Ontex Group NV held its Annual General Meeting and Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM and EGM) on May 25, 2020. Following Luc Missorten’s decision to step down as an independent director of Ontex and Chairman of the Board effective at the end of the meeting, shareholders approved the proposal to appoint Hans Van Bylen as an independent director of Ontex, in view of naming him Chairman of the Board. Hans Van Bylen, formerly CEO of Henkel, will bring to Ontex his deep knowledge of the industrial and consumer goods sector and breadth of experience spanning the FMCG industry, retail brand space, manufacturing and supply chain, digitalization, sustainability and leadership development.