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Dear members and partners,

Looking back at 2023 there are many reasons to wave it out with a smile. Women on Board counts 342 members, they were appointed in 74 new mandates. We are proud to have 26 corporate partners and 2 others on their way to join us in 2024.

Our first mission stays to be the answer to the question ‘where can I find strong candidates for my board’? That’s why we focus on collaborating with the corporate partners, with the executive search firms and being more visible on LinkedIn and in the media.

We appreciated your wonderful positive feedback on the events we organised together with Liedekerke (on the women on boards directive), SAP (on international board mandates and sustainability in the board), Belfius (the General Assembly), BNPParibas Fortis (on female leadership and the life of Marin Alsop), Deloitte (Cloud Transformation), RTBF and Casa Kafka (on public broadcasting and financing culture), and at the connection walks.

The group of Chairs of a Board enhanced personal connections and exchanges experiences. Women on Track continues to be our yearly program to support potential future board members.

We also connected to the Solvay and Vlerick Business Schools to offer you extremely interesting lifelong learning opportunities.

Thank you to fantastic members, great board, dedicated Admission Committee, a small but good working team. We love the spirit of support and professional friendship co-created together.

To celebrate New Year with our association, we will partner with EcoMatcher to plant 100 trees in Kenia, collaborating with a Kenyan NGO that manages tree nurseries and plants trees while impacting community. + 80% of groups that produce seedlings for them are owned, governed and run by women!

We feel ready for another great Women on Board year!

We thank you for your trust and wish you a wonderful Christmas and a happy 2024.

Chairwoman General Manager

Gaëlle Helsmoortel Trees Paelinck

The Numbers

342 ‘Talent Pool’ members

We welcome into the talent pool new members:
Shaireen Aftab, Raoof Araz, Cecile Bolette, Marie Bouillez, Lieve Creten, Jocelyn Darbroudi, Suzy Denys, Karin Doguet, Sara Grifo, Audrey Hanard, Laure Imbert de Tremiolles, Durdona Kadirova, Katelijne Leemans, An Poelman, Octavia Overholster, Ilse Van Asbroeck, Vanessa Van Bergen, Sofie Van den Brandt, Carine Vaeremans, Nancy Vermeulen, Lieve Verplancke

50 Supportive members & 13 Women on Track

LinkedIn Members Group

Hello Associate members,

Thanks to many of you for joining our Women on Board Belgium members LinkedIn group. 226 out of the 342 members have joined.

In this members group we publish the Open Board Mandates we receive as well as the events to which you are invited.

The other goal of this group is to get discussions between yourselves going, exchange information and also to promote your new board positions.

So let us know what you are doing… what is inspiring you.

Didn’t join the group as associate member? Then please follow this link… (only for Associate members of Women on Board Belgium)

Past Events

European Women on Boards Directive

A LOOK INSIDE RTBF AND CASA KAFKA PICTURES

06-12-2023

We were please to welcome so many of our members to the event at RTBF. We had the opportunity to explore some of the RBTF studios with excellent explanations by Jean-pierre Jacqmin. On the 10th floor of the current building, we were warmly welcomed by the CEO Jean-Paul Philippot. He enlightened us on the RTBF Board and governance structures and their challenges in the industry.
The event featured presentations from Cécile Gonfroid about the technological advances the RTBF has taken and her role as female CTO in a period when men were the technology buffs.
Mariam Alard, an RTBF, young talented Journalist spoke of the opportunities she has been able to reach at RTBF.
Casa Kafka Isabelle Molhant and Belgian Tax Shelter Jennifer Gobiet explained the investments a private company can do in the national film and theatre industry.
This was followed by a delightful networking drink, allowing us to catch up with our counterparts.

See the pictures & Casa Kafka Pictures presentation here

Are you on Board with Cloud Transformation?

20/11/2023

Thank you for joining us at the recent webinar on cloud transformation, presented by Deloitte. We were privileged to hear from some incredibly insightful women & men who shared their perspectives on this critical topic. The Board should take notice of this opportunity to embrace cloud technology and leverage its power to take your business to new heights.

The Conductor

17/10/2023

Women on Board invitees had the pleasure of watching a captivating film on the career of Marin Alsop as a conductor, followed by a thought-provoking talk on women in the arts featuring Gilles Ledure, Reinilde Leyers, and Sandra Wilikens. The networking drink and dinner that followed was a great opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals. A big thank you to Renaud Vandenplas, Alessandra de Bernardo, Olivier van Rymenant and Barbara Charlier from BNP Paribas – Securities Services for making the event possible!

More Pictures Here

Connection Walk: Walking and talking with Peers

13/9/2023

For events in 2024 please visit our website. We are working on many themes.

Our Support

At the event at BNPParibasFortis we welcomed a group of members of the recently founded Women on Boards Ukraine. Women on Board has good connections with the Ukraine colleagues and advised them on how to manage their association based on our experience. We hope that being on their side supports them in the accomplishment of their mission and values

Your mandate news

This is where you tell us which new mandates you have taken on.

We wish all our members the best success in their new board positions.

Catherine de Dorlot

Grottes de Han

Liesbeth Sinke

North Sea Port

Sabine Everaet
Datatec Limited

Martine Tempels

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Sonali Chandmal Lamot

Ackermans & van Haren

Our Corporate Partners

We are proud to announce 2 new corporate partners.

BePublic Group: the public relations and strategic communications agency, is teaming up with the non-profit organisation Women on Board, which is dedicated to gender diversity on boards of directors.

DIAMOND PARTNER

AG Insurance: is now a Corporate Gold Partner of Women on Board Belgium. This partnership strengthens their commitment to #diversity and #inclusion, #empowering women in leadership and promoting #diverseboards.