title: Cercle de Lorraine
text: # Cercle de Lorraine
  
  The Cercle de Lorraine or Club van Lotharingen is a Belgian business club, located in Brussels, Belgium. The club was founded in 1998, and it wants to bring together, distinguished and representative personalities from the Belgian financial community, French speaking (Wallonia, south part of Belgium) as well as Dutch speaking (Flanders, north part of Belgium), who are united within an honorary committee.
  
  ## Notable members
  
  * Albert Karaziwan, Syrian-Belgian businessman
  * Baron Georges Jacobs, Union Chimique Belge
  * Luc Bertrand, Ackermans & Van Haaren
  * Frank Beuselinck, DHL BeLux
  * Karel Boone, Lotus Bakeries
  * Baron Daniel Cardon de Lichtbuer
  * Baron Dominique Collinet, Carmeuse
  * Viscount Étienne Davignon, Société Générale de Belgique
  * Baron Paul De Keersmaeker, Interbrew
  * Count Jean-Pierre de Launoit, Axa-Royale Belge
  * Jean-Marie Delwart, Floridienne
  * Baron Paul de Meester, Besix
  * Rik De Nolf, Roularta Media Group and VTM
  * Chevalier Claude Desseille, Winterthur group
  * Count Diego du Monceau de Bergendal, GIB Group
  * Baron Donald Marc Fallon, Cimenteries CBR
  * Baron Albert Frère, Bruxelles Lambert group
  * Jean Gandois, Suez
  * Count Maurice Lippens, Fortis
  * Gérard Mestrallet, Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux
  * Baron Baudouin Michiels, Kraft Foods
  * Baroness Solange Schwennicke, Delvaux-Dujardin group
  * Michel Tilmant, ING Group
  * Christian Van Thillo, De Persgroep
  * Roland Vaxelaire, Carrefour Belgium
  * Baron Maurice Velge, Velge International
  * Luc Willame, Glaverbel
  * Philippe Wilmès, Société Fédérale d'Investissement
  * Count Dr. Ignace De Baere, De Eik NV
  