News: I-care Group appoints Bruno Colmant as an independent director

PRESS RELEASE

I-care Group appoints Bruno Colmant as an independent director

Mons (Belgium), 19 May 2022 – I-care Group, the world leader in machine health, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Bruno Colmant as an independent non-executive director.

Between 2015 and 2022, Bruno Colmant was a member of the Executive Committee of Bank Degroof Petercam, of which he became CEO in 2019.

From 1996 to 2006, Mr. Colmant was active at ING, where he was Head of Internal Audit and Managing Director of ING Luxembourg. He then became Chief of Staff to Finance Minister Didier Reynders.,In 2007, he was appointed CEO of the Brussels Stock Exchange and a member of the Management Committee of NYSE Euronext. Mr. Colmant became Deputy Managing Director of Ageas Insurance Company in 2009 and then joined Roland Berger as a partner.

Bruno Colmant graduated as a commercial engineer at Solvay Business School and obtained a Master of Science in Industrial Management from Purdue University. He also obtained a Master’s Degree in Tax Sciences from the Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Fiscales and a Doctorate in Applied Economics from ULB. He is a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium and is an independent director of the University Hospital of Brussels.

Fabrice Brion, CEO of I-care: “We are actively preparing the next steps in our development. And we are therefore happy and proud that Bruno Colmant, with his decades of experience as a leader, is joining our Board of Directors. Bruno is a huge asset to our company and we warmly welcome him.”

“I-care is a magnificent Belgian success story with enormous potential for international growth. And I am convinced that this is just the beginning: more and more, industries around the world will use I-care to reduce their production risks and avoid breakdowns,” said Bruno Colmant. “I am delighted to join the team and look forward to supporting Fabrice and the Board of Directors in implementing their ambitious strategy.”

About I-care

I-care Group is a world leader in machine health. Their AI- and data-driven solutions can predict industrial failures months or even years before they occur. Thanks to I-care, machines around the world are safer, more productive and more sustainable. Founded in Mons in 2004, the company has more than 600 employees and offices in 12 countries (Europe, USA and Asia) with customers in more than 55 countries. I-care won the EY Company of the Year Award in 2020.

For more information

Juliette Picry, jp@gosselindewalque.com