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Cercle Gaulois
The ''Cercle Gaulois'', in full the ''Cercle Royal Gaulois Artistique et Littéraire'', is a Belgian male-only club in Brussels that promotes art. The club has the aim of constituting a friendly, intellectual, artistic and literary meeting place, free of any political, cultural or philosophical tendency. Its current president is Geoffroy Generet. The club is located at 5 ''rue de la Loi'' in the historic Vauxhall building in Brussels Park, behind the Royal Park Theatre. History The ''Cercle Royal Artistique et Littéraire'' ("Artistic and Literary Royal Circle") was founded in Brussels on 23 November 1848. The ''Cercle de la Toison d’Or'' ("Circle of the Golden Fleece") was founded in Brussels on 23 December 1911, and its name was changed to the ''Cercle Gaulois'' ("Gallic Circle") on 13 June 1919. The ''Cercle Gaulois'' became the ''Cercle Royal Gaulois'' ("Gallic Royal Circle") by authorization of His Majesty King Leopold III of Belgium on 16 February 1937. In 1950, the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Cercle is French for ''circle''. It can refer to: * circle (country subdivision) * Cercle (French colonial), an administrative unit of the French Overseas Empire * Cercle (Mali), the Malian administrative unit ** The specific Cercles of Mali * Cercle Brugge K.S.V., a Belgian football club from Bruges * Le Cercle, a foreign policy think-tank specialising in international security * In Belgium, Cercles are Student Societies A student society, student association, university society, student club, university club, or student organization is a society or an organization, operated by students at a university or a college institution, whose membership typically consists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Mary
Tony Mary (born 1950) is a Belgian businessman. Education He received a master's degree in economics at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in 1973. Career He started his career at IBM, where he became Country General Manager for IBM Belgium and Luxemburg in 1990. In 1993 he founded Synergia, which he led until July 1995. From August 1995 until May 1997, he was General Manager of Belgacom. From June 1997 until December 1998 he was President Europe of SITEL Corporation. Tony Mary was Senior Executive Vice President of Groupe Bull from January 1999 until December 1999. From January 2000 until July 2002 he was Managing Partner of KPMG. He succeeded Bert De Graeve Bert, baron De Graeve (born 1955, Avelgem) is a Belgian businessman and since 20 May 2006 chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of Bekaert, where he succeeded baron Julien De Wilde. In 2014 he became chairman of the board. Education Bert D ... in 2002 as president and CEO of the VRT and remained in office from Augus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivaint Conference Of Belgium
The Royal Olivaint Conference of Belgium NPO is a Belgian independent, multilingual leadership organisation and debating union for students founded in 1954. It is the only student organisation in Belgium operating in both official languages (Dutch & French). The slogan of the association is 'Teaching governance today, growing leaders for tomorrow'. Its aim is to educate its members for public life. Its focus is on training in public speaking, debating, writing and leading conferences with top politicians, academics and business executives. The Olivaint Conference of Belgium was founded on the model of the Conférence Olivaint in France. Candidate members must submit a written application and undergo an interview by the Conference's board of directors. The Conference limit its membership to 50 persons per academic term. Membership is limited to two years. The association is a member of the Politeia Community, an international network of similar organizations like Olivaint Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federation Of Belgian Enterprises
The Federation of Enterprises in Belgium ( nl, Verbond van Belgische Ondernemingen, VBO, french: Fédération des Entreprises de Belgique, FEB) 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 more than 30,000 businesses, of which 25,000 are small or medium-sized enterprises. Since May 2012, Pieter Timmermans is CEO of the Federation of Belgian Enterprises, and since March 2017, Bernard Gilliot of Tractebel is the President. The VBO/FEB aims to help create jobs for the future and ensure that these jobs complement each other, especially in the service, industrial and construction sectors. In terms of jobs, the VBO/FEB represents approximately 1.5 million workers in the private sector. History It was founded in 1973 after a merger of the ''Federation of Belgian Industries'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cercle De Lorraine
The Cercle de Lorraine or Club van Lotharingen is a Belgian business club, located in Brussels, Belgium. The club was founded 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 united within an honorary committee. Notable members * Albert Karaziwan, Syrian-Belgian businessman * Baron Georges Jacobs, Union Chimique Belge * Luc Bertrand, Ackermans & Van Haaren * Frank Beuselinck, DHL BeLux * Karel Boone, Lotus Bakeries * Baron Daniel Cardon de Lichtbuer * Baron Dominique Collinet, Carmeuse * Viscount Étienne Davignon, Société Générale de Belgique * Baron Paul De Keersmaeker, Interbrew * Count Jean-Pierre de Launoit, Axa-Royale Belge * Jean-Marie Delwart, Floridienne * Baron Paul de Meester, Besix * Rik De Nolf, Roularta Media Group and VTM * Chevalier Claude Desseille, Winterthur gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cercle Royal Du Parc
The Cercle Royal du Parc is a Belgian gentlemen's club, located in Ixelles, with most members originating from nobility. History The Cercle Royal du Parc was founded in 1842 when a group of Belgicist noblemen left the Orangist Cercle de l'Union. http://www.cercleduparc.be Notable members * Baron (Marc-Antoine) de Schoutheete de Tervarent (Président) * Baron (Jean-Pierre) de Chestret de Haneffe (Secrétaire Général) * Baron Gaétan van der Bruggen (Trésorier) Members List of members See also * Cercle de Lorraine The Cercle de Lorraine or Club van Lotharingen is a Belgian business club, located in Brussels, Belgium. The club was founded in 1998, and it wants to bring together, distinguished and representative personalities from the Belgian financial communi ... * Cercle Gaulois * De Warande Sources * Jan Puype, De elite van België - Welkom in de club, Van Halewyck CERCLE ROYAL DU PARC Ixelles Gentlemen's clubs in Belgium 1842 establishments in Belgium {{Belgium- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Eyskens
Marc Maria Frans, viscount Eyskens (born 29 April 1933), known as Mark Eyskens, is a Belgian economist, professor and politician in the Christian People's Party, now called Christian Democratic and Flemish, and briefly served as the prime minister of Belgium in 1981. Early life He was born in Leuven, the son of Gaston Eyskens, and lived for a time at the International House of New York. When Germany invaded Belgium, Eyskens and his mother fled to France but upon the Belgian capitulation, the family returned to Leuven. Academic career In 1953, Eyskens attained a bachelor's degree in philosophy. In 1956, he became a doctor juris at the University of Leuven. In 1957, he obtained a master of arts in economics at Columbia University. In 1962, he received a doctorate in economic sciences. In 1962, he became a professor at the University of Leuven (1962–1998). From 1971 to 1976, he was chairman of the university. He was a member of the Club of Rome (1972–1978). In 2004, he was cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Buysse
Paul Henri Maria, Count Buysse, CMG, CBE (born 17 March 1945, in Antwerp) is a Belgian businessman. He is the main author of the Belgian Code for Corporate Governance (''Code Buysse''). Education Paul Buysse holds a degree in Business Management from the ''Hoger Antwerps Marketing Instituut in Publiciteit, Marketing and PR''. He graduated from the Tenneco Advanced Management Programme ( Mont Pelerin, Switzerland). Career He started his career in 1966 at Ford Motor Company, after which he joined British Leyland Belgium in 1976. In 1980 Buysse became executive director of Tenneco Belgium and managing director of J.I. Case Benelux and subsequently in 1984 he became general manager Europe North – J.I. Case, International Harvester and Poclain. In 1988, he joined BTR plc as group managing director of Hansen Transmissions International and was appointed in 1989 as group chief executive BTR Automotive and Engineering Group. In 1991 Paul Buysse was appointed group chief executive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Antoine
André Antoine (31 January 185823 October 1943) was a French actor, theatre manager, film director, author, and critic who is considered the father of modern mise en scène in France. Biography André Antoine was a clerk at the Paris Gas Utility and worked in the Archer Theatre when he asked to produce a dramatization of a novel by Émile Zola. The amateur group refused it, so he decided to create his own theatre to realize his vision of the proper development of dramatic art. Antoine founded the Théâtre Libre in Paris in 1887. This was a ''théâtre d'essai'', a workshop theatre, where plays were produced whether they would perform at the box office or not. It was also a stage for new writing whose subject matter or form had been rejected in other theatres. Over a seven-year period, until 1894, the Théâtre Libre staged some 111 plays. His work had enormous influence on the French stage, as well as on similar companies elsewhere in Europe, such as the Independent Theatre S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Siaens
Alain may refer to: People * Alain (given name), common given name, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Alain (surname) * "Alain", a pseudonym for cartoonist Daniel Brustlein * Alain, a standard author abbreviation used to indicate Henri Alain Liogier, also known as Brother Alain, as the author when citing a botanical name * Émile Chartier (1868–1951), French philosopher and antimilitarist commonly known as Alain Places * Alain, Iran, a village in Tehran Province, Iran * Al Ain, a city in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ** Al Ain International Airport in the United Arab Emirates * Val-Alain, Quebec, village of 950 people in Quebec, Canada Other uses * 1969 Alain (1935 CG), a Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1935 * ''Alain'' (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Pinnotheridae * Prix Alain-Grandbois or Alain Grandbois Prize is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry * Rosa 'Alain', popular red floribunda rose variety See also * Allain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Van Miert
Karel Antonius Lucia Maria van Miert (; 17 January 1942 – 22 June 2009) was a Flemish politician of the Different Socialist Party and official of the European Commission. Biography He was born in Oud-Turnhout. He studied at Ghent University (1962–1966) and gained a degree in diplomatic sciences. In 1976 he became adjunct-national secretary of the – at that time – unitary Belgian socialist party. Two years later he became president of the Different Socialist Party. In 1989 he was appointed European commissioner responsible for transport, credit and investment and consumer policy. In 1992 he was also put in charge of environmental policy. On 26 May 1992 he was appointed Minister of State. From 1993 till 1999 he served as vice-chairman of the European commission and was responsible for competition policy. In this period Van Miert was according to The Guardian "one of the most powerful men in Europe." In 2001, he was awarded the Vlerick Award. He also worked with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
