Francine Swiggers
Encyclopedia
Francine Swiggers is a Belgian
businesswoman and since 1 November 2007 she is Chairman of the Management Board of the ARCO Group
.
She obtained a licentiate in Applied Economic Sciences and Master in Business Administration at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
(Leuven
, Belgium
). She started her career at the BACOB
Bank of the Catholic
workers organisation ACW. Since 1995, she was in charge of the strategic planning. She is also Director of Dexia Crédit Local, VDK Spaarbank and the Belgian water treatment company Aquafin
. She is a member of the Management Board of ARCO Group since 1997.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
businesswoman and since 1 November 2007 she is Chairman of the Management Board of the ARCO Group
ARCO Group
ARCO Group is a Belgian cooperative holding, and part of the Catholic workers organisation ACW. The group has more than 900,000 shareholders and a capital of 4.5 billion euro. Arcofin invests in the financial sector and Auxipar mainly invests in basic and utility service sectors , and real estate...
.
She obtained a licentiate in Applied Economic Sciences and Master in Business Administration at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is a Dutch-speaking university in Flanders, Belgium.It is located at the centre of the historic town of Leuven, and is a prominent part of the city, home to the university since 1425...
(Leuven
Leuven
Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
). She started her career at the BACOB
Dexia
Dexia N.V./S.A., also referred to as the Dexia Group, is a Belgian-French financial institution active in public finance, providing retail and commercial banking services to individuals and SMEs, asset management, and insurance...
Bank of the Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
workers organisation ACW. Since 1995, she was in charge of the strategic planning. She is also Director of Dexia Crédit Local, VDK Spaarbank and the Belgian water treatment company Aquafin
Aquafin
Aquafin is a Belgian company specialized in wastewater treatment and mainly active in Flanders. Luc Bossyns is the managing director of Aquafin.-History:The company was established in 1990 by the Flemish government, which is also its sole shareholder...
. She is a member of the Management Board of ARCO Group since 1997.