René De Feyter

René De Feyter (1930 – 23 March 2011)[1] was a Belgian politician, the managing director of the VEV from 1971 to 1993.

Biography

From 1956 to 1960, René de Feyter worked as a state official in Belgian Congo. In 1961, he started to work on the development project of the Port of Antwerp.[2]

In 1968, he launched the financial newspapers De Tijd, and remained publishing director for 3 years.[2][3]

From 1971 to 1993, René de Feyter was the managing director of the VEV, and the first director of the VEV's history.[2] He was known for defying the Belgian economics establishment.[4] In 1972, he lobbied for the implementation of Regional Economic Councils in the Flanders regions.[5]

From 1993 to 2000, he was chairman of the board of directors of De Tijd.[3]

He died on 23 March, 2011 at the age of 81.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ NWS, VRT (2011-03-24). "Voormalige VEV-topman De Feyter overleden". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  2. ^ a b c d "René De Feyter overleden". Site-Trends-NL. 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  3. ^ a b c "René De Feyter overleden". De Tijd (in Dutch). 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  4. ^ "Magiels Eugeen". Apache (in Flemish). Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  5. ^ "Les sociétés de développement régional (S.D.R.) (II)". Courrier Hebdomadaire du CRISP. 632–633: 1–49. June 1974 – via DOI : 10.3917.


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