Didier Bellens - President & CEO
Didier Bellens was appointed Belgacom’s President and Chief Executive Officer for the first time in March 2003. His mandate was then renewed in March 2009 for a six-year term.
Mr. Bellens is a member of the Board of Directors of BICS, Scarlet and Tango. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of AXA Belgium, VOKA (the Flemish Chamber of Commerce and Industry) and is on the steering committee of the FEB (Federation of Enterprises in Belgium). In addition, Mr. Bellens serves as independent Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, and as independent Director of the Board of Directors of the Compagnie Immobilière de Belgique. He is also advisor to CV Capital Partners and member of the International Advisory Council of the New York Stock Exchange. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Erasmus Foundation, of Business & Society and of the ULB Foundation, and serves as Vice Chairman of the Solvay Business School’s Consultative Council.
Mr. Bellens started his career at Deloitte Haskin & Sells. He held the post of financial Director of the Brussels Lambert Group until 1985, before taking on the position of Deputy Manager of the Pargesa Holding, where he was responsible for the management of holdings, mergers and acquisitions. Between 1992 and 2000 he was back at the Brussels Lambert Group, as Managing Director, taking charge of the group’s strategic participations in companies such as Royale Belge, the BBL and the CLT. He played an instrumental role in the merger between AXA and Royale Belge, the change in ownership of the BBL, and the merger between the CLT and the UFA. Between 2000 and 2003, he served as CEO of the RTL Group, where he focused on the group’s international expansion. He concluded the merger with Pearson Television and launched the RTL Group on the stock market.
Mr. Bellens holds a degree in management engineering from the Solvay Business School (ULB).