1972 - 1976
University of Louvain (Belgium) - Commercial Engineer
1976 - 1977
Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School (Belgium) - Post Graduate in Management
1995
Programme for Executive Development, IMD Switzerland
Research Intrest
Chairman, Strategic Advisory Board, NestleÌ SkinHealth S.A.
Chairman, Strategic Advisory Board NestleÌ Health Science S.A.
Member, International Business Council, World Economic Forum (WEF)
Member, European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT)
Member Board of Trustees, Avenir Suisse