Peter Vyncke (born January 12, 1971) is a Belgian entrepreneur. He was born in

Kortrijk Kortrijk ( , ; or ''Kortrik''; ), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of We ...

as the son of Dirk and Daisy Vyncke, the oldest of four siblings, and was raised in

Harelbeke Harelbeke (; ) is a municipality and city located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Harelbeke proper and the towns of Bavikhove and Hulste. On January 1, 2019, Harelbeke had a total population of 28 ...

. Vyncke graduated from KU Leuven University in 1994 with a degree in

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Career

Between 1996 and 2000 Vyncke led the Asian branch of the family business Vyncke in

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. Since 2002, Peter and Dieter Vyncke are Co-CEO of Vyncke. Since then, the company expanded internationally. In 2020 he moved to

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Awards and membership

In 2007, at age 36, Peter was elected as JCI’s Young Flemisch entrepreneur. He is a member of iGMO. Being a member of the management team of ''Voka'', he was nominated as manager of the year in 2015 and 2016. Peter and Dieter Vyncke were nominated ''Honorary citizen of Harelbeke'' in 2016. Vyncke is a

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References

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