Françoise Chombar

Françoise Chombar has been Chief Executive Officer of Melexis since 2003, having co-founded the company in 1989 and holding a variety of positions in it including Deputy Chief Executive Officer from 1997 to 2003. Melexis manufactures integrated semiconductor sensor, driver and communications circuits dedicated to automotive applications.

At the same time, she is a director on the Board of Umicore (since 2016), a group specialized in materials technology and recycling. She is also Chairwoman of STEM Platform, an organization that aims to encourage young people to study Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics and to promote these disciplines to the general public.

In addition, she has been a mentor for the SOFIA Women’s Network, a coaching organization for working women (from 1999 to 2016) and promoted the accession of women to Boards of Directors through her membership of the Women on Board non-profit.

Prior to joining Melexis, Françoise Chombar worked at Elmos, a German semiconductor supplier, where she was in charge of Production Planning and Customer Service (from1985 to 1989).

Françoise Chombar holds a Master’s degree in interpreting (Dutch, English and Spanish) from Ghent University.