| Ronny Bruckner | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 March 1957 Bruxelles, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Education | Université Libre de Bruxelles |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse | Evelyne Bruckner |
Ronny Bruckner (born 31 March 1957 in Bruxelles, Belgium) also known as Yaron Bruckner, is a Belgian businessman
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Ronny Bruckner started his career aged 20, as director of Zidav, a company specialising in establishing trading partnerships with Romania, Poland and the former Yugoslavia.[1]
In 1981, he founded the company that is now called Eastbridge, and became its CEO. Eastbridge is a private company with more than 40 working subsidiaries in Europe and the United States, employing more than 10,000 people. The company specialises in several areas, including property (the company notably acquired a 25% share in Immobel SA, a property developer listed on Euronext since September 2010) leisure, media, fashion and private educational firms.[2]
In March 2011, Ronny Bruckner was appointed a non-executive member of the Board of Directors of Ageas for a period of three years, until the conclusion of the Shareholders’ Annual General Meeting in 2014 Ronny Bruckner’s name was put forward by Cresida Investments, a shareholder with at least 1% of the capital.[3]
In 1994, with Eastbridge, Ronny Bruckner bought out Empik [4] (a national chain of specialised multimedia shops similar to FNAC), which as of May 2009 had 134 shops in Poland and 23 in Ukraine.
Between 1996 and 2000, Ronny Brucker founded and chaired the non-profit organisation Poland for Europe to promote Poland’s membership of the European Union, through development and a better understanding of Polish art and culture in Europe.[5] Patrons of Poland for Europe include: Poland for Europe comptait au sein de son Comité d’Honneur des personnalités telles que :
Poland for Europe was dissolved in 2000 following Poland’s membership of the European Union.
Ronny Bruckner has been Chairman of the Board of Trustees of PlaNet Finance since it was founded by Jacques Attali in 1998.[6] This international non-profit organisation aims to reduce poverty through the development of microfinance.[7] Patrons of PlaNet Finance include:
Ronny Bruckner is one of the Friends of Musica Mundi,[8] an initiative set up to develop the talent of young musicians aged 10 to 18 through courses that allow them to meet other musicians who have already acquired a certain renown, and which holds an international chamber music festival. Ronny Bruckner is also a sponsor member of the Festival de Musique de Menton (in France),[9] which will be held for the 62nd time this year.[10]