Yves Boël
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Yves Boël is a Belgian
businessman. He is a son of count
René Boël
and Yvonne Solvay, granddaughter of Ernest Solvay
and he married countess Yolande d'Oultremont on 12 September 1977.
Yves Boël is president of the board of Sofina
. With an estimated fortune of 1.418 billion euro
, he is one of the wealthiest people of 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...
businessman. He is a son of count
Count
A count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...
René Boël
René Boël
Count René Boël was a Belgian banker and industrialist and Director of the Usines Gustave Boël. He was married with Yvonne Solvay , granddaughter of Ernest Solvay. They have two sons Yves Boël and Pol Boël.-Career:...
and Yvonne Solvay, granddaughter of Ernest Solvay
Ernest Solvay
Ernest Gaston Joseph Solvay was a Belgian chemist, industrialist and philanthropist.Born at Rebecq, he was prevented by acute pleurisy from going to university...
and he married countess Yolande d'Oultremont on 12 September 1977.
Yves Boël is president of the board of Sofina
Sofina
Sofina, Société Financière de Transports et d'Entreprises Industrielles, is a Belgian holding company, headquartered in Brussels, which invests in several industrial sectors such as Telecommunication , Portfolio companies, Banks and Insurance , Private Equity , Services within the Company ,...
. With an estimated fortune of 1.418 billion euro
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
, he is one of the wealthiest people of Belgium.