Norbert von Kunitzki

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Norbert von Kunitzki, (b. 1934 in Luxembourg died November 25, 2005 in a climbing accident in Vietnam [1] ), was a Luxembourgian expert economist, businessman and university president.

Biography

M. von Kunitzki was a student of Antwerp University and began working for Arbed in 1954. In 1971 he became CFO of the steel company. He joined as a lecturer at the Centre Universitaire Luxembourg in 1971. In 1984 he became a general director of (as it was called then) Sidmar Ghent (later to become part of Arcelor). He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Ghent in 1991.

In 1994 he became president of the Sidmar group [2] [3] and in 1998 returned to Luxembourg as the president of the Centre Universitaire Luxembourg later to become the University of Luxembourg. [4]

Norbert von Kunitzki was also president of the Consumer Protection Association of Luxembourg and Vice President of Telindus. Furthermore, he was President of l'Institut d'études européennes et internationales du Luxembourg, [5] president of Mobistar, a member of the Board of Systran, a member of the Board of the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, of the Red Cross and of Europe tower.

Additionally, he had the foresight to serve as Chairman of the Board for EuroSignCard, S.A. an Internet security start-up organization (ESC). This enterprise was positioned to become a trusted third party (TTP) for banking transactions in Luxembourg (circa 2000). ESC was a partner of the American Bankers Association and attempted to create a validation authority for digital certificates used by the banking community.

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References

  1. ↑ De Standaard (in Dutch) IN DE KIJKER. Norbert von Kunitzki onconventioneel maar briljant Obituary
  2. ↑ Notre Europe A reappraisal of Europe's social model
  3. ↑ Clark University The Economic and Political Significance of the Euro Lecture by Norbert von Kunitzki
  4. ↑ Presidents of National Rectors Conferences which sit on the EUA Council
  5. ↑ The Bridge – Forum for Dialogue! Introducing the Forum


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