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Presidency and management of the institute ^[1]   

The directorship and presidency positions are currently combined into an executive presidency. Prof. Jean-Pierre Bal is the président-directeur.

During the past thirty years Prof. Bal pursued a widely ranging career, in multinational and local business enterprises; in institutions of higher education; in the design and implementation of leadership programs, and in the creation of training and educational organisations that are specialised in leadership practice. He is active in the specific field of leadership training and development since the 1990s, in Europe and on an international scale, and in many types of organisations, sectors, and fields of society. Prof. Bal is the founding professor of THIERRY, the Thierry Graduate School of Leadership of Belgium. He is also a trainer and coach who guides and advises senior leaders as well as emerging leaders, and leadership students, educators, and trainers. During the past decades many executives, and of more than sixty nationalities, have benefited from his expertise. 

He is also knowledgeable about other fields, such as the sciences, the arts, and craftsmanship. His areas of interest range from biology to quantum physics, to sculpture and painting, to travel equipment history and industrial strategy, to classical literature and foreign languages. He has earned prizes, awards, or tributes in some of those domains, and at various stages of his life; amongst others from the Shell Company, the US Government, the Ericsson corporation, and the National Library of France. 

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^[1] In accordance with the legislation on non-profit organisations and the statutory policies of the institute, the position is not a gainful employment (i.e. all executive presidency activities are undertaken pro bono).

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