Jan Callewaert
Jan Callewaert (born Wielsbeke, 1956) is a Belgian businessman. He is the general manager of Option N.V. In 2005, he was voted manager of the year in Belgium. He also was the chairman of football club Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
Education
He obtained a Master in commercial sciences and a bachelor in philosophy at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Career
- 1980–1982: assistant at the VLEKHO in Brussels.
- 1982–1984: system engineer and later product manager at Bull.
- 1984–1986: Ericsson telecommunication.
- Founded Option International in 1986 and starts the production of modems for laptops.
Awards
- 2005: Manager of the year
Bibliography
- Jan Callewaert, Van de hemel naar de hel en weer terug (E: From heaven to hell and back again), Lannoo.
Sources
- Lunchcauserie met Jan Callewaert, Option
- Jan Callewaert (Option) is Manager van het Jaar 2005[permanent dead link]
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