where he was CFO from 2010 to 2013. Pierre-François Riolacci was then appointed CFO of the Air France KLM group in 2013. In 2016, he joined ISS as CFO, based in Denmark, and has been appointed EVP in charge of Finance, Corporate Social Responsibility and Procurement with ENGIE since January 2022.

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Paulo Almirante

Executive Vice President of the ENGIE group

Paulo Almirante has been Executive Vice President of ENGIE since 2016. Since 2021 he is in charge of ENGIE’s activities in renewables and energy management.

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Etienne Denoël

External Director of Electrabel

Etienne Denoël is Emeritus-director of the McKinsey consultancy, where he worked from 1987 to 2018 as an adviser to private businesses and government bodies. He led various missions in the energy, industrial and service sector in Europe and North America. In 2000, he founded the McKinsey Solutions, Research and Knowledge Center in Belgium (Louvain-la-Neuve).

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Vincent Verbeke

CEO ENGIE Belgium & Member of the Executive Committee at ENGIE Global Energy Management & Sales

Vincent Verbeke has more than 25 years of experience in the electricity and gas sector. He joined Tractebel in 2000 as a Project Manager, supporting international business development initiatives. In 2005, he moved to Electrabel as Chief Analyst, where he led the economic evaluation of investment projects across Europe. Since 2009, Vincent has held various leadership positions in Trading and Portfolio Management. In 2016, he led the launch of activities related to the energy transition. From 2020 to 2024, he was a member of the Executive Committee of ENGIE’s Global Energy Management & Sales (GEMS) Business Unit, overseeing a broad portfolio of energy management, trading and sales activities worldwide. In 2024, Vincent was appointed CEO of ENGIE Belgium. Since 2025, he has also served as Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer and as a member of the Executive Team of ENGIE’s Renewable & Flexible Power Business Unit.

Vincent holds a Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics Engineering from the École Polytechnique de Louvain. He has also completed executive education programmes at the Business School of Leuven, INSEAD and London Business School.

Mireille Van Staeyen

Administrator and CFO

Sandra Roche-Vu Quang

Administrator

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Thierry Saegeman

Executive Vice President of the ENGIE group

Thierry Saegeman started his career at Electrabel in 1995, where he held various positions in onshore and offshore wind project development, maintenance and conventional and hydro generation in France. In October 2016, he was named head of nuclear power generation activities in Belgiumn after which he was appointed CEO of the BU Nuclear in 2020. From May 1st 2021 to December 31st 2023, Thierry Saegeman was CEO and nuclear officer of Electrabel SA. He was also country manager of ENGIE in Belgium.
Since January 1st 2024 he is Executive Vice President of the ENGIE Group in charge of Transformation and Geographies.