The Board of Directors sets out Forum Ethibel’s policies and decides on the inclusion and exclusion of companies in the Investment Register. The Board of Directors meets 4 to 6 times a year.
Board of Directors
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Eddy Laurijssen Chair- Expert in international labour issues
- Board Member of the United Nations Association – VVN (Belgium)
- Chairman of Forum Ethibel
- Professional experience: ILO Director, Brussels Office, Deputy General Secretary of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, Lecturer at the International Training Centre of the ILO in Turin -
Eddy Van Hemelrijck has a Master’s in Applied Economics and a PhD in Earth Sciences from Utrecht University, where he analysed the intercultural communication of sustainable business in multinationals. Since 2003, he has been host professor at the Karel de Grote Business School in Antwerp, lecturing on sustainable business, personal development & management skills, and intercultural management. In 2019, he co-founded ‘Rethinking Economics Antwerp’. -
Alex Houtart- Entrepreneur in sustainable development
- Expert in sustainable and participatory finance
- Lecturer in "Sustainable & Innovative Finance" at ICHEC
- Professional experience: Head of Sustainable Finance & CSR BNP Paribas Fortis, COO Trade Finance Fortis Bank, member of several working groups on sustainable development financing ( UN SDG, COP21, UNEP). -
Bart Corijn- Program Manager at The Shift, the Belgian reference network for sustainability
- Professional experience: More than 20 years’ experience as a Project and Program Manager at KBC, including in the field of risk management -
Matilde Defraeije- Account Manager at flux50
- Commercial Engineer
- Professional experience: Business Developer at Fairtrade Belgium, Auditor/Consultant at Ernst & Young (risk services), screening and audits of Portfolios at Forum Ethibel, Program Officer at AI CSSR -
- Expert in Corporate Governance and ESG
- Professional experience: Head of the Legal Department of Euronext for more than 20 years
- Other positions: General Secretary of Women on Board and the Belgian branch of the European Banking and Financial Law Association. Board Member of several companies and associations -
Dirk Van Braeckel- Department Manager at the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Ghent
- Director of Finance and Administration at the International Centre for Reproductive Health (University of Ghent)
- Professional experience: Training and Research Officer in the field of corporate social responsibility, management.