Julien De Wilde
Encyclopedia
Julien De Wilde is a Belgian
businessman. He is honorary chairman of Agoria
and a member of the board of Bekaert
, Telenet
and Agfa-Gevaert
.
in Chemical Engineering
at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
(Leuven
) in 1967.
Belgium (1969-1972). He was head of technical productmanagement for Texaco Europe from 1972 until 1977. From 1977 until 1983, he was manager information systems for Texaco Belgium, the Netherlands
and France
. From 1983 until 1986 he was a member of the board of directors of Texaco Belgium and from 1986 until 1988 of Texaco Europe.
From 1988 until 1989 he was head of the research and business development centre of Recticel, Belgium.
From 1993 until 1994 Julien De Wilde was General manager of Alcatell Bell, from 1996 until 1999 CEO of Alcatel Bell and from 1999 until 2002 Executive vice-president of the Alcatel Group.
From 2002 until 2006, he was CEO of Bekaert after which he was succeeded by Bert De Graeve
.
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...
businessman. He is honorary chairman of Agoria
Agoria
Agoria is Belgium's largest employers' organisation and trade association. The companies represented by Agoria are active in 13 branches of the technology industry: aerospace, automotive, construction products, contracting & maintenance, electrical engineering, industrial automation, ICT,...
and a member of the board of Bekaert
Bekaert
N.V. Bekaert S.A. is an industrial company, which is one of the BEL20 companies in the index for the Euronext Brussels stock exchange. The company specializes in advanced metal transformation and advanced materials and coatings...
, Telenet
Telenet
Telenet was a commercial packet switched network which went into service in 1974. It was the first packet-switched network service that was available to the general public. Various commercial and government interests paid monthly fees for dedicated lines connecting their computers and local...
and Agfa-Gevaert
Agfa-Gevaert
Agfa-Gevaert N.V. is a European multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, and distributes analogue and digital imaging products and systems, as well as IT solutions. The company has three divisions. Agfa Graphics offers integrated prepress and industrial inkjet systems to the...
.
Education
He graduated as Master of ScienceMaster of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
in Chemical Engineering
Chemical engineering
Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with physical science , and life sciences with mathematics and economics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms...
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...
) in 1967.
Career
In 1969, he started his career as an engineer at TexacoTexaco
Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand. Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron". It also owns the Havoline motor oil brand....
Belgium (1969-1972). He was head of technical productmanagement for Texaco Europe from 1972 until 1977. From 1977 until 1983, he was manager information systems for Texaco Belgium, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. From 1983 until 1986 he was a member of the board of directors of Texaco Belgium and from 1986 until 1988 of Texaco Europe.
From 1988 until 1989 he was head of the research and business development centre of Recticel, Belgium.
From 1993 until 1994 Julien De Wilde was General manager of Alcatell Bell, from 1996 until 1999 CEO of Alcatel Bell and from 1999 until 2002 Executive vice-president of the Alcatel Group.
From 2002 until 2006, he was CEO of Bekaert after which he was succeeded by Bert De Graeve
Bert De Graeve
Bert De Graeve is a Belgian businessman and since 20 May 2006 Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Bekaert, where he succeeded Julien De Wilde.-Education:Bert De Grave studied at the Sint-Barbaracollege in Ghent....
.