Michel was appointed as a Non-Executive Director and member of the Vodafone Group Plc Board on 1 February 2018.
Michel began his career at Continental Bank SA, Belgium, before spending 18 years with The Dow Chemical Company in several finance and strategy responsibilities in Benelux, France, the US and Switzerland. He was Chief Financial Officer Europe for Baxter International from 2002 to 2005, and Chief Financial Officer at ABB Group from 2005 to 2013. He also served as Interim CEO of ABB during 2008. He was independent vice-chairman at UBS Group from 2009 to 2019, vice-chairman/chairman of Syngenta AG from 2013 to 2017 and Chairman of IMB Business School from 2020 to 2025.
Michel holds a degree in applied economics from the Université Catholique de Louvain and an MBA from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
Board Committees
Audit and Risk Committee
Remuneration Committee
External appointments
AstraZeneca PLC, non-executive chair, chair of the nomination and governance committee and member of the remuneration committee
