Jean-François van Boxmeer explained
Jean-François van Boxmeer (born 12 September 1961) is a Belgian businessman,[1] [2] and was the chairman of the executive board and chief executive officer (CEO) of Heineken International.[1] [2] [3] In June 2020 Jean-François van Boxmeer was succeeded as CEO of Heineken International by Dolf van den Brink.[4]
Early life and education
Van Boxmeer was born on 12 September 1961 in Ixelles, Belgium.[5] He received a master's degree in economics from the Facultés universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix in Namur, Belgium in 1984.[1] [2] [5] [3]
Career
Van Boxmeer joined Heineken International in 1984, when he worked as a trainee in the Netherlands until 1987.[1] [2] [5] He then worked for Heineken in Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Poland and Italy.[1] [5] He served as general manager of Heineken Italia from 2000 to 2001, and has been on its board of directors since 2001.[1] [2] [5] [3] In 2005, he was appointed chairman of the board and CEO.[1] [5] [3] He oversaw the control of Asia Pacific Breweries.[6] He believes the two key markets are Africa and India.[7] [8] At the 2011 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, he said Nigeria was safer than Greece in terms of investments.[9] [10]
Other activities
Corporate boards
Non-profit organizations
Notes and References
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- Web site: Forbes. https://web.archive.org/web/20130627193042/http://www.forbes.com/profile/jean-francois-van-boxmeer/. dead. June 27, 2013. forbes.com. 16 October 2017.
- Web site: Corporate Governance. www.mondelezinternational.com. 16 October 2017.
- Web site: Heineken N.V. announces CEO succession: Jean-François van Boxmeer to be succeeded by Dolf van den Brink on 1 June 2020. NV. HEINEKEN. 2020-02-11. GlobeNewswire News Room. 2020-05-31.
- Web site: Jean-François van Boxmeer. theheinekencompany. 16 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151112231928/http://www.theheinekencompany.com/about-us/management/executive-board/jean-francois-van-boxmeer. 12 November 2015. dead.
- Michael J. De La Merced, Heineken Clinches Deal for Asia Pacific Breweries With $4.5 Billion Offer, The New York Times, August 17, 2012
- Louise Lucas, Life is no beach for Heineken chief, The Financial Times, August 10, 2012
- Roger O. Crokett, Heineken CEO Jean-François van Boxmeer on Global Growth Strategies, Russell Reynolds Associates
- Jack Ewing, From Heineken, Insights on Emerging Markets, The New York Times, January 27, 2011
- Mamta Badkar, Heineken CEO: Nigeria Is A Safer Place For Our Company Than Greece, Business Insider, January 28, 2011
- News: Vodafone Names Heineken CEO as New Chairman. 22 May 2020. Bloomberg.com. 2020-05-22.
- https://www.henkel.de/unternehmen/management-und-gremien/gesellschafterausschuss Shareholders‘ Committee
- https://www.ert.eu/members Members
- Web site: History of The Consumer Goods Forum. www.theconsumergoodsforum.com. 16 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20120831074012/http://www.theconsumergoodsforum.com/1-wweare/1.3-board/index.asp. 31 August 2012. dead.