Lodewijk Petrus Alfons, Baron Campo (25 December 1926 – 29 July 2009) was a Belgian business executive. He had a degree in commercial and consular relations. He was also a corporate director. He was married to Rosette Hesbain. They had five children and 10 grandchildren.

Career

He became the chief executive officer of the C&A chain of fashion stores in Belgium in 1951. He was a defender of the Flemish cause in Brussels and was a co-founder and president of the De Warande club. Campo was also involved in the rescue of the ''

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'' newspaper after its bankruptcy and the creation of the

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(VUM) media group in 1976 through his holding company LORO. He was a director of Vlaams Economisch Verbond and

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(from 1984 to 2000) and of the

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; a director of the ''Festival van Vlaanderen afdeling Brussel-Leuevn'', and a member of the ''Hoge Raad'' of University Faculties Saint Ignatius Antwerp.

Distinctions

*1984: Flemish Order of the Lio *1992:

André Demedts André Demedts ((Wielsbeke), 8 August 1906 – Oudenaarde, 4 November 1992) was a Belgian Flemish writer and teacher. He has published works in many genres, all in Dutch. In 1962 he received the Prijs voor Letterkunde van de Vlaamse Provincies ( ...

Prize - Marnixkring *1993: ennobled as a baron by King Albert II of Belgium. He chose as his motto ''Eigen Haard is Goud Waard''. *2005: honorary doctorate from the

Sources

*''Adelbrieven verleend door Z.M. Albert II, Koning der Belgen, 1993-2000'', Paul De Win, Lannoo/Racine, 2001, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Campo, Lode Barons of Belgium Belgian chief executives 1926 births Businesspeople from Antwerp 2009 deaths 20th-century Belgian businesspeople 21st-century Belgian businesspeople