Maurice Lippens

See also: Lippens

The count Maurice Lippens (Knokke, May 9th 1943) is a Belgian business man appearing among largest fortunes of the country. He is the brother of Leopold Lippens, burgomaster of Knokke-Heist.

Formation

He obtained a doctorate in right to the Universit3e libre de Bruxelles as well as a MBA with the Harvard Business School.

Career

Maurice Lippens is Chairman off the Board off Fortis Bank. He has been has Board Member since 1981

Current functions

In addition to the presidency of the financial group Fortis which it occupies since 1990, Maurice Lippens sits at the board of directors of
  • Belgacom
  • Finasucre (Sugar Group, Iscal Sugar)
  • GBL
  • Suez-Tractebel
  • Total

He is also president of the Company Zoute and member of The Trilateral Commission, of European Advisory Board of the Harvard Business School and the Belgian Council of the Insead.

He sits moreover at the council of several non-profit-making organizations and is member of the Cercle of Lorraine.

Distinctions

  • 1994 : To manage off the Year
  • 1996: Belgian Contractor off the Year, decreed by the Stanford Business School
  • 1998: Insead Innovator Prize, decreed by the Insead Alumni Association off Belgium

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