Moderator Michael BREMANS

Michaël Bremans has served as Managing Director and subsequently as Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors of Ecover since 1993. In May 2011, Mr. Bremans was nominated Chairman of Ecover International BV. In April 2013 Mr. Bremans has left the Ecover Group and founded his own management consulting activity. He is board member of the SI2 social Impact investment Fund.

As CEO, Mr. Bremans has seen the Belgian-based company grow and expand internationally. Having gained extensive experience in implementing the principles of sustainable development in Ecover's business strategies, he is committed to see continued future growth for Ecover's products in the market of ecological washing and cleaning. In October 2008, TIME magazine honored Mr. Bremans as a “Hero of The Environment” along with 29 other eco-pioneers who are changing the world. In December 2011, Mr. Bremans received the very prestigious Award for Responsible Capitalism instituted by FIRST Magazine in London.

Mr. Bremans holds an undergraduate and graduate degree in Applied Economic Sciences of the University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.