René De Feyter
{{short description|Belgian politician}}
René De Feyter (1930{{spnd}}23 March 2011){{Cite web |last=NWS |first=VRT |date=2011-03-24 |title=Voormalige VEV-topman De Feyter overleden |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2011/03/24/voormalige_vev-topmandefeyteroverleden-1-988742/ |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=vrtnws.be |language=nl}} was a Belgian politician, the managing director of the VEV from 1971 to 1993.
Biography
From 1956 to 1960, René de Feyter worked as a state official in Belgian Congo. In 1961, he started to work on the development project of the Port of Antwerp.{{Cite web|url=https://trends.knack.be/economie/mensen/rene-de-feyter-overleden/article-normal-231233.html|title=René De Feyter overleden|date=2011-03-24|website=Site-Trends-NL|access-date=2019-10-29}}
In 1968, he launched the financial newspapers De Tijd, and remained publishing director for 3 years.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tijd.be/politiek-economie/belgie/vlaanderen/rene-de-feyter-overleden/9036824.html|title=René De Feyter overleden|date=2013-08-29|website=De Tijd|language=nl|access-date=2019-10-29}}
From 1971 to 1993, René de Feyter was the managing director of the VEV, and the first director of the VEV's history. He was known for defying the Belgian economics establishment.{{Cite web|url=https://www.apache.be/nvdr/2011/10/31/magiels-eugeen/|title=Magiels Eugeen|website=Apache|language=nl-BE|access-date=2019-10-29}} In 1972, he lobbied for the implementation of Regional Economic Councils in the Flanders regions.{{Cite journal|date=June 1974|title=Les sociétés de développement régional (S.D.R.) (II)|url=https://www.cairn.info/revue-courrier-hebdomadaire-du-crisp-1974-6-page-1.htm|journal=Courrier Hebdomadaire du CRISP|volume=632-633|pages=1–49|via=DOI : 10.3917}}
From 1993 to 2000, he was chairman of the board of directors of De Tijd.
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