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Jean Claude Lahaut joined Cefic in October 2002 as Secretary General in charge of Cefic public affairs, statutory matters and legal issues for Cefic and the industry.Jean Claude Lahaut is Doctor in Law from the Université de Liège and an MBA from the HEC (Hautes Etudes Commerciales) Paris.
He started his career in 1971 as Assistant in Commercial Law at the Université de Liège.In 1974, he became Attaché de Cabinet to Jean Gol (Secretary of State, regional economy), before moving in 1979 to Lafarge-Coppée and managing Lafarge Prestia in France.
He co-founded Eurogentec SA in 1985, nowadays an international biotechnological group.
Jean Claude Lahaut joined Solvay in 1989, where he was in charge of Solvay Veterinär GmbH in Germany before becoming European Public Affairs Manager in Brussels.
He is Visiting Professor in International Management at HEC Management School of the University of Liège.
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