François De Keersmaeker

Born 1962 in Brussels, Belgium, MA in Law, worked 5 Years (1989-1994) as country manager for Handicap International in Mozambique, Pakistan/Afghanistan and Madagascar, in the field of Disability.
He also worked free-lance as advisor for UNDP, UNICEF and German Agro-Action between 1995 and 1997, in the field of Vulnerable Groups and Internally Displaced Persons.
Since 1998 Director of the German section of Handicap International (Disability NGO). Member of the Board of the German Campaign to ban Landmines (Actiongroup Landmine.de) since 2003; Member of the GPDD Task Force between 2005 and 2008.
Languages: French, German, English, Portuguese, Dutch