Jozef Cornu (born 1944) is a Belgian

engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who Invention, invent, design, build, maintain and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials. They aim to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while ...

and business executive, and former CEO of the

National Railway Company of Belgium The National Railway Company of Belgium (, NMBS; , SNCB; ) is the national railway company of Belgium. The company formally styles itself using the Dutch and French abbreviations NMBS/SNCB. The corporate logo designed in 1936 by Henry van de Ve ...

.Jo Cornu wordt nieuwe CEO bij NMBS: Alumnus Executive MBA 1981–1983
at ''antwerpmanagementschool.be'' news 2013/9/20

Biography

Cornu graduated as

Master of Science A Master of Science (; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree. In contrast to the Master of Arts degree, the Master of Science degree is typically granted for studies in sciences, engineering and medici ...

electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

and

mechanics Mechanics () is the area of physics concerned with the relationships between force, matter, and motion among Physical object, physical objects. Forces applied to objects may result in Displacement (vector), displacements, which are changes of ...

at the

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven KU Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) is a Catholic research university in the city of Leuven, Belgium. Founded in 1425, it is the oldest university in Belgium and the oldest university in the Low Countries. In addition to its main camp ...

and he obtained a PhD in electronics at the Carlton University in Ottawa, Canada. From 1981 to 1983 he attended the Postgraduate Program Business-executive at the

Antwerp Management School The Antwerp Management School () is the University of Antwerp's autonomous business school. It is located in the historical center of the city of Antwerp. The school offers eight full-time master programs and more than sixty short or long-term ex ...

. From 1982 up to 1984 Cornu was CEO of Mietec in

Oudenaarde Oudenaarde (; ; in English sometimes ''Oudenarde'') is a Belgium, Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders. The municipality ...

and afterwards General Manager of Bell Telephone until 1987. From 1988 up to 1995 he was a member of the Executive Board committee of Alcatel plc and from 1995 up to 1999 COO of Alcatel Telecom. Afterwards he became President of the Board of Directors of Alcatel. Since 2005 Jo Cornu is President of ISTAG-group (Information Society Technologies Advisory Group) of the

European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the primary Executive (government), executive arm of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with a number of European Commissioner, members of the Commission (directorial system, informall ...

. In 2005, he was a member of the group which wrote the Aho report. From 1 December 2007 to 27 April 2010 he was CEO of

Agfa-Gevaert Agfa-Gevaert N.V. (Agfa) is a Belgian-German multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, and distributes analogue and digital imaging products, software, and systems. The company began as a dye manufacturer in 1867. In 1925, the comp ...

Selected publications

* Jo Cornu, ''Struisvogels vliegen niet'', Lannoo, 1996

References

External links

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Jo Cornu wordt nieuwe CEO NMBS na terugtrekking Frank Van Massenhove
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cornu, Jo 1944 births Living people Belgian businesspeople KU Leuven alumni Carleton University alumni