Tony Mary
Encyclopedia
Education
He graduated as a Master in Economic Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit BrusselVrije Universiteit Brussel
The Vrije Universiteit Brussel is a Flemish university located in Brussels, Belgium. It has two campuses referred to as Etterbeek and Jette.The university's name is sometimes abbreviated by "VUB" or translated to "Free University of Brussels"...
in 1973.
Career
He started his career at IBMIBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
, where he became Country General Manager for IBM Belgium and Luxemburg in 1990. In 1993 he founded Synergia
Synergia
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, which he led until July 1995. From August 1995 until May 1997, he was General Manager of Belgacom
Belgacom
The Belgacom Group is the largest telecommunications company in Belgium, headquartered in Brussels. Belgacom Group is primarily state owned, with the Belgian state holding 53.3% + 1 share...
. From June 1997 until December 1998 he was President Europe of SITEL Corporation
Sitel
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. Tony Mary was Senior Executive Vice President of Groupe Bull
Groupe Bull
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from January 1999 until December 1999. From January 2000 until July 2002 he was Managing Partner of KPMG
KPMG
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. He succeeded 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....
in 2002 as President and CEO of the VRT
Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep
The Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie , or VRT, is a publicly-funded broadcaster of radio and television in Flanders ....
and remained in office from August 2002 until September 2006. Since 2000 he is Independent Director and member of the audit committee of Vivium and several other companies.