Chairman of the Executive Board, Lhoist Group
Born in 1949 in Namèche, Belgium
Son of Jean Berghmans, Industrialist, and Baroness Lhoist
Married with Countess Katherine d'Aspremont Lynden
Three daughters (Mélanie, Sibylle and Valentine)
Adresses
Groupe Lhoist, Saint-Jean-des-Bois, 1342 Limelette, Belgium
Avenue Roger Vandendriessche 69, 1150 Brussels, Belgium
Château de Hoyoux, Hoyoux 1, 4560 Clavier, Belgium
Studies
- Degree in Econometrics (honours) - University of Louvain, Belgium
- Master of Business Administration - INSEAD Fontainebleau, France
Career
Joined the LHOIST Group in 1975:
- Member of the Board - Managing Director (1979)
- Chairman of the Executive Board (since 1985)
- Chairman (since 2011)
Other activities
- INSEAD (France): Former Board member; member of the Advisory Council
- Chairman of the Belgian Committee
- University of Louvain (Belgium): Member of the Board of the Louvain Foundation
- Co-founder of the Maison de la Radio Flagey s.a. (Belgium)
- Chairman of the Club des Combins (Verbier, Switzerland)
- Member of the Trilateral Commission (Washington, USA)
- Member of the Tate International Council (London, UK)
- Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur
Hobbies
- Collecting works of art
- Sports : golf, skiing, shooting
