Annual report 2003

Hugo Morel, 53
Executive Vice-President
Business group Precious Metals Services
Hugo Morel holds a Masters degree in Metallurgical Engineering
from the University of Leuven. He joined Umicore in 1974 and held
several jobs in production, commercial departments, strategy and
general management of different units. He was appointed to his
present position in 2002.
Michel Moser, 45
Corporate Vice-President
Corporate Development, Umicore Marketing Services
Michel Moser holds a Commercial Engineering degree from the
University of Brussels (Ecole de Commerce Solvay) and a postgraduate
degree in International Commerce. He joined Société
Générale des Minerais (Sogem) in 1983 and held positions in
Brussels, New York and Hong Kong. He managed the brokerage
Sogemin Metals in London between 1995 and 2000. He joined
the Executive Committee in May 2003.
From left to right: Michel Moser, Hugo Morel, Martin Hess, Jean-Luc Deleersnyder,
Thomas Leysen, Alain Godefroid, Marc Van Sande, Pascal Reymondet and
Marc Grynberg.
Pascal Reymondet, 44
Executive Vice-President
Precious Metals Products
Pascal Reymondet holds an MSc from Stanford University and
an Engineering degree from the Ecole Centrale in Paris. He has
occupied different engineering and management positions within
the Degussa group including management of the Port Elizabeth and
Burlington automotive catalyst plants. He became Senior Vice-
President of the Precious Metals Group (PMG) in June 2002 and
joined the Umicore Executive Committee following the acquisition
of PMG.
Marc Van Sande, 51
Executive Vice-President
Business group Advanced Materials, Copper activities,
Research Development & Innovation,
Corporate Human Resources
Marc Van Sande holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Antwerp
as well as an MBA. He joined MHO, a predecessor company of
Umicore in 1980, and held several jobs in research, marketing and
production. In 1993 he was appointed Vice-President of the Electro-
Optic Materials business unit and he was appointed to his present
position in 1999.
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