Luc Jacques Leon Cesar, Baron Bertrand (born 14 February 1951) is a Belgian businessman. He is the CEO of

Ackermans & van Haaren Ackermans & van Haaren (often abbreviated as AvH) is a diversified group active in: Marine Engineering & Contracting (DEME, one of the largest dredging companies in the world - CFE, a construction group with headquarters in Belgium), Private Banki ...

, a company active in construction, dredging, and

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services,

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services, financial services, and

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. The company is headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium.

Education

Luc Jacques Leon Cesar Bertrand attended secondary school at the jesuit ''Onze Lieve Vrouwecollege'', Antwerp, where he studied ''Classic Humanities''. In 1974, he obtained a master's degree as a commercial engineer at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven ( Leuven, Belgium).

Career

He started his career in 1974 at the Corporate Finance Bankers Trust Co., in

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(1976),

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(1978), New York (1980), London (1984). He became vice president of the company in 1980. His last assignment was in London from 1984 until 1986 as Regional Sales Manager, North Europe ( Corporate Finance). Since 1986, he has worked for

N.V.,first as a Director. From March 1987 as until February 1990 as Administrative and Finance Manager. From April 1990 until 1995 as Managing Director, and since 1996 as Chairman of the Executive Committee and Managing Director of Ackermans & van Haaren N.V. He is member of the business club

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