Christian Jourquin
Encyclopedia
Christian Jourquin is a Belgian
businessman and since May 2006 Chief Executive Officer of Solvay
a Belgian chemical and pharmaceutical company.
(Brussels
, Belgium
). In addition he graduated from the International Senior Management Program of the Harvard Business School
(USA).
Headquarters in Milan
. Between 1980 and 1990, he managed Solvay Duphar in the Netherlands
, which represented a large part of the international pharmaceutical activities of Solvay. Between 1990 and 1996, he worked for Solvay at the Iberian peninsula
(Spain
and Portugal
), Solvay Interox in 1996 and the Processing Sector of the group from 1997 to 2000. He was General Manager of the Chemicals Sector at Solvay SA until April 30, 2006 and since May 2006 he is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Solvay SA. He also serves as Director of Solvay America, Inc.
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 and since May 2006 Chief Executive Officer of Solvay
Solvay (company)
Solvay S.A. is a Belgian chemical company with its head office in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. It was founded in 1863 by Ernest Solvay to produce sodium carbonate by the solvay process. Since then the company has diversified to two major sectors of activity: chemicals and plastics...
a Belgian chemical and pharmaceutical company.
Education
He graduated in Commercial Engineering at the Solvay Business School of the Université Libre de BruxellesUniversité Libre de Bruxelles
The Université libre de Bruxelles is a French-speaking university in Brussels, Belgium. It has 21,000 students, 29% of whom come from abroad, and an equally cosmopolitan staff.-Name:...
(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...
, 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...
). In addition he graduated from the International Senior Management Program of the Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
(USA).
Career
He started his professional career at Solvay in 1971 and has worked for the group ever since. In 1971, he started his career as an Attaché to the Finance Department of Solvay at the ItalianItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Headquarters in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
. Between 1980 and 1990, he managed Solvay Duphar in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, which represented a large part of the international pharmaceutical activities of Solvay. Between 1990 and 1996, he worked for Solvay at the Iberian peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula , sometimes called Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes the modern-day sovereign states of Spain, Portugal and Andorra, as well as the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar...
(Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
), Solvay Interox in 1996 and the Processing Sector of the group from 1997 to 2000. He was General Manager of the Chemicals Sector at Solvay SA until April 30, 2006 and since May 2006 he is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Solvay SA. He also serves as Director of Solvay America, Inc.