Bart Smet - Ageas SA/NV CEO and Executive Director

Mr. Bart Karel August De Smet was Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director, Member of the Executive Committee of Ageas S.A. since July 1, 2009. He is responsible for the Business, Strategy and Business Development, Audit and Communications. He earned a degree in mathematical sciences from the Catholic University of Louvain, and has diplomas in Actuarial Sciences and Managerial Sciences. He began his career with Argenta in 1982. From 1985 to 1993, he served as Executive Vice President of the Life division at the Swiss insurance company Nationale Suisse. In 1994, he joined ING Insurance Belgium, where he was a member of the ExCo, responsible for individual and group life insurance, health insurance banking activities. He moved to Fortis in 1998, where he was a member of the management committee of Fortis AG and responsible for Fortis Employee Benefits. In 2005, he took charge of the Broker Channel at Fortis Insurance Belgium, assuming the position of Chief Executive Officer of Fortis Insurance Belgium in 2007. In June 2009 he became Chief Executive Officer of Fortis, which was renamed Ageas following the AGM in April 2010. He has a specific responsibility for the Strategy Development, Audit and Communications departments. since 2009.