Vlerick Award

The Vlerick Award is a Belgian award granted by Vlerick Alumni, the official alumni organisation of Vlerick Business School. The nominees must be Belgian managers with excelling management skills who have achieved sustainable results within an important multinational or organisation from an international perspective.

The winner of the Vlerick Award remains undecided until the very last moment, as it is the public who decides. Before the event, the public can cast their vote online through the website of Vlerick Alumni. The winner is determined by counting these online votes together with the result of the live voting from the audience during the show.

Vlerick Award 2015

On 4 June 2015 at Hotel Le Plaza in Brussels, the 15th Vlerick Award was granted to Alain Bernard, CEO of DEME. The audience – who was able to vote both via internet as well as live at the event – chose him, because he led his company as business leader in its market segment with sustained results to the top.

The central theme of 2015 year was ‘Legacy & Promise’: each of the nominees leads a company with a rich past and strong legacy that has to be defended, while also facing pressure to develop and grow the business still further, thereby realising the promise of the future.

The other nominees for 2015 were(in alphabetical order):

• Mr. Bernard Delvaux - CEO of Sonaca
• Ms. Dominique Leroy - CEO of Proximus
• Mr. Koen Van Gerven - CEO of bpost

Winner Vlerick Award 2014

Michel Moortgat, CEO of Duvel Moorgat, won the Vlerick Award 2014. The audience chose Michel Moortgat, because he led his company as business leader in its market segment with sustained results to the international top.

Almost 400 alumni, former winners and nominees, and VIPs attended the 14th Vlerick Award that took place on Wednesday June 4th at Hotel Le Plaza in Brussels. The other nominees were:

• Ms. Christ’l Joris – Chairman-President of ETAP Lighting
• Ms. Martine Reynaers - CEO of Reynaers Aluminium NV
• Mr. Guido Vanherpe - CEO of La Lorraine Bakery Group

The 2014 edition was especially devoted to the changes which our 4 nominees not only had welcomed but moreover realised in their business.

Laureates

• 2001: Karel Van Miert
• 2002: Baron Paul De Keersmaeker
• 2003: Jean-Luc Dehaene
• 2004: Baron Peter Piot
• 2005: Catherine Verfaillie
• 2006: Jeanne Devos
• 2007: Patrick De Maeseneire
• 2008: Gabriel Fehervari en Hein Deprez
• 2009: Herman Van De Velde
• 2010: Baron Vic Swerts
• 2011: Bert De Graeve
• 2012 : Hedwig De Meyer
• 2014 : Michel Moortgat
• 2015 : Alain Bernard

Source

• Vlerick Award