Philippe Vander Putten (born 1959) is a Belgian businessman. He is the former chief executive officer of

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and the CEO of the

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Education

Vander Putten earned a master's degree in management at the IAG (now

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) of the

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(UCLouvain, Belgium). He obtained an MBA at the University of South Carolina.

Career

In 1982 he started his career as assistant brand manager at Procter & Gamble Benelux. In 1984 he began working for L'Oréal Belgilux. From 1986 until 1998 he worked for

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and Kraft Jacobs Suchard, where he became vice-president for Europe. In 1994 he was elected ''Marketeer of the Year''. On 1 September 1998, he became the CEO of Proximus, where he succeeded Jan Neels. He then became the CEO of Brussels Airlines, resulting of the merger between

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and Virgin Express. He resigned in 2008 as CEO of Brussels Airlines. After that he worked for smaller companies, such as Cleverphone (temporary phone numbers) and Distec (distributor of scientific equipment). On 1 September 2013, he became CEO of the

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. He is a director of the Fountain group and of Viangros.

Family

Philippe Vander Putten is married and father of three children.

References

Sources

Philippe Vander Putten

Philippe Vander Putten, CEO Brussels Airlines

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