UMI.BR - Umicore S.A.

Umicore S.A.

Rue du Marais 31 Broekstraat
Brussels 1000
Belgium
32 2 227 71 11
http://www.umicore.com

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Pollution & Treatment Controls
Full-time employees: 11,152

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Mr. Marc Grynberg	CEO & Exec. Director	1.28M	N/A	1965
Mr. Filip Platteeuw	Chief Financial Officer	N/A	N/A	1972
Dr. Ann Steegen	Chief Technology Officer	N/A	N/A	1971
Ms. Géraldine Nolens	Exec. VP of Legal, EHS, Internal Audit & Corp. Security, Board Sec. and Chief Counsel	N/A	N/A	1971
Mr. Stephan Csoma	Exec. VP of Recycling	N/A	N/A	1964

Amounts are as of 31 December 2018, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in EUR.

Description

Umicore S.A. operates as a materials technology and recycling company worldwide. Its Catalysis segment produces automotive catalysts for gasoline and diesel light and heavy duty diesel applications; stationary catalysis for industrial emissions control; and precious metals-based compounds and catalysts for pharmaceutical and fine chemicals industries. The company's Energy & Surface Technologies segment offers cobalt and specialty materials, electro-optic materials, rechargeable battery materials, and electroplating products. Its Recycling segment treats waste streams containing precious and other specialty metals from a range of industrial residues and end-of-life materials. This segment also produces precious metals-based materials for glass production, electric, and electronic applications. The company was formerly known as Union Minière du Haut Katanga and changed its name to Umicore S.A. in 2001. Umicore S.A. was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Corporate governance

Umicore S.A.’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 3 February 2020 is 6. The pillar scores are Audit: 1; Board: 7; Shareholder rights: 8; Compensation: 5.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.