Michèle Sioen

Michèle barones Sioen (Roulers, May 24 1965Who is Michèle Sioen?, Het Laatste Nieuws, January 13 2018.) is a Belgian entrepreneur. Since 2005, she has been CEO of Sioen Industries|Sioen Industries group.
== Biography ==
==== Studies ====
Michèle Sioen obtained the degree of master in the business studies. In addition, she took several postgraduate courses, including one at the Vlerick Business School|Vlerick Management School. 
==== Career ====
In 1991, she started at Sioen Industries, the industrial textile company her father, Jean-Jacques Sioen, founded in 1960. Sioen first worked in various branches of the company. In 2005 she became Chief executive officer|CEO of Sioen Industries after her father became chairman of the board. Who is Michèle Sioen?, De Standaard, September 17 2005. Today, the company is a diversified group, specialising in technical textiles, professional protective clothing and specialty chemicals. Sioen delists on May 31 2021.
==== Memberships ====
Michèle Sioen was a member of the board of directors in the textile federation Febeltex until it joined forces with the Timber and Furniture Federation Febelhout to Fedustria in January 2007.Febeltex and Febelhout merge to Fedustria, De Standaard, December 22 2006.Febeltex et Febelhout merge to become Fedustria, De Tijd, December 22 2006.Sioen was chairman of this sector organisation from 2007 to 2010 and has been a board member since then.Ex-Chairman Michèle Sioen 'Manager of the year', Fedustria, January 12 2018.
On April 24 2014, she succeeded Pierre-Alain De Smedt as chairperson of the Federation of Belgian Enterprises (VBO). She became the first female president of this employers' organisation.Michèle Sioen new VBO-President, De Tijd, September 19 2013.Michèle Sioen becomes first female VBO-chairman, Het Laatste Nieuws, September 19 2013. In March 2017, Sioen was succeeded by Bernard Gilliot as VBO chairman.Bernard Gilliot new VBO chairman, Het Laatste Nieuws, October 28 2016.Bernard Gilliot new VBO chairman and group of Ten, Trends, March 11 2017.
Sioen also sits or has sat as:
* Member of the board of directors of bank ING Group|ING Belgium (May 2011-November 2016)Michèle Sioen director at ING Belgium, De Tijd, May 10 2011.
* Member of the Board of Directors of car distributor D'Ieteren|D'Ieteren (since May 2011)[https://www.tijd.be/ondernemen/auto/michele-sioen-wordt-bestuurder-bij-d-ieteren/9049988.html Michèle Sioen becomes director of D'Ieteren, De Tijd, April 26 2011.
* Member of the board of directors of the listed investment company Sofina (since May 2017)[https://www.tijd.be/markten-live/nieuws/aandelen/michele-sioen-vbo-aan-boord-bij-sofina/9839072.html Michèle Sioen (VBO) on board at Sofina, De Tijd, December 6, 2016.
* Member of the board of directors and the audit and risk committee of real estate developer Immobel.
* Member of the Board of Directors of Vlerick Business School
* Member of the Board of Queen Elisabeth Competition
* President of Kanal Centre Pompidou - Museum of Contemporary Art
==== Family ====
Michèle Sioen is married to Marnix Galle, son of former minister Marc Galle and CEO of real estate developer Immobel. She has two sons and one daughter from a previous marriage to Bertrand Joris. Since October 2017, the entrepreneurial couple Galle-Sioen has been renting the Château du Stuyvenberg near the Park of Laeken in Laeken|Laeken. Until her death in 2014, the castle was the residence of Queen Fabiola of Belgium|Queen Fabiola and is rented out by the Royal Trust (Belgium).New tenants for Fabiola Castle, Het Laatste Nieuws, September 30 2017.Royal couple Michèle Sioen-Marnix Galle take up residence in the Castle of Laeken, Made in West-Flanders, October 3 2017.
Category:1965 births
Category:Belgian businesspeople