- Anthony Ruys
Anthony Ruys (born
July 20 1947 ) is a former Chairman of the Executive Board ofHeineken N.V. Ruys studiedcommercial law at theUniversity of Utrecht . He started his career forUnilever where he worked asmarketing director and chairman for various subsidiaries of Unilever in theNetherlands ,Colombia andItaly .In September 1993, Mr. Ruys continued his career at the Heineken Group, where he became Executive Board Member, responsible a.o. for marketing. In September 1996, he was appointed Vice Chairman of the Executive Board.
Directorships and Advisory Roles
* Member of the Supervisory Board of
Gtech Holdings Corporation, US
* Member of the Supervisory Board of Sara Lee / DE International B.V.
* Member of the Supervisory Board of British-American Tobaccos
* Member of the Supervisory Board ofAbnAmro
* Member of the Supervisory Board ofSchiphol
* Co-Chairman ofECR Europe
* Member of the Board of Advisors ofAIESEC Netherlands
* Member of the Board of Directors of SIFE Netherlands
* Member of the Supervisory Board of National Fund for the Preservation of Art Treasures
* Member of the Board of Netherlands Society for International Affairs
* Member of the Supervisory Board of Veerstichting
* Member of the Supervisory Board of Foundation The Rijksmuseum
* Member of the European Advisory Board ofHarvard Business School
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