Galapagos Genomics said this week changes to its board of directors.

According to the company, Ferdinand Verdonck has joined as independent director, and Harrold van Barlingen has joined as dependent director.

Verdonck was most recently managing director of Almanij (now merged with KBC). He currently is on the board of several companies, including Banco Urquijo and Dictaphone. He holds a law degree from the KU Leuven and degrees in economics from KU Leuven and the University of Chicago, said Galapagos.