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Jean-François van Boxmeer (born 12 September 1961) is a Belgian businessman. He serves as chairman of the executive board and chief executive officer (CEO) of Heineken International.
Biography
Jean-François van Boxmeer was born on 12 September 1961 in Elsene, Belgium. He received a master's degree in Economics from the Facultés universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix in Namur, Belgium in 1984.
He joined Heineken International in 1984, when he worked as a trainee in the Netherlands until 1987. He then worked for Heineken in Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Poland and Italy. He served as General Manager of Heineken Italia from 2000 to 2001, and has served on its Board of Directors since 2001. In 2005, he was appointed Chairman of the Board and CEO. He oversaw the control of Asia Pacific Breweries. He believes the two key markets are Africa and India. At the 2011 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, he said Nigeria was safer than Greece in terms of investments.
He sits on the Board of Directors of Mondelēz International, formerly known as Kraft Foods, since January 2010.
He sits on the Board of Directors of the Consumer Goods Forum, on the Board of Governors of De Nederlandse Opera, and on the Advisory Board of the Louvain School of Management.