Mimi Lamote (born

Ostend Ostend ( nl, Oostende, ; french: link=no, Ostende ; german: link=no, Ostende ; vls, Ostende) is a coastal city and municipality, located in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerk ...

, 27 April 1964) is a

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businesswoman. Since December 2006, she is the Chair of the Flemish Socio-economic Forum of

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of the

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. She is a member of the board of

Belgacom The Proximus Group is a provider of digital services and communication in Belgium and the international markets. In Belgium, its main products and services are offered under the Proximus, Scarlet, and Mobile Vikings brands. The Group is also ac ...

. Mimi Lamote is married with Peter Otten and lives in

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Education

She obtained a master's in

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

at the

University of Antwerp The University of Antwerp ( nl, Universiteit Antwerpen) is a major Belgian university located in the city of Antwerp. The official abbreviation is ''UA'', but ''UAntwerpen'' is more recently used. The University of Antwerp has about 20,000 stud ...

and a master in Retail Management at the Tias University of

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Career

From 2001 until 2005, she was General Manager of the C&A Belgium-Luxemburg company of the

Brenninkmeijer family Brenninkmeijer (german: Brenninkmeyer) is a Roman Catholic Dutch/German/Swiss family of manufacturers, which own an international chain of clothing stores. Originally the family came from Tecklenburger Land (Westphalia), selling linen in Frie ...

. From 2001 until 2004, she was a member of the board of the

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 ...

(VBO) and a member of the board of Fedis. From January 2005 to June 2006, she succeeded Etienne Kaesteker as CEO of the SCF retail group comprising ''E5-mode'' and ''Sportorama'' (

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(Belgium)) and ECG UAB/E5-Mode Baltic UAB/ Edvalda UAB (

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(

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)). Since 1 February 2007, she is a member of the management team of ZiekenhuisNetwerk Antwerpen (ZNA), an

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

hospital group.Mimi Lamote versterkt het management van ZNA
/ref> She is managing director of Eugenius BVBA. On 2 November 2009 she starts as vice-president of Pearle Europe, working at its headquarters in

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. 2021 she is CEO of the 'slow-fashion' label Mayerline.

References

Mimi Lamote
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lamote, Mimi 1964 births Living people Belgian businesspeople University of Antwerp alumni Tilburg University alumni People from Ostend