Baudouin Michiels
Encyclopedia
Baron Baudouin Michiels is a Belgian
businessman, who worked mainly in the food industry.
, and a Master's degree in Social Work (Licence en sciences sociales de travail).
. In 1965 he became Marketing Assistant for Belamundi in Genval (Belgium). He began working for Côte-d'Or
Belgium in 1967, where he was in charge of the Merchandising Department. In 1987 he became President-Managing Director Côte-d'Or Belgium, and after the acquisition of Côte-d'Or by Jacobs Suchard, he became President-Managing Director Jacobs Suchard Belgium and Executive Vice President of Jacobs Suchard Group. He held several leading positions in the Kraft Jacobs Suchard-Côte-d'Or group, until 17 May 2001 when an end came to his activities within the Philip Morris
Group.
Beside his career in the food industry he holds several position in Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO). He is President of the Management Committee for the Prince Albert Fund
, which distributes grants to young managers that want to achieve an international career. Baudouin Michiels is also President and CEO of the Belgacom Fund
, which provides financial support to either local authorities or those of Social Services in Wallonia, Flanders
, and in Brussels
(region) that aim to improve the dialogue between the Belgian citizen and local authorities. He is a member of the Belgian businessclub Cercle de Lorraine
.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
businessman, who worked mainly in the food industry.
Education
He obtained a PhD in LawLaw
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
, and a Master's degree in Social Work (Licence en sciences sociales de travail).
Career
He started his professional career in 1963 as a trainee, with Rosenberg Onderneming in AmsterdamAmsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
. In 1965 he became Marketing Assistant for Belamundi in Genval (Belgium). He began working for Côte-d'Or
Côte d'Or (brand)
Côte d'Or is a producer of Belgian chocolate, owned by Kraft Foods.Côte d'Or was founded in 1883 by Charles Neuhaus, a chocolate manufacturer who used the name Côte d'Or referring to the old name of contemporary Ghana, the source of much of the cacao beans used in chocolate manufacturing.Côte...
Belgium in 1967, where he was in charge of the Merchandising Department. In 1987 he became President-Managing Director Côte-d'Or Belgium, and after the acquisition of Côte-d'Or by Jacobs Suchard, he became President-Managing Director Jacobs Suchard Belgium and Executive Vice President of Jacobs Suchard Group. He held several leading positions in the Kraft Jacobs Suchard-Côte-d'Or group, until 17 May 2001 when an end came to his activities within the Philip Morris
Altria Group
Altria Group, Inc. is based in Henrico County, Virginia, and is the parent company of Philip Morris USA, John Middleton, Inc., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, Inc., Philip Morris Capital Corporation, and Chateau Ste. Michelle Wine Estates. It is one of the world's largest tobacco corporations...
Group.
Beside his career in the food industry he holds several position in Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO). He is President of the Management Committee for the Prince Albert Fund
Prince Albert Fund
The Prince Albert Fund is a Belgian non-profit organization managed by the King Baudouin Foundation which provides a scholarship to young Belgian professionals to give them the opportunity to carry out abroad a project in international business development.-History:The Fund was created in 1984 by...
, which distributes grants to young managers that want to achieve an international career. Baudouin Michiels is also President and CEO of the Belgacom Fund
Belgacom Fund
The Belgacom Fund, is a Belgian fund created within the King Baudouin Foundation in 1999 for a period of three years, which promotes dialogue between citizens and local authorities...
, which provides financial support to either local authorities or those of Social Services in Wallonia, Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
, and in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
(region) that aim to improve the dialogue between the Belgian citizen and local authorities. He is a member of the Belgian businessclub Cercle de Lorraine
Cercle de Lorraine
The Cercle de Lorraine or Club van Lotharingen is a Belgian business club, located in Uccle, Belgium. The club was founded in Brussels in 1998, and it wants to bring together, distinguished and representative personalities from the Belgian financial community, French speaking as well as Dutch...
.