René De Feyter

René De Feyter (1930 – 23 March 2011) 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.[1]

In 1968, he launched the financial newspapers De Tijd, and remained publishing director for 3 years.[1][2]

From 1971 to 1993, René de Feyter was the managing director of the VEV, and the first director of the VEV's history.[1] He was known for defying the Belgian economics establishment.[3] In 1972, he lobbied for the implementation of Regional Economic Councils in the Flanders regions.[4]

From 1993 to 2000, he was chairman of the board of directors of De Tijd.[2]

He died on 23 March 2011 at the age of 81.[1][2]

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References
  1. "René De Feyter overleden". Site-Trends-NL. 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  2. "René De Feyter overleden". De Tijd (in Dutch). 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  3. "Magiels Eugeen". Apache (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  4. "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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