Biography

Karena Cancilleri is an Independent Director of the Board of Directors of DEME Group NV. She holds a master’s degree in chemistry from the University of Turin, Italy (1991) and an MBA from Strathclyde Graduate Business School of Glasgow in the UK (2004). She has a track record spanning more than 30 years in the chemical, textile and metal industries, in private equity, stock-listed and family-owned companies. Ms. Cancilleri currently acts as Executive Vice President Battery Materials at Umicore. She previously held the position of President-Foundry Technologies at Vesuvius Plc, Vice President-Engineered Products at Beaulieu International Group NV, Director-Hygiene Products at FiberVisions Corp., Business Manager at Kraton Polymers LLC and Sales Manager at Shell Chemicals LP. She is a member of the Umicore Group Executive Committee and ESG Steering Committee, and was also a member of the group Executive Committee of Vesuvius and part of its ESG Steering Committee.