Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> October 25, 1999
JACQUES ROUVROY is Chief Executive Officer of Belvedere SA. He
graduated from EDC with a degree in Business Management. He spent a
large part of his professional career in the wine industry, and in 1991,
set-up Belvedere with his partner Christophe Trylinski, a polish citizen
who graduated from the Polytechnic school of Warsaw. Belvedere SA went
for IPO on the Paris Nouveau March on January the 21st, 1997. The
company was elected best performing stock of the French Nouveau March
and second best on the European NASDAQ, the Euro NM. Jacques Rouvroy
was elected last year best "Entrepreneur of the Year for International
Trade" by the French Magazine "Entreprendre". Profile
TWST: Could you give me a very brief overview of Belvedere, a little bitof history about the company? What are your core activities and where do
you see yourselves today?
Mr. Rouvroy: The