Board of Directors

Anette Bohm

Anette Böhm is an experienced executive in human resources and organisational transformation. As the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) of bpostgroup, she leads the HR strategy for one of Europe’s leading postal operators.
Before joining bpost, Anette Böhm held senior HR leadership positions. From 2013 to 2022, she served as Senior General Manager for Group Human Resources at KBC Bank and Insurance, where she played a pivotal role in driving digital transformation in the banking sector.

Prior to that, she was Senior General Manager for Group HR at SD Worx, a prominent HR and payroll services provider. In this role, she managed HR operations across several European countries, gaining extensive experience in international workforce management.

Her appointment as CHRO of bpost came as part of a broader leadership reshuffle aimed at strengthening the company’s strategic growth in e-commerce logistics. Anette Böhm is known for fostering innovation, diversity, and inclusion in her leadership approach.

In addition to her role at bpost, she is an active member of Women on Board.

Bruno Chevolet

Bruno Chevalet is founder and managing partner of TeamMotivation, a boutique consulting company that intertwines organisational development, culture transformation and team coaching with systems psychodynamics. More recently he has expanded the activities with solutions in the domains of mental health. In parallel he has developed business activities in district heating technologies.

Before that, he had built up extensive business experience in various seniormanagement positions in the European steel business (engineering and capex, quality management, HR, safety and change management, finance, controlling and BI, e-business, purchasing). He was also a Board member of several joint-venture companies.

Furthermore, Bruno has directed several international experiential seminars on role and leadership in connection to unconscious group dynamics. In the field of D&I, he has conducted many in-company programmes to improve gender balance and balanced leadership and has led a gender balanced mentoring program for INSEAD alumni.

Since 2018 he has worked as the mental coach of the only female pilot in the MotoE World Championships.
He is an executive Board member of the International Association for Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes IAGP and co-leads the Belgian INSEADWomen in Business club.

France Delobbe

Since February 2022, France Delobbe is General Counsel & Secretary General of FN Browning Group, of which she is also a member of the Management Committee and the Executive Committee of FN Herstal.

In 1996, France began her career as a lawyer within the law firms Liedekerke and Stibbe.

After various senior management positions at Cofinimmo, she joined SNCB in 2012 as Head of Legal.

This successful strategic experience will lead her to continue her career at Femarbel and Carrefour Belgium until 2021. She launched also Mind The Gap, a consulting boutique for lawyers.

France Delobbe joined WOB as General Secretary of the Board in June 2018 and became a full member of the Board in July 2023.

France Delobbe is also part of the Board of United Experts South since January 2020 and of Brillo since January 2021.

Claire Van Bergen

With a background in financial audit, Claire van Bergen is skilled in Ethics, Corporate Responsibility, Entrepreneurship and Strategic Project Management. She has taken up different roles in her 30+year career at Deloitte and always focused on making an impact through smart combinations and connecting the dots. She is passionate about change in the world and its impact on business. Throughout her career, she has consistently demonstrated an innate ability to navigate complex challenges and environments, leveraging a unique blend of strategic vision and hands-on execution.

Being educated in 3 countries (Belgium, France & the U.S.A), and her proficiency in corporate programs have consistently contributed to the growth and profitability of the projects and the company she served. Beyond the numbers, she has a reputation as a leader who cultivates a positive, inclusive workplace, fostering an environment where team members thrive and innovation flourishes.

She loves to challenge in order to make progress in a pragmatic and impactful way.

Ingrid De Poorter

Since April 2020, Ingrid De Poorter has been an Independent Member of the Board of Directors at imec Flanders, one of the world’s leading research and innovation hubs in nanoelectronics and digital technologies.

Ingrid De Poorter is a highly recognized legal expert specializing in privacy law (including GDPR, eIDAS, and ePrivacy) and is a strong advocate for the digital revolution within the legal sector. She assists organizations globally with the processing of personal data, from basic applications to complex corporate structures.

She is the Managing Partner at the law firm De Groote – De Man, which was named the most innovative law firm in Europe by the Financial Times in 2017. Her firm pioneered the “legal tech” revolution in Belgium with the launch of the first legal tech platform, www.unpaid.be.

Ingrid De Poorter is also an Independent Board Member at ING Belgium (where she was the youngest elected female director) and holds the title of Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at Ghent University. In June 2025, she was also appointed to the Board of Directors of Women on Board Belgium.

Dirk Oosterlinck

Dirk Oosterlinck is Director at Korn Ferry, a global organizational consulting firm known for its expertise in talent, strategy, executive search and interim management. Dirk is a strong believer of the power of diversity to boost performance of organizations.

He holds an Applied Economics Degree from the University of Ghent, an MBA in Marketing from the Vlerick School and an Advanced Management Degree from Insead – Fontainebleau.

Prior to Korn Ferry, Dirk was partner at Minds&More Interim Management and worked in diverse innovation, marketing, sales and general management positions at AC Nielsen, Sopres, McKinsey, bpost, Easyfairs and Mensura.

He also served as Vice Chief of Staff to the Minister of Public Enterprises. He is currently a board member of Hachiko vzw and of Wit-Gele Kruis Oost-Vlaanderen, and served on several advisory Boards of startups.

He was elected Marketer of the Year and Direct Marketing personality of the year, both in 2012. Dirk lives with his wife and 3 boys in Gent.

Ingrid Gonnissen

Ingrid Gonnissen (°1962) is CEO BeLux Ricoh. Ricoh is a company that successfully reinvented themselves creating 55% of IT services revenue and 45% print related revenue

She is also Non-Executive Independent Director & member of Risk Committees within different organisations as well as a member of 3 Advisory Boards.

Whether it was as a Chief Enterprise Officer of Orange or thanks to her 27 years long career in Xerox, Ingrid has acquired broad experience as CEO ,senior management and leadership within the ICT and Telco sector. Ingrid Gonnissen has been a long-standing, respected member of our partner association WOB Belgium. Thanks to her dedication and valuable experience, Ingrid has been selected by WOB to join the Board of Women on Boards. Ingrid, welcome on board!

Monica De Jonghe

Monica De Jonghe (°1964) is General Manager of the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium (VBO-FEB) as from October 2018. She is also Member of the National Labour Council and Vice-President of the Executive Committee.

She has a law degree from the KU Leuven and followed the training programme of the DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst), for foreign lawyers organised by the German government. This one-year programme took place at the University of Tübingen and the Oberlandesgericht in Düsseldorf. She completed her training at the Law Firm Scholtz, Kraatz, Dittmann un Partner, established in Düsseldorf, during 6 months.

From January 2000 till February 2005 she worked at the Lawfirm Lontings & Partners (actually Lydian Lawyers), as Counsel, member of the Employment, Pensions & Benefits Department. From October 1994 till December 1999 she was Senior Manager at KPMG Legal & Tax Advisers, head of the Employment Department, and also responsible for start-up of the Legal Department in 1994. She started her career as Lawyer at the Brussels Bar, at the Lawfirm Ledoux, Jacobs & Clerens Avocats (January 1990–October 1994).

Gaëlle Helsmoortel

Gaëlle Helsmoortel President of the Board, Women on Board

Gaëlle Helsmoortel is a strategic leader and Generative AI expert with over 25 years of experience in driving business transformation. From senior leadership at L’Oréal to co-founding the retail-tech startup dgenious, she has consistently navigated the intersection of innovation, data, and corporate strategy.

As the Founder of Generative Booster and a Business & AI Strategist, Gaëlle now helps organizations and boards leverage AI as a powerful operational and strategic lever. Her approach combines corporate rigor with an entrepreneurial mindset to demystify complex technologies for C-level executives.

A dedicated advocate for diversity in governance, Gaëlle has been a member of Women on Board since 2017. As President, she is committed to shaping future-ready boards by accelerating women’s representation in leadership roles. She is also a keynote speaker, mentor, and thought leader through her newsletter and YouTube channel. 

Current Board Mandates: Women on Board (President), LCL Data Center (Non-Executive Director)

Thibaut Georgin

Thibaut Georgin is strategic business consultant at Igneos a management consulting company leading sustainable transformation plans for companies.
Graduated from Solvay business school at ULB and holding a strategic marketing degree from Columbia University (NY), Thibaut worked as a management executive for Unilever and Bpost then as a consultant for different large companies around strategic questions in a variety of sectors (Telco, Energy, Bank, BtoB services, retail). Very concerned about climate deregulations, environmental issues and societal challenges, he developed since 2012 a broad expertise on how top management could adapt and transform their businesses to create sustainable/regenerative value for people, society AND shareholders. Thibaut was active in different boards of companies in environmental and energy topics (SPGE, Brugel, Energiris) and is now board Chairman at SNCB-NMBS. He is teaching at UNamur and ISES. He is also actively engaged as a volunteer in Ecopreneur-Belgium, the business federation of sustainable front running SME. He is a happy father of a young adult. He likes long-distance walks in nature, is an experienced sailor. He is also an intensive user of public transports and of his Ahooga bike for professional purposes.

Other Women on Board members

Marie-Elisabeth Bellefroid

CEO of Women on Board

Marie-Elisabeth Bellefroid has wealth of experience in corporate governance, board effectiveness, and a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing boards today. She began her career at Guberna as a senior research associate, and continued her impressive track record at Deloitte Belgium, where she led the development of corporate governance services and managed the Boardroom Program, an information and exchange platform for non-executive board members.