Board of Directors
The board of directors:
- heads the association and represents it extrajudicially
- has full authority over all management actions
- delegates the association’s daily management to the general management
- determines the general management’s authorities and inspects their activities
- has around five annual meetings, during which decisions are made regarding the institute’s management and strategy
- drafted a Good Governance Charter and guards its implementation;
- has 13 members: six Flemish university delegates, four business representatives and two representatives of the Flemish government.
Universities
- Luc Moens (vice-chairman board of directors), Ghent University
- Patrick Callaerts, KU Leuven
- Stefaan Vaes, KU Leuven
- Petra De Sutter, Ghent University
- Maarten Weyn, University of Antwerp
- Peter Schelkens, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Industry
- Ajit S. Shetty, chairman board of directors
- Chris De Jonghe, Factor Plus BV
- Griet Nuytinck, Anacura
- Leen Limbourg, Atoms & Art
- Katleen Verleysen miDiagnostics
Flemish government
- Dieter Deforce, senior lecturer UGent
- Bart De Moor, professor, KU Leuven - ESAT-SCD
The meetings of the board of directors are also attended by
- Two government representatives* (Maarten Vanholle and Sandra De Roeck), appointed by the Flemish government,
- The general management of VIB: Christine Durinx and Jérôme Van Biervliet
- A representative of the scientific management of the VIB research centers: Jan Steyaert (VUB)
* The two government representatives, appointed by the Flemish government, attend the board meetings with an advisory vote only. The government representative ‘finance’ is responsible for the financial control of the activities of the association and the government representative ‘innovation & science’ supervises the objectives of the association.