Chairman of the Board of Directors, Imec
After 17 years as CEO of Imec, Luc Van den hove is set to take on the position of Chairman of Imec’s Board of Directors as of 1 April 2026. He joined Imec in 1984, starting his research career in the field of silicide and interconnect technologies. In 1988, he became manager of Imec’s micro-patterning group (lithography, dry etching). In 1996, he served as Department Director of Unit Process Step R&D and in 1998, as Vice-President of the Silicon Process and Device Technology Division.
Luc Van den hove received his PhD in electrical engineering from the KU Leuven, Belgium. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 publications and conference contributions.