Mortsel/Belgium, April 26, 2005 - 2:00 p.m. CET
During Agfa's Annual General Meeting today, shareholders approved the re-appointment as members of the Board of Directors of Ferdinard Chaffart, André Oosterlinck, Karel Van Miert and Ludo Verhoeven and the appointment of Marc Olivié as a new member. All were appointed for a 3-year period, to come into effect today. In the subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors Dr Ludo Verhoeven was elected Chairman of the Board succeeding Dr Pol Bamelis, who did no longer seek reelection. Marc Olivié was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer.
About Agfa
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading imaging and information technology companies. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analog and digital systems for the graphic industry and for healthcare.
Agfa's headquarters are in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is active in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries throughout the world. Together they achieved a turnover of 3,762 million Euros (US$ 4,677 million) in 2004.
Agfa's Graphic Systems business group supplies the printing industry with integrated prepress solutions, consisting of consumables, equipment, and software for color, workflow and project management for the most performant computer-to-film and computer-to-plate systems, including digital proofing.
Furthermore, Agfa develops inkjet inks and printing equipment for industrial applications, such as packaging, labels and posters.
Agfa's HealthCare business group supplies hospitals and other healthcare centers with state-of-the-art systems for the capturing, processing and managing of diagnostic images and with IT solutions that integrate the imaging workflow into the overall hospital operations across departmental disciplines.
In addition, Agfa is a leader in the fast growing market of IT systems that span the entire healthcare enterprise and through which healthcare facilities become more efficient and effective, with improved patient outcomes.
For more information on Agfa, visit www.agfa.com.
Contacts:
Nancy Glynn
Vice President Communication
tel.: +32 (0)3 444 80 00
fax: +32 (0)3 444 74 85
e-mail: nancy.glynn@agfa.com
