| Job
title : |
Corporate Vice-President (since 2001).
(internal-external communication, public relations - legal department)
Spokesman of the Group (since 1992)
Corporate Secretary (since 1999). |
| Educational
background: |
|
| University
degree: |
Commercial Engineer Catholic University of Leuven (1966) |
| Post-graduate
degree(s): |
International Financial Management, C.E.I. Geneva (1975)
General Management Program, Cedep (1977)
International Program for Senior Executives , IMI Geneva (1983)
Centre for Creative Leadership, USA (1994)
Heinz Goldmann Foundation : Communication Skills for Top Executives
Geneva (1999) |
| Prior
career history: |
|
| In
Bekaert : |
|
| From
1967 to 1975 |
Division
: Cost Price Department
Position : Head of the Cost Price Department |
| From
1975 to 1977 |
Division : Tomado BV (the Netherlands)
Position : Financial Director
|
|
From 1977 to 1981 |
Position : Supervisor of a special project |
| From
1981 to 1982 |
Division : Corporate Control and Corporate Strategys. |
| From
1982 to 1983 |
Division : Corporate Development and Corporate Planning
Position : Head of the corporate department "Corporate Development
and Corporate Planning" |
| From
1983 to 1984 |
Division : Corporate Control
Position : Corporate Controller |
| From
1984 to 1988 |
Division
: MBU Wire
Position : Vice-President N.V. Bekaert S.A.
Personnel, Finance and Administration of MBU Wire
Plant manager Campus Zwevegem |
| From
1988 to 1992 |
Assistant
to the Chief Executive Officer Spokesman of the Group |
| From
1992 to 1999 |
Division : Corporate Communication Spokesman of the Group |
| From
1999 to now |
Division
: Corporate Communication + Legal Department
Corporate Vice-President (2001)
Corporate Secretary
Spokesman of the Group |