Herman Vandaele

Herman Vandaele holds a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Economic Sciences from the University of Antwerp (UFSIA) and a Master’s degree in Treasury & Banking and Tax Management from IPO Antwerpen (now Antwerp Management School), and has followed an Executive Management Program at CEDEP/INSEAD in Fontainebleau and a Leadership Program at University of Colorado Denver. Since 1975, he has held various positions within the Bekaert group both in Belgium and abroad and has experience in corporate and headquarter responsibilities. He was CFO there for four years and the President of Bekaert Asia from 2003 to 2009. In the 1985-2000 period, he taught at the Ehsal and Vlekho university colleges (now Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel) and at IPO Antwerpen (now Antwerp Management School).