Karel Van Eetvelt Karel Van Eetvelt
Regent

since 30 March 2009

Born in Bornem, on 21 March 1966

Profession

Executive director of UNIZO (Belgian organisation for self-employed entrepreneurs)

Qualifications

Degree in physical education

Career

  • Member of staff in the office of the president of the Flemish government, Gaston Geens (July 1991 - December 1991)
  • Bouwunie, the Belgian association of small and medium-sized building companies (formerly Nacebo) (January 1992 - November 2004):
    • Advisor (January 1992 - June 1994)
    • General secretary (June 1994 - June 2000)
    • Executive director (June 2000 - 30 November 2004)
    • Executive director  Bedrijfseconomisch Bureau Bouwunie (Bouwunie Business Bureau) (March 2003 - 30 November 2004)
  • Executive director of UNIZO (From 2004)

Other current mandates or functions

  • ADMB vzw [Belgian non-profit social services organisation]
    Director
  • ADMB-kinderbijslagfonds vzw [ADMB family allowance fund]
    Director
  • Group of 10 (federal social partners)
    Member
  • Hoge Raad van Zelfstandigen en KMO [Belgian High Council for Self-employed and SMEs]
    Chairman
  • HUB (Hogeschool-universiteit Brussel)
    Director
  • Huize Eyckerheyde vzw
    Member of the Executive Board
  • KMO-Direct [SMEs direct]
    Chairman
  • Sociaal Bureau vzw [Social Bureau]
    Director
  • Sociaal-Economische Raad van Vlaanderen (SERV) [Flanders Socio-Economic Council]
    Member of the Executive Committee and of the Executive Board
    Chairman in 2008 and 2012
  • Sociale Verzekeringskas voor Middenstand en Beroepen - succursale Brugge [Social Insurance Fund for Self-Employed Persons and Professions – Bruges branch]
    Director
  • Sociaal verzekeringsfonds zelfstandigen [Social Insurance Fund for Self-Employed Persons]
    Director
  • Social Security
    Member of the General Management Committee
  • Sporta
    Director
  • Ueapme (European SME association)
    Deputy chairman
  • Unizo
    Member of the Executive Board and the General Meeting
  • VDAB [Flanders Employment and Training Service]
    Member of the Executive Bureau
  • Vlaams Economisch Sociaal Overlegcomité (VESOC) [Flanders Economic and Social Consultation Committee]
    Member

Past mandates or functions

  • Omega Pharma
    Member of the Executive Board