Christian Van Thillo
Christian Van Thillo is a Belgian businessman.
He is Chief Executive Officer of DPG Media, formerly Medialaan-De Persgroep Publishing, a leading family-owned Belgian media concern, which owns print media and broadcast media in Belgium and the Netherlands and print media in Denmark. His family-owned business controls the Belgian newspapers Het Laatste Nieuws and De Morgen, the Dutch newspapers Algemeen Dagblad, Het Parool en de Volkskrant and publications in Denmark. The concern also owns the largest group of commercially funded TV channels in Belgium and several national radio stations including Q-music in Belgium and the Netherlands. It also has a big online presence in Belgium with hln.be being the most visited website in the country. The media concern had a turnover of €1.45 billion in 2017.
In a statement that was published on 5 February 2020, DPG Media announced that as of 1 March Christian Van Thillo would be stepping down as CEO of the company, a role he had taken up for 30 years. Van Thillo will become the company's board's executive chairman and in that capacity will spearhead the group's strategy, acquisition policy and the development of the group's media brands.
Van Thillo's personal net value is estimated at €1.6 billion. He is married to Nathalie Van Reeth, an interior architecture enthusiast.Education
He obtained a master's degree in law at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, and an MBA from Duke University,.Career
In 1989 he became Group Managing Director of De Persgroep, and in 1990 Chief Executive – General Manager of Aurex NV. His present position is CEO of De Persgroep NV. In addition he is a member of the Regency Committee, of the National Bank of Belgium. Christian Van Thillo is a member of the Belgian business club Cercle de Lorraine.
