the Board of Directors (2007-2008) Lanxess, Member of the Supervisory Board (2020-ongoing) Brussels Airlines, Member of the Supervisory Board (2020-ongoing) Ontex, Chairman of the Board of Directors (2020-ongoing) Etex, Member of the Board of Directors (2020-ongoing) Non-profit organizations German Chemical Industry Association (VCI), President (until March 2020) Federation of German Industries (BDI), Member of the Presidium (2018-2019) Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG), Member of the Board of Trustees Consumer Goods Forum, Member of the Board of Directors European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT), Member Vlerick Business School, Member of the advisory board Facio Therapies, Member of the Board of Directors Friends of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Member of the Board Recognitions Van Bylen was awarded "CEO with the best image 2016 " among Germany's DAX CEOs by media analytics institute Unicepta References 1961 births Living people Belgian chief executives German chief executives Harvard Business School alumni People from Berchem People in the chemical industry University of Antwerp alumni Henkel