Vincent Mannaert cuts all ties with Club Brugge by selling shares: “A final farewell”

Former CEO Vincent Mannaert is no longer part of the Board of Directors at Club Brugge. He sells his shares, which chairman Bart Verhaeghe acquires. Bob Madou will from now on be part of the renewed Council. “It was an honor to lead the Club for 13 years,” he shares in a farewell message on the website.

Chairman Bart Verhaeghe, ex-CEO Vincent Mannaert, Jan Boone and Peter Vanhecke together form Grizzly Sports NV, the majority shareholder within Club Brugge. Chairman Bart Verhaeghe is now purchasing Vincent Mannaert’s shares.

Mannaert, CEO of Club between 2011 and 2024, is also leaving the Club’s Board of Directors. New CEO Bob Madou will be part of the renewed Board of Directors.

Furthermore, the shareholder structure with, in addition to Grizzly Sports NV, also Orkila Capital, Dirk Van Tornhout and the Tielt Connection, remains unchanged.

I cherish the many unforgettable memories and wish my successors and by extension the entire Club every success.

Vincent Mannaert

“Vincent was with me at the cradle of the current Club Brugge,” chairman Bart Verhaeghe shares on the club website. “I look back on the past years with a warm feeling.”

“After Vincent previously announced his retirement as CEO, this is a logical next step. He will always be welcome at the Club. By acquiring Vincent’s shares himself, we strengthen the Flemish anchoring of the Club.”

Vincent Mannaert also says goodbye to blue-black with a message: “It was an honor to lead Club Brugge as CEO for 13 years.”

“With the sale of the shares, I am now finally saying goodbye. I cherish the many unforgettable memories and wish my successors and, by extension, the entire Club every success.”