During its meeting of 17 September 2020, the Board of Directors of KBC Group NV appointed Mr. Koenraad Debackere as Chairman of the Board of Directors of KBC Group NV, KBC Bank NV and KBC Insurance NV, succeeding Thomas Leysen who ended his term office at the General Meeting of 7 May 2020. Koenraad is a Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at KU Leuven. In addition, he has held visiting lectureships at various European universities. As Managing Director he is also board member of KU Leuven. Koenraad has held directorships at various technology companies, as well as at the Gemma Frisius Fonds NV, Essenscia Innovation Fonds NV and LRM NV investment funds. Koenraad Debackere was Non-Executive Director at KBC Group NV and KBC Insurance NV until the General Meeting of 7 May 2020.