Jean Hilgers

Director - Treasurer
Born in Berchem-Ste-Agathe (Belgium), 28 August 1963
Profession
Director of the National Bank of Belgium
Education
Preliminary studies in Economics - Facultés Universitaires St-Louis
Degree in Applied Economics - UCLouvain
Main professional activities
- Administrative secretary to the Board at the Port of Brussels (07.1986 - 12.1986)
- Credit expert in the Corporate Banking Department of the General Savings and Pension Fund (Caisse Générale d'Epargne et de Retraite - CGER) (01.1987 - 11.1987)
- Attaché in the Corporate Banking Department of CGER (11.1987 - 03.1989)
- Attaché in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister W. Martens (04.1989 - 04.1991)
- Advisor to the Cabinet of the Prime Minister W. Martens (05.1991 - 12.1991)
- Advisor to the Cabinet of the Minister of Public Works and Communication of the Brussels-Capital Region (12.1991 - 02.1992)
- Advisor to the Cabinet of the Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Affairs and Justice M. Wathelet (02.1992 - 10.1992)BR>Deputy Chef de Cabinet of the Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Affairs and Justice M. Wathelet (10.1992 - 07.1995)
- Deputy Chef de Cabinet of the Vice-Prime Minister and Minister for National Defence (07.1995 - 09.1995)
- Deputy Chef de Cabinet of the Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Finance P. Maystadt (09.1995 - 12.1995)
- Chef de Cabinet of the Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Finance P. Maystadt (01.1996 - 06.1998)
- Chef de Cabinet of the Minister of Finance J.-J. Viseur (07.1998 - 02.1999)
National Bank of Belgium
- Director of the Bank for a term of 6 years (01.03.1999)
Royal Decree 29.01.1999 - Moniteur Belge 06.02.1999
Mandate renewed for 6 years as from 01.03.2005
Royal Decree 04.03.2005 - Moniteur Belge 09.03.2005
Mandate renewed for 6 years as from 01.03.2011
R.D. 27.02.2011 - M.B. 04.03.2011
Mandate renewed for 6 years as from 01.03.2017
R.D. 05.03.2017 - M.B. 17.03.2017
Other current mandates or functions
- Basle Committee on Banking Supervision
Member: as from 18.05.2017 - Collège de supervision des réviseurs d'entreprises"
Member: as from 01.02.2017 - Committee on the Global Financial System (CGFS), Bank for International Settlements
Member: as from 08.09.2013
Basle, Switzerland - "Conseil commun du Trésor pour la Région wallonne et la Communauté française"
President: as from 19.05.2010 - European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
Member of the Board of Supervisors: as from 02.10.2013
Member of the Management Board: 01.02.2015-31.01.2020
Frankfurt, Germany - European Systemic Risk Board
Member of the General Board
Member of the ATC
Frankfurt, Germany - King Baudouin Foundation
Member of the Board of Governors: as from 01.01.2016 - "Fonds de protection des dépôts et des instruments financiers":
Member of the Board of Directors: as from 01.08.2003
R.D. 26.08.2003 - M.B. 09.09.2003 - International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), Bank for International Settlements
Member: as from 17.10.2013
Basle, Switzerland - Université Catholique de Louvain:
Chairman of the Board: as from 01.09.2007
Member of the Board: 19.12.2003 - 31.08.2007
Chairman of the asbl INESU-PROMO: as from 05.10.2007
Past mandates or functions
- Director at the Brussels Airport Terminal Corporation (BATC) until 01.10.1998
- Director at BELGOCONTROL until 01.03.1999
- Director at l’ONDRAF/Niras until 01.03.1999
- Member of the Management Committee of the National Social Insurance Office until 01.03.1999
- Government Commissioner at the Insurance Supervision Office until October 1995
- Member of the European Insurance Committee until October 1995
- Member of the Board of Directors of the "Clinique Saint-Etienne": 27.06.2006 - 17.09.2009
- Member of the "Comité de stabilité financière": 30.07.2003 - 20.10.2010
- Member of the "Comité des risques et établissements financiers systémiques (CREFS)": 21.10.2010 - 31.03.2011
- Director of the Museum of Europe: 09.07.2007 - 30.05.2011
- Alternate Director of the Bank for International Settlements until 31.12.2014
- Member of the Committee of the Securities Regulation Fund: 01.03.2000-30.09.2017
- Member of the "Public sector borrowing requirements" section of the High Council of Finance: 01.09.2006-08.10.2017
- President of the "Conseil de la Fiscalité et des Finances de Wallonie": 22.10.2013-01.05.2017
- Member of the Board of Directors of the "Clinique Générale Saint-Jean": 08.06.2004-01.11.2007
- Member of the Board of the "RTBF": 01.11.2004-01.11.2019