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Recticel Group Announces Leadership Transition
Jan Vergote to transition from Recticel Group CEO to Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and Stefaan Debusschere to become Recticel Group CEO
Today, Recticel Group announces that Stefaan Debusschere, currently CEO of the Recticel Insulation Boards Division, is transitioning to Chief Executive Officer of the Recticel Group. At the same time, Jan Vergote, current Chief Executive Officer, will assume the role of Executive Chairman of Recticel Group. In order to allow and support these changes, Wim Dejonghe will step down as Chairman and will leave the Board of Directors after almost 2 years of service in a period of strategic reorientation and above-market growth.
The above changes take effect on 2 March 2026. As Stefaan Debusschere, Jan Vergote and Wim Dejonghe, have been working closely together over the past months, this transition is well prepared.
Wim Dejonghe:
“This leadership evolution comes at a time where Recticel will further accelerate the execution of its strategic growth agenda to double the company’s size and profitability in its core mission of providing smart building insulation solutions. I am convinced that Stefaan’s entire leadership team, and Jan as our incoming Executive Chairman are ready and highly motivated to achieve the plan.”
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Stefaan Debusschere, Chief Executive Officer Recticel Group |
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“Our ambition is to build a smart building insulation group capable of outperforming the market. With revenue and adjusted EBITDA growth of respectively 23% and 42% over the last 2 years, and with the recent acquisitions and greenfields, we are ready for the next step. I will actively support Stefaan and his team to accelerate the development of our strategic agenda.” |
“At Recticel, I have found a leadership team that matches a high level of competence with true entrepreneurial spirit. I am committed to implement the strategic agenda, Recticel Group’s Elevate 2030 plan, with focus on operational excellence, leadership involvement with key customers, a deeper presence in downstream applications and a stronger focus on the development of high performance insulation, whilst creating a broader geographical scope.” |
