Cercle de Lorraine
Encyclopedia
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 (Wallonia, south part of Belgium) as well as Dutch speaking (Flanders
, north part of Belgium), who are reunited within an honorary committee.
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...
business club, located in Uccle
Uccle
Uccle or Ukkel is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium.Uccle is known for its well-to-do areas, its green spots and its high rental rates.-History:...
, Belgium
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...
. The club was founded 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...
in 1998, and it wants to bring together, distinguished and representative personalities from the Belgian financial
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community, French speaking (Wallonia, south part of Belgium) as well as Dutch speaking (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...
, north part of Belgium), who are reunited within an honorary committee.
Notable members
- Baron Georges JacobsGeorges JacobsGeorges, count Jacobs de Hagen is a leading Belgian businessman.Jacobs obtained a PhD degree in Law and a Licentiate in Economics from the Universite Catholique de Louvain...
, Union Chimique Belge - Luc BertrandLuc BertrandLuc Bertrand is a Belgian businessman. He is at present the CEO of Ackermans & van Haaren, which is business concern active in construction, dredging, and environmental services, human resources services, financial services, and private equity...
, Ackermans & Van Haaren - Frank BeuselinckFrank BeuselinckFrank Beuselinck is a Belgian businessman. He obtained a master's degree in economics at the Louvain School of Management and an MBA Finance & international business from Chicago GSB. Frank Beuselinck is at present the Chief Operations Officer of DHL Express Belux...
, DHL BeLux - Karel BooneKarel Boone-Education:He obtained a Master degree as a Commercial Engineer at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven .-Career:Karel Boone started his career in 1966 as an executive member of the Board of Directors of the Belgian company Lotus Bakeries . He became the CEO in 1974 when Lotus Biscuits merged with...
, Lotus Bakeries - Baron Daniel Cardon de LichtbuerDaniel Cardon de LichtbuerDaniel, Baron Cardon de Lichtbuer is a Belgian businessman, mainly active in the Belgian banking sector.- Education :He obtained a PhD degree in Law from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and a MBA degree from the Université Catholique de Louvain .- Career :Cardon started his career an assistant...
- Baron Dominique CollinetDominique CollinetBaron Dominique Collinet is a Belgian businessman. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Carmeuse, a leading global producer of lime. He is also Vice-President of the European Landowners Organisation, and a member of the business club Cercle de Lorraine. He retired in 2003, and his son, Rodolphe...
, CarmeuseCarmeuseCarmeuse is a Belgian mining company which produces lime and limestone. The Carmeuse Group has production facilities in Europe, North America and Africa. Its head office is located in Louvain-la-Neuve and the company Chief Executive Officer is Rodolphe Collinet... - Viscount Etienne DavignonÉtienne DavignonÉtienne Francois Jacques Davignon, Viscount Davignon is a Belgian politician, businessman, and former vice-president of the European Commission.-Career:...
, Société Générale de BelgiqueSociété Générale de BelgiqueThe Société Générale de Belgique was one of the largest companies that ever existed in Belgium. It was founded in 1822 by William I, and existed until 2003, when its then sole shareholder, Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux, merged it with Tractebel to form Suez-Tractebel.-History:As part of the terms of the... - Baron Paul De KeersmaekerPaul De KeersmaekerPaul, Baron De Keersmaeker is a Belgian businessman and politician and Chairman of PA Europe .-Education:De Keersmaeker obtained a PhD degree of Law and a BA degree of notary at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven .-Career:...
, InterbrewInterbrewInterbrew was a large Belgium-based brewing company which owned many internationally known beers, as well as some smaller local beers. In 2004 Interbrew merged with Brazilian brewer AmBev to form InBev, which is the now largest brewer in the world by volume, with a 13% global market share now... - Count Jean-Pierre de Launoit, Axa-Royale Belge
- Jean-Marie DelwartJean-Marie Delwart-Career:He is Chairman of Belgocodex S.A., Chairman of Biotec S.A., Chairman of Hoccinvest S.A., and he is a member of the Belgian business club Cercle de Lorraine.-Foundation:...
, Floridienne - Baron Paul de MeesterPaul de MeesterPaul, Baron de Meester is a Belgian businessman. Until his retirement in 2002, he was President of the company Besix-Betonimmo, and he was commissioner of the Bank Brussels Lambert, before it was acquired by ING in 1997. He is also a member of the Belgian business club Cercle de Lorraine.-Source:*...
, Besix - Rik De NolfRik De NolfRik De Nolf is a Belgian businessman. He is the CEO of Roularta Media Group, which is a Belgian-French publishing and printing firm with a diversified portfolio of interests in magazines, a regional newspaper, radio and both regional and national commercial television.Rik De Nolf is the son of...
, Roularta Media Group and VTM - Chevalier Claude Desseille, Winterthur group
- Count Diego du Monceau de Bergendal, GIB Group
- Baron Donald Marc Fallon, Cimenteries CBR
- Baron Albert FrèreAlbert FrèreAlbert, Baron Frère is a Belgian businessman and the richest man in Belgium....
, Bruxelles Lambert group - Jean GandoisJean GandoisJean Gandois is a French businessman.-Education:He is a former pupil of the French École polytechnique, where he graduated in 1949, as an engineer of bridges & road construction.-Career:...
, Suez - Count Maurice LippensMaurice LippensMaurice Lippens may refer to:* Maurice Lippens , former governor of Belgian Congo* Maurice Lippens , Belgian businessman...
, Fortis - Gérard MestralletGérard MestralletGérard Mestrallet is the Chairman of the Board and CEO of GDF Suez.-Biography:Gérard Mestrallet was born on 1 April 1949. He graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique of Paris and the Ecole Nationale d’Administration....
, Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux - Baron Baudouin MichielsBaudouin MichielsBaron Baudouin Michiels is a Belgian businessman, who worked mainly in the food industry.-Education:He obtained a PhD in Law, and a Master's degree in Social Work .-Career:...
, Kraft Foods - Baroness Solange SchwennickeSolange SchwennickeBaroness Solange Schwennicke is a Belgian businesswoman, and Chairman of the Group Delvaux - Dujardin. She is also the President of the Association of Royal Warrant Holders of the Court of Belgium, and a member of the Belgian businessclub Cercle de Lorraine....
, Delvaux-Dujardin group - Michel TilmantMichel TilmantMichel Tilmant is a banker and the former CEO of ING Group, a globally operating banking and insurance business based in The Netherlands.-Biography:...
, ING Group - Christian Van ThilloChristian Van ThilloChristian Van Thillo is a Belgian businessman. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Aurex-De Persgroep, a leading Belgian media concern, which owns the Belgian newspapers Het Laatste Nieuws and De Morgen. De Persgroep also owns part of the Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij a Belgian commercial...
, De Persgroep - Roland VaxelaireRoland VaxelaireRoland Vaxelaire is a Belgian businessman, with a career in the food supply chain.-Education:He obtained a MBA from the University of Chicago .-Career:...
, Carrefour Belgium - Baron Maurice Velge, Velge International
- Luc WillameLuc WillameLuc Willame is a Belgian businessman, who heads the worldwide flat glass operations of Asahi Glass, which is the world's leading glassmaker.-Career:...
, Glaverbel - Philippe WilmèsPhilippe WilmèsPhilippe Wilmès is a Belgian businessman. He is the Chairman of the Belgian Corporation for International Investment , and Extraordinary Professor of the Institute for Business Administration...
, Société Fédérale d'Investissement - Benjamin Courtier, ProAltia
See also
- Federation of Belgian EnterprisesFederation of Belgian EnterprisesThe Federation of Enterprises in Belgium is the only Belgian non-profit organization representing companies in all three regions of Belgium. Its members, the different Belgian sectorial employers' organizations, represent companies in key industrial and service sectors. All in all, it represents...
- Union Wallonne des EntreprisesUnion Wallonne des EntreprisesThe Walloon Union of Companies or Union Wallonne des Entreprises is the Walloon employers organization.-History:About 1965, when in Belgium economic decentralization was becoming more pronounced, the Walloon business leaders felt the need for more organisation...
- Cercle GauloisCercle GauloisThe Cercle Gaulois or Cercle Royal Gaulois Artistique et Littéraire is a Belgian club. The club has the aim of constituting a friendly, intellectual, artistic and literary, meeting place, free of any political, cultural or philosophical tendency...
- De WarandeDe Warande (Club)De Warande is a Flemish business club, located in Brussels, Belgium. The club was founded in Brussels in 1988, by Flemish businesspeople and the Flemish government. The club wants to bring together distinguished and representative personalities from the Flemish business community...
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