Rik, Baron Jaeken (born 1949, Bocholt) is a

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businessman who lives in

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. He was formerly president of

UNIZO {{unreferenced, date=February 2012 UNIZO ( nl, Unie van Zelfstandige Ondernemers) is a Belgian association of entrepreneurs, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises ( SME); it is mainly situated in the Flemish region of the Kingdom of Belgium. The Uni ...

(1999–2007) and was succeeded in 2007 by Flor Joosen. Rik Jaeken is an engineer and president of a company active in selling and maintaining

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s. He is vice-president of Trias, an organization which stimulates entrepreneurship in developing countries. In addition he is a

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, nickname ''ON1BJI'', and a member of the ''Belgian Radio Amateur Society'' (UBA) section Noord-Oost Limburg (NOL, E: North-east Limburg).

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Rik Jaeken

UNIZO-Nationale Vergadering verkiest ondernemer Rik Jaeken tot nationaal voorzitter
1949 births Living people Belgian businesspeople Amateur radio people {{Belgium-business-bio-stub