Bob Stouthuysen

  Baron Bob Stouthuysen is a Belgian businessman. He is honorary president of the Vlaams Economisch Verbond and of Janssen Pharmaceutica.

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He studied economy at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.

Career

He joined Janssen Pharmaceutica in September 1957. He became the company's personnel manager, and was a such involved in widely diverse personnel affairs. When Janssen Pharmaceutica was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 1961, he was appointed to a management position. In 1963 he became assistant manager under Frans Van den Bergh, and in 1965 Stouthuysen was officially appointed director of the company. In 1971 he was co-opted to the Board of Directors, of which he has been chairman from 12 October 1991 until 2003 when he retired and was succeeded by Ajit Shetty.

See also

• Paul Janssen

Source

• Plato
• In memoriam Dr. Paul Janssen