Pieter Timmermans

Pieter, Baron Timmermans (born 14 June 1964 in Ninove) is a Belgian businessman. He has been the Chief executive officer of the Federation of Belgian Enterprises (VBO) since July 2012 and a member of the . In 2011, he completed an Executive Program at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. In 1993, he worked as the socio-economic advisor to the then Minister of Budget and Deputy Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy while also working as a lecturer of public finance at VLEKHO (once part of the Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel) from 1994 to 2007.

Since May 2012, Pieter Timmermans has been the CEO of the Federation of Belgian Enterprises, succeeding Rudi Thomaes. Since 27 May 2013, he has served as a regent of the National Bank of Belgium.

In addition to his duties at the VBO, Timmermans is a member of the executive committee of the Confederation of European Business, a visiting professor at KU Leuven, Vice-chairman of the , Vice-chairman of the , and a member of the Board of Directors of BMR, the Prince Albert Fund, and the Foreign Trade Agency.

Personal life Timmermans said to have met his wife through his sister, who was also studying business engineering at the time.