Cercle de Lorraine explained

The Cercle de Lorraine (French) or Club van Lotharingen (Dutch) was a Belgian business club, located in Brussels. The club was founded in 1998 to bring together distinguished and representative personalities from the Belgian financial community, both French-speaking (Walloons) as well as Dutch-speaking (Flemish), who were united within an honorary committee.

On May 11, 2020, the press reported that the Cercle de Lorraine was for sale following financial difficulties. In August 2020, the press reported that the Cercle de Lorraine would disappear and be replaced by a new concept currently being developed by its new owners.^[1]

Notable members

• Albert Karaziwan, Syrian-Belgian businessman
• Baron Georges Jacobs, Union Chimique Belge
• Luc Bertrand, Ackermans & Van Haaren
• Frank Beuselinck, DHL BeLux
• Karel Boone, Lotus Bakeries
• Baron Daniel Cardon de Lichtbuer
• Baron Dominique Collinet, Carmeuse
• Viscount Étienne Davignon, Société Générale de Belgique
• Baron Paul De Keersmaeker, Interbrew
• Count Jean-Pierre de Launoit, Axa-Royale Belge
• Jean-Marie Delwart, Floridienne
• Baron Paul de Meester, Besix
• Rik De Nolf, Roularta Media Group and VTM
• Chevalier Claude Desseille, Winterthur group
• Count Diego du Monceau de Bergendal, GIB Group
• Baron Donald Marc Fallon, Cimenteries CBR
• Baron Albert Frère, Bruxelles Lambert group
• Jean Gandois, Suez
• Count Maurice Lippens, Fortis
• Gérard Mestrallet, Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux
• Baron Baudouin Michiels, Kraft Foods
• Baroness Solange Schwennicke, Delvaux-Dujardin group
• Michel Tilmant, ING Group
• Christian Van Thillo, De Persgroep
• Roland Vaxelaire, Carrefour Belgium
• Baron Maurice Velge, Velge International
• Luc Willame, Glaverbel
• Philippe Wilmès, Société Fédérale d'Investissement
• Count Dr. Ignace De Baere, De Eik NV

See also

• Cercle royal Gaulois artistique et littéraire
• De Warande
• Federation of Belgian Enterprises
• Olivaint Conference of Belgium
• Union Wallonne des Entreprises
• University Foundation
• VOKA

Sources

• Book: Marty, A. . Réseaux d'influence : le guide des clubs en France et en Europe. Quelle est leur histoire ? Comment y entrer ? . FeniXX réédition numérique . 1998 . 978-2-402-48662-0 . https://books.google.com/books?id=LikAEQAAQBAJ&pg=PA221 . fr . 2024-07-24 . Belgique Cercle de Lorraine.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-02-19 . 2020-08-28 . fr . Le Cercle de Lorraine n'est plus, il va se muer en club . L'Echo.