Dominique Leroy

Dominique Leroy (born 8 November 1964, Ixelles) is a Belgian businesswoman who has been serving as member of the board of Deutsche Telekom since 2020.[1] She was previously the CEO of telecommunications company Proximus Group from 2014[2] until 2019.[3]

Dominique Leroy

Education

Leroy obtained a master's degree in business economics from Solvay Business School in 1987.

Career

After having held different positions at Hartog and Union Belgium, Leroy worked for 24 years at Unilever.[4] She was the national customer development director of Unilever Belgium from February 2006 until August 2007. Before joining Belgacom, she was Director of Unilever Belgium from September 2007 until October 2011.

From June 2012, Leroy served as executive vice president of the consumer business unit and was a member of the management committee of Belgacom. The ministers of the Belgian Cabinet appointed Leroy as successor to Didier Bellens on 9 January 2014.[5] She became the first woman to head the company and, at the time, the only female CEO among companies in Belgium’s BEL 20 stock market index.[6]

By late 2018, the Financial Times reported that Leroy was one of the candidates for succeeding Gavin Patterson as CEO of the BT Group; the job instead went to Philip Jansen.[7] In early 2019, she was summoned to meet Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel after media reported a cost-cutting plan at Proximus that would involve a net headcount reduction of 650 jobs.[8]

Thursday September 5, 2019 she announced her resignation as CEO of Proximus effective December 1, 2019 to become CEO of Dutch telecom provider KPN. On September 30, 2019 KPN announced that Leroy was no longer a candidate for the position of CEO, since she was under investigation by the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority for insider trading.[9]

Other activities

Corporate boards

Non-profit organizations

References
  1. Dominique Leroy to become the new Board member for Europe Deutsche Telekom, press release of September 8, 2020.
  2. "Dominique Leroy, "Belgacom Queen"". L'Echo (in French). 9 January 2004. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. "KPN Cancels Move to Hire Proximus's Leroy as CEO Amid Probe". Bloomberg News. September 30, 2019.
  4. "Dominique Leroy, "Dominique Leroy (CEO Belgacom): als een meteoor door het glazen plafond"". Trends (in Dutch). 8 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. "Le conseil des ministres a nommé Dominique Leroy à la tête de Belgacom". RTBF (in French). 9 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  6. Robert-Jan Bartunek (January 9, 2014), Belgacom appoints first female CEO after predecessor fired Reuters.
  7. Nic Fildes and Martin Arnold (September 23, 2018), Worldpay co-chief in talks to head BT Financial Times.
  8. Alan Charlish (January 10, 2019), Telecoms operator Proximus to cut 650 jobs in 240 mln euro cost-saving plan Reuters.
  9. "News Detail". irpages2.eqs.com. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  10. Board of Directors Saint-Gobain.
  11. Board of Directors Proximus.
  12. Supervisory Board: Dominique Leroy Ahold Delhaize.
  13. Members European Round Table of Industrialists.

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