Bekaert appoints Roelens group executive VP
ERJ staff report (SS) Kortrijk, Belgium -- Bekaert's board has appointed Geert Roelens as Group executive vice president and member of the Bekaert Group executive committee, wit responsibility for steelcord products, as of 1 March 2008.
Roelens, who is currently general manager steel cord products Asia and is based in Shanghai, China, will be responsible for managing and developing Bekaert's steel cord activities on a global level, said a 14 Dec statement from Bekaert.
He will succeed Marc Vandecasteele who will retire after more than 36 years of service. 
 
	
	
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