Board of Directors

The Flemish Institute for Logistics (VIL) is a non-profit making organisation with full, associate and supporting members. The VIL has a Board of Directors which guarantees that the institute actually focuses on the real problems for which the sector requires short or long term solutions.

In implementing the VIL Business Plan, which was approved by the Flemish Government on 15th May 2009, the institute’s statutes were changed in order to make shippers full members with a right to vote as they were previously not entitled to do so.

The new composition of the Board of Directors comprises 5 logistics service providers, 4 shippers and 3 representatives appointed by the government. Observers include the Enterprise Agency,  Flanders Investment & Trade, The agency for innovation by Science and Technology and the Flemish Ministry of Mobility and Public Works.

On behalf of the logistic service providers

1. Danny Van Himste, Managing Director Belux, DHL Express (VIL voorzitter)
2. Ivo Marechal, CEO, Groep H. Essers
3. Dirk Lannoo, Vice President, Katoen Natie
4. Erik Vande Paer, Algemeen Directeur, Limburgs Logistiek Platform
5. Pieter Balcaen, CEO, ECS

On behalf of the shippers

1. Wouter De Geest, Afgevaardigd bestuurder, BASF
2. Luc Hooybergs, Director European Logistics, Nike
3. Ludo Vandervelden, Senior Vice President Accounting, Finance & Business Logistics, Toyota Motor Europe
4. René Achten, CEO, Facil

On behalf of the government

1. Thierry Van Elslander
2. Els Van Snick
3. Eric J. Janssens

Observers

1. Bernard De Potter, Administrateur-generaal, Agentschap Ondernemen
2. Koen Allaert, Gedelegeerd Bestuurder, Flanders Investment & Trade
3. Corien Struijk, Coördinator Competentiepolen, Proeftuinen, VIS-Haalbaarheidstudies & Samenwerkingsprojecten, IWT
4. Ilse Hoet, Afdelingshoofd Haven- en waterbeleid, Departement Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken