 He is also Honorary Chairman of the Board of KBC Bank, the Federation of Food Industry and the Confederation of Belgian Brewers.Between 1992 and 1998 De Keersmaeker was Chairman of the and of the Belgian Federation of Food Industry as well as Member of the Management Committee of the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium.De Keersmaeker is Honorary Chairman of the Canadian European Roundtable for Business and Chairman of the Foundation Europalia International.