Biography

Leen Geirnaerdt is an Independent Director of the Board of Directors of DEME Group NV since 30 June 2022. After studying applied economic science at Antwerp University, Leen Geirnaerdt began her professional career at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where she worked for six years in auditing. She then moved on to Solvus Resource Group, a Belgian listed company where she held the position of corporate controller. After Solvus Resource Group was taken over by the Dutch listed company USG People NV, Leen Geirnaerdt was appointed director of the Belgian Shared Services Center, and subsequently in 2010 as Group Chief Financial Officer of USG People in The Netherlands. Following the takeover by the Japanese group Recruit, she was appointed global CFO of Recruit Global Staffing in 2016. From May 2019 until November 2021, Leen Geirnaerdt was CFO of Bpost Group. Leen Geirnaerdt was also director, chair of the Risk Committee and member of the Audit Committee of Bpost bank from March 2020 until November 2021. Leen Geirnaerdt has been serving as Group CFO of House of HR since July 2022 and is a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit Committee of H.Essers.