Background
He was born in Kortrijk, the son of Lucien Vlerick and Thérèse Vandewiele.
He was born in Kortrijk, the son of Lucien Vlerick and Thérèse Vandewiele.
He is chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the denim producer Uco Textiles and also manages Bic Carpets, a manufacturer of designer carpets founded by his father in 1956. In 2005, he started on a strategic alliance with the Indian Raymond Group.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Vlerick Business School and a Director of the Kirkwall Baptist Church Group.