please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message n.v. bekaert s.a. type naamloze vennootschap soci t anonyme traded as euronext bekb industry manufacturing chemicals founded zwevegem belgium 1880 1880 headquarters kortrijk belgium key people matthew taylor ceo bert de graeve chairman products advanced materials coatings engineered wire products brands dramix motto gaucho revenue 4.4 billion 2015 1 number of employees almost 30 000 end 2015 1 website bekaert.com bekaert is a business that deals in steel wire transformation and coatings . n.v. bekaert s.a. euronext brussels bekb is a global company with headquarters in belgium employing almost 30 000 people worldwide . operating in 120 countries bekaert generated combined sales of 4.4 billion in 2015 . contents 1 organisation 1.1 board 2 see also 3 references 4 external links organisation edit board edit the board of directors is the company s supreme decision making body in all matters other than those in respect of which decision making powers are reserved to the general meeting of shareholders by law or the articles of association . 2 the board of directors delegates its management and operational authority to the bekaert group executive . the main task of the board is to determine the company s general policy and supervise its activities . the board of directors has 14 members bert de graeve chairman of the board of directors matthew taylor chief executive officer dr alan begg l on bekaert roger dalle count charles de liedekerke fran ois de visscher sir anthony galsworthy kcmg hubert jacobs van merlen maxime jadot barbara lady judge cbe bernard van de walle de ghelcke baudouin velge manfred wennemer new board nominees subject to appointment by the annual general meeting of shareholders of 11 may 2016 celia baxter christophe jacobs van merlen pamela knapp martina merz emilie van de walle de ghelcke henri jean velge see also edit companies portal leon bekaert paul buysse references edit a b annual results 2015 . bekaert . board . bekaert . external links edit official site v t e bel20 companies of belgium ackermans & van haaren ageas anheuser busch inbev befimmo sicafi bekaert bpost cofinimmo colruyt group delhaize group delta lloyd d ieteren elia engie gbl kbc groep proximus group solvay telenet group ucb umicore this belgian company related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bekaert & oldid 727460293 categories bel20 companiescompanies of belgiumcompanies established in 18801880 establishments in belgiumbelgian company stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from january 2014all articles needing additional referencesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch fran aisnederlandsportugu swest vlams edit links this page was last modified on 29 june 2016 at 03 58 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view