Jean-François van Boxmeer
Born (1961-09-12) 12 September 1961
Ixelles, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
EducationFacultés universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix
OccupationBusinessman
TitleChairman & CEO, Heineken International (2005–2020)
Term2005–2020
Board member ofMondelēz International
Heineken International

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

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Forbes". forbes.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Corporate Governance". www.mondelezinternational.com. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  4. ↑ NV, HEINEKEN (2020-02-11). "Heineken N.V. announces CEO succession: Jean-François van Boxmeer to be succeeded by Dolf van den Brink on 1 June 2020". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Jean-François van Boxmeer". theheinekencompany. Archived from the original on 12 November 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Michael J. De La Merced, Heineken Clinches Deal for Asia Pacific Breweries With $4.5 Billion Offer, The New York Times, August 17, 2012
  7. ↑ Louise Lucas, Life is no beach for Heineken chief, The Financial Times, August 10, 2012
  8. ↑ Roger O. Crokett, Heineken CEO Jean-François van Boxmeer on Global Growth Strategies, Russell Reynolds Associates
  9. ↑ Jack Ewing, From Heineken, Insights on Emerging Markets, The New York Times, January 27, 2011
  10. ↑ Mamta Badkar, Heineken CEO: Nigeria Is A Safer Place For Our Company Than Greece Archived 2013-01-18 at archive.today, Business Insider, January 28, 2011
  11. ↑ "Vodafone Names Heineken CEO as New Chairman". Bloomberg.com. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  12. ↑ Shareholders‘ Committee Henkel.
  13. ↑ Members European Round Table of Industrialists.
  14. ↑ "History of The Consumer Goods Forum". www.theconsumergoodsforum.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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