Alexandre van damme produced the 2 beers

Alexandre Van Damme: From Family Inheritance to a 10 Billion Euro Fortune

Alexandre Van Damme, heir to a long Belgian brewing tradition, has transformed the small family brewery into a global giant, AB InBev. With an estimated fortune of over 10 billion euros, he is the second-richest Belgian. Renowned for his strategic vision and discreet leadership, Van Damme has diversified his investments into global companies such as Kraft Heinz and Douwe Egberts, while remaining a key figure in the beverage industry. Find out how Alexandre combined family tradition and innovation to become a key figure in the business world.

Building the Willemen family

Willemen family: the 750-million-euro construction empire undergoing a metamorphosis

The Willemen family, at the head of a construction empire estimated at 750 million euros in annual sales, is navigating through a crucial period of transformation. Founded by Johan Willemen, the Willemen Group has established itself as a construction giant in Belgium, with over 2,100 employees. Despite recent challenges, including a loss of 35 million euros in 2022, the company is demonstrating its resilience by refocusing on the Belgian market. With a family fortune in excess of 53 million euros, the Willemen are a perfect example of how a family business can adapt to the turbulence of the construction sector, while maintaining its leading position in key areas such as infrastructure and real estate.

laboratory managed by Serge Goblet

Serge Goblet: The Visionary Empire of 159 Million Euros, from Commerce to Revolutionary Biotechnology

Serge Goblet, a Belgian investor with an estimated fortune of 159 million euros, has built a diversified empire combining commerce, real estate and biotechnology. His flagship investment, Celyad Oncology SA, develops innovative CAR-T cancer therapies. Goblet illustrates the successful alliance between entrepreneurial spirit and medical innovation, contributing to therapeutic advances while consolidating a portfolio of international assets in various sectors.

Building under construction by Jan van Geet

Jan Van Geet: VGP founder's meteoric rise to a fortune of 640 million euros

Jan Van Geet, a Belgian entrepreneur born in 1971, has turned his experience at Ontex into a real estate empire. Founder of VGP in 2000, he built a fortune of 640 million euros by specializing in semi-industrial real estate in Eastern Europe. Despite recent challenges, VGP remains a major player with a portfolio worth 3.23 billion euros. Van Geet, based in the Czech Republic, combines commercial success with philanthropic commitment through the VGP Foundation.