Thierry Bodson
Regent since 17 May 2021
Profession
President of the Fédération Générale du Travail de Belgique (FGTB/ABVV trade union)
Studies – Qualifications
Graduated in Accountancy from the City of Liège school of higher economic education
Career
Since 10.09.2020 | President of the FGTB |
June 2020 | Acting federal President of the FGTB |
2008-2020 |
General Secretary of the Walloon branch of the FGTB |
2002-2008 | Regional Secretary of the Liège-Huy-Waremme branch of the FGTB |
1994-2002 | Assistant to the Regional Secretary of the Liège-Huy-Waremme FGTB |
1992-1994 | Head of the Unemployment Service of the Liège-Huy-Waremme FGTB |
Other current functions or mandates
President of the FGTB Unemployment Fund
President of the Walloon branch of the FGTB
Vice-President of the Central Economic Council
Full member of the Executive Committee of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
Full member of the General Council and alternate member of the Executive Bureau of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
President of the Institut de Formation Syndicale Internationale (IFSI-ISVI – international institute for trade union cooperation and training)
Member of the Board of SOLIDARIS
Member of the Board and AGM of MNEMA asbl
Past functions or mandates
Member of the Board of Directors of the Wallonia Export-Investment Agency (AWEX)
Full member of the Management Committee, alternate member of the Executive Bureau, alternate member of the Strategic Committee of the Walloon public service for vocational training and employment (Forem)
Member of the Steering Committee of the Société de Gestion & de Participations (SOGEPA – publc service for financial investment and management in Wallonia)
Member of the Steering Committee of the Société publique d’Aide à la Qualité de l’Environnement (SPAQUE – Walloon public organisation specialised in soil decontamination and the environment)
Member of the Orientation Committee of the Société régionale d’Investissement de Wallonie (SRIW – public company fostering regional investment and growth)
Member of the COSTRA (Joint Steering Committee within the Strategic Committee for financial tools)
Member of the Steering Committee of Sowalfin (Walloon Government business finance group)
Member of the Steering Committee of the Agency for Business and Innovation (AEI)
Member of the Comité d’acceptation de la Société wallonne d’Economie sociale marchande (W.ALTER, formerly SOWECSOM – public interest investment and growth company)