Bert, baron De Graeve (born 1955,
Avelgem) is a
Belgian
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businessman and since 20 May 2006 chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of
Bekaert
N.V. Bekaert S.A. (Euronext Brussels: BEKB) is a global company with headquarters in Belgium, employing 28,000 people worldwide. Its primary business is steel wire transformation and coatings. Operating in 45 countries, Bekaert generated combined ...
, where he succeeded baron
Julien De Wilde
Julien, Baron De Wilde (b. Wetteren, 7 January 1944) is a Belgian businessman. He is Chairman of Nyrstar, Chairman of the Prince Albert Fund Foundation, honorary chairman of Agoria and a member of the board of Bekaert, Telenet and Agfa-Gevaert. H ...
. In 2014 he became chairman of the board.
Education
Bert De Grave studied at the
Sint-Barbaracollege
Sint-Barbaracollege in Ghent, Belgium, is a private Jesuit school, founded in 1833. It currently includes primary and secondary education.
History
The school is built on the location of a cloister, the "Sint Barbaraklooster in Jerusalem". The c ...
in Ghent.
He graduated as a lawyer from the
Ghent University
Ghent University ( nl, Universiteit Gent, abbreviated as UGent) is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium.
Established before the state of Belgium itself, the university was founded by the Dutch King William I in 1817, when th ...
(
Ghent
Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded i ...
) in 1980. In addition, he studied financial management at the IPO-UFSIA Management School (
Antwerp) and became Master in Tax Management at
VLEKHO (
Brussels
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).
Career
He started his career in 1980 at
Arthur Andersen
Arthur Andersen was an American accounting firm based in Chicago that provided auditing, tax advising, consulting and other professional services to large corporations. By 2001, it had become one of the world's largest multinational corporat ...
. From 1982 until 1996 he worked for
Alcatel Bell. From 1982 until 1991 he worked in various financial responsibilities. From 1991 until 1994 he was General manager Shanghai Bell Telephone Equipm. Mfg. Cy, Shanghai. From 1994 until 1996 he worked in
Paris
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as vice-president, Director Operations, Alcatel Trade international. In 1996 he was Director International Affairs, Alcatel Alsthom in Paris.
From 1996 until 2002, Bert De Graeve was managing director of the
Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (Flemish Public radio and television), after which he was succeeded by
Tony Mary.
From 2002 until 2005, he was Bekaert Group executive vice president, chief financial and administration officer and sorporate secretary. Since May 2006 he has been chief executive officer (CEO) and in May 2014 he became chairman of Bekaert Group.
Sources
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1955 births
Living people
People from West Flanders
Belgian businesspeople
Ghent University alumni
Belgian chief executives