Anthony Ruys (born 20 July 1947, Antwerp) is a former chairman of the executive board of Heineken N.V.Daily Telegraph - Movers & shakers: Anthony Ruys joins the board of British American Tobacco
Ruys holds a degree in commercial law from the University of Utrecht and a master's degree from Harvard Business School.ITC Ltd - Board of Directors He started his career for Unilever, where he worked as marketing director and chairman for various subsidiaries of Unilever in the Netherlands, Colombia and Italy from 1974 to 1992. In 1993, Ruys was appointed executive board member at Heineken N.V. He was chief executive officer from 2003 to 2005.Lottomatica Group - biography
He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau by the Dutch government in 2005.Heineken International - press release
Directorships and advisory roles Member of the supervisory board of Stichting laluzBusiness Week - profile
Member of the board of the digital consultancy SparkOptimus.
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