Curriculum Vitae

(updated to May, 29, 2007)

• François Vincke was born at Bruges, Belgium, on August 1, 1949, is married and has three children and one grand child

• Languages, written and spoken: French, Dutch and English. Elements of Norwegian and German

• University studies:

• Facultés universitaires Notre-dame de la Paix, bachelor Law degree, Namur, Belgium, 1967-1969, cum laude

• Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, master Law degree, Louvain, Belgium, 1969-1972, magna cum laude

• Universiteit Amsterdam, Europa Instituut, International Course on European Integration, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1972-1973, diploma

• Universitaire Instelling Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium, assistant professor in Economic and Social Law, 1973-1974

• Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium, master in Economic Law, 1977-1979, free student

• Institut Supérieur des Sciences Fiscales, Brussels, Belgium, 1987, master in Tax Law, certificate

• Other examinations:

• Succeeded in the Belgian diplomatic competition, 1973-1974

• Succeeded in the competition for the European Commission civil service, 1974

• Certificate of knowledge of the Belgian Ministry of Justice for French in judicial matters, 1999

• Certificate of competence of the Brussels Bar, 2006

• Other activities:

• Lay judge in the Brussels Commercial Court, 1994-2002

• Advisor for the Belgian Foreign Trade, 1994

• Chairman of the Legal Commission of the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium, 1994-1999

• Member of Chief Legal Officer Round Table Europe, 1994-2000

• Since 1998, member of the Board of directors of Transparency International Brussels/Belgium

• Member of the ICC Institute of International Business Law, 1999-2005

• Manager of Transparency International Belgium, 2005

• President of ETHIC Intelligence Belgium, 2006

 

• Professional experience:

Petrofina group, oil, gas and chemicals (after 1998, TotalFina group)

• Company lawyer, 1974-1981

• Secretary of the Executive Committee of Petrofina SA, 1979-1980

• Managing director of the Norwegian marketing affiliate (Norske Fina AS) and Chairman of the Norwegian exploration affiliate (Fina Exploration Norway), 1981-1984

• Manager in the Legal department of Petrofina SA, 1984-1987

• Assistant Secretary General and Manager in the Legal department, 1987-1988

• Member of the Executive Committee, Secretary General, Group Legal director and Member of the board/Chairman of several group companies, 1988-1998

• Secretary General of Petrofina SA, Legal manager of the Chemicals department of TotalFina, Member of the board/Chairman of several group companies, 1998-2000

Federation of Enterprises in Belgium

• Director of the European and International affairs department and permanent delegate of the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium to UNICE (now Businesseurope), 2000-2002

Member of the Brussels Bar

• Since 2002, associate of the Brussels office of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, specialized in corporate practices and compliance,

• Since 2006, independent practice

• Other activities, specially in the field of corporate practices and compliance:

• Since 1994, Chairman of successively the ad hoc Committee, the Standing Committee and the Commission on anti-corruption of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris

• Numerous interventions and publications, in the framework of conferences and seminars, on subjects of corporate governance, corporate practices, integrity and compliance.

 

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