Rik Jaeken | |
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| Born | 1949 (age 75–76) Bocholt, Belgium |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | President of UNIZO (1999–2007) |
| Title | Baron |
Rik, Baron Jaeken (born 1949) is a Belgian businessman from Bocholt who resides in Zonhoven. He served as the president of UNIZO, the organization for the self-employed and SMEs in Flanders, from 1999 to 2007, when he was succeeded by Flor Joosen. [1]
Jaeken is an engineer and the president of a company that sells and maintains yachts. He is also the vice-president of Trias, an organization that promotes entrepreneurship in developing countries.
Jaeken is an amateur radio operator with the call sign ON1BJI. He is a member of the North-East Limburg (NOL) section of the Royal Union of Belgian Radio Amateurs (UBA). [2]