Stefaan Vandamme hands over the responsibility of CFO Colruyt Group to Michael Hamelryck

Halle, 22 April 2026

Stefaan Vandamme joined Colruyt Group in June 2016 and was appointed CFO of the group in February 2019. In this role, he made a significant contribution to the further professionalisation and stability of our finance organisation, during a period characterised by growth, complex financial matters and exceptional external challenges. Over time, Stefaan also gradually took on additional responsibilities, including the role of COO for the non-food banners.

After ten years of commitment within the group, Stefaan Vandamme will take on a new professional challenge as a partner within the family holding of the Colruyt family (Korys) starting August 2026.

Stefaan Vandamme looks back on his journey with satisfaction: "After ten formative years, I look back with pride on the achievements realised and the opportunities I was given within the organisation. At the same time, I look ahead with pride and ambition to the next step in my professional journey."

Jef Colruyt, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Colruyt Group: "I would like to expressly thank Stefaan for his dedication, expertise and commitment, and wish him every success in this new chapter."

Stefaan Vandamme will be succeeded as CFO Colruyt Group by Michael Hamelryck as of 1 August 2026. After a six-year career in the banking sector at KBC Group, Michael Hamelryck joined Colruyt Group in November 2019 within Treasury and progressed to Divisional Manager Group Finance, where he was responsible for Treasury, Insurance, Customer Payments, Tax and Legal. He professionalised several financial and corporate support services and played a key role in major financing operations (such as the launch of a retail bond). He also left his mark on the optimisation of payment processes and the group's risk management approach.

Stefan Goethaert, CEO Colruyt Group: "I am convinced that Michael, with his knowledge of the group, his leadership and his broad experience within Finance, will ensure the continuity of the finance management and help steer our group successfully through the very challenging retail landscape."

For questions on this press release, please send an email to investor@colruytgroup.com.

Colruyt Group is a retail group that operates in the areas of expertise 'Food', 'Health & Well-being', 'Non-food' and 'Energy', mainly in Belgium, but also in other countries including France and Luxembourg. Within the 'Food' area of expertise, this concerns Colruyt Lowest Prices, Okay, Comarkt/Comarché, Bio-Planet, Cru and the affiliated Spar Colruyt Group and Delitraiteur stores. In France, in addition to Colruyt stores and DATS 24 filling stations, there are also affiliated Coccinelle, Coccimarket, Panier Sympa, Épi Service and VivÉco stores. There are more than 750 own stores and over 1.000 affiliated stores. Solucious, Culinoa, Valfrais and Délidis deliver food service and retail products to professional customers in Belgium (hospitals, SMEs, hospitality sector etc.). Foodbag delivers meal boxes across Belgium. Colruyt Group Fine Food comprises industrial-scale production departments. The 'Health & Well-being' area of expertise mainly consists of Jims, fitness clubs located in Belgium and Luxembourg, and Newpharma Colruyt Group's Belgian online pharmacy active in various countries such as Belgium, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany and Romania. The 'Non-food' area of expertise comprises the own stores Zeb, PointCarré, The Fashion Store and Bike Republic (mainly in Belgium) and the affiliated PointCar ré stores. Furthermore, Colruyt Group's operations also cover print and document management solutions (through Symeta Hybrid) and strategic consultancy, enterprise architecture and programme management (through Myreas). Colruyt Group also holds interests, including in Virya Energy (of which DATS 24 has been a part since June 2023), Dreamland and BON. The group employs more than 33.000 employees and recorded a revenue of nearly EUR 11,0 billion in 2024/25. Colruyt Group NV is listed on Eurone xt Brussels (COLR) under ISIN code BE0974256852.

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