Jean-François van Boxmeer

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]

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

Biography

Jean-François 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]

He 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]

He is a director of Mondelēz International, formerly known as Kraft Foods, since January 2010.[1][5][3] He is a director of the Consumer Goods Forum, on the board of governors of De Nederlandse Opera, and on the advisory board of the Louvain School of Management.[1][5][11]

In May 2020, Vodafone Group PLC named van Boxmeer as its new chairman. [12]

References
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  3. "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. "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. "History of The Consumer Goods Forum". www.theconsumergoodsforum.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  12. "Vodafone Names Heineken CEO as New Chairman". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-05-22.


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