Christ'l Joris (born Antwerp,

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, 17 July 1954) is a

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businesswoman. She is the President of the Board of

ETAP Lighting ETAP Lighting is a Belgian company manufacturing lighting and located in Malle. President of the Board is Christ'l Joris, who is also president of Agoria Flanders and of Flanders Investment and Trade. History The company started with the produc ...

, president of Agoria Flanders and of

Flanders Investment and Trade Flanders Investment and Trade (FIT) was founded by the Flemish government in 2005, by the fusion of 'Export Flanders' and 'Service of Investment in Flanders'. FIT helps Flemish companies expand their business abroad and assists foreign companies ...

. Christ'l Joris is a daughter of

Norbert Joris Norbert is a Germanic given name, from ''nord'' "north" and ''berht'' "bright". Norbert is also occasionally found as a surname. People with the given name Academia * Norbert Angermann (born 1936), German historian * Norbert A’Campo (born 194 ...

, founder of the ETAP group of companies. Christ'l Joris obtained a master's degree in

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and a PhD in

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and cultural anthropology at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven ( Leuven). She started her career in Academia and the

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sector in mental healthcare. She also worked for the

King Baudouin Foundation The King Baudouin Foundation (KBF) ( nl, Koning Boudewijnstichting, KBS; french: Fondation Roi-Baudouin) is an independent, pluralistic foundation based in Brussels (Belgium). It seeks to change society for the better and invests in inspiring proj ...

on programs for environmental care and economics. In 1994 she joined ETAP Lighting, and in 2005 she became president of

(FIT). She is president of Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen.

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Toespraak Christ'l Joris voor Industrie Vlaanderen 16 September 2005
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