Philippe Wilmès
Philippe Wilmès | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 March 1938 |
| Died | 24 May 2010 (aged 72) [1] Grez-Doiceau, Belgium |
| Alma mater | Université libre de Bruxelles, Université catholique de Louvain |
| Occupations | |
| Children | Sophie Wilmès |
Philippe Wilmès (4 March 1938 – 24 May 2010) was a Belgian banker, businessman, and professor.
Early life
Wilmès was orphaned at a young age when his parents were killed in the bombing of Limal during World War II. He was raised by his grandparents in Luxembourg.[2]
Wilmès joined the merchant marine to fund his interest in mountaineering, serving for seven years as a sailor and then as an officer. He also taught climbing at ADEPS, and subsequently studied law at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain).[3]
Career
Wilmès worked at the Compagnie Maritime Belge for a period and then returned to UCLouvain as an assistant lecturer. He later spent a year at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and lectured in Great Britain and Canada. In 1975, he became chief of staff to Jean Gol, a member of the Liberal Reformist Party (PRL).[3] He was a founding member of the Belgian businessclub Cercle de Lorraine.
Wilmès served periods as president of the Société Nationale d’Investissement and Société Fédérale d’Investissement.[2] He became a regent of the National Bank of Belgium in 1992,[4] and was also a director of Tractebel, Petrofina, Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille, and Fluxys.[2]
Personal life
His daughter Sophie Wilmès became Belgium's first female prime minister.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Philippe WILMES". In Memoriam.
- 1 2 3 "Décès de Philippe Wilmès". L'Echo (in French). 25 May 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- 1 2 "Les quatre vérités de Philippe Wilmès". Le Soir (in French). 3 August 1991. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ↑ "Philippe Wilmès: de la SNI à la BNB". Le Soir (in French). 3 August 1991. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ↑ "Who am i ?". Sophie Wilmes. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ "Sophie Wilmès : une ministre modèle devient la première femme à diriger la Belgique". Madame Figaro (in French). 27 October 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
External links
- Philippe Wilmès (UCL)