JCI Career
- 2011: Chief Executive Assistant to the President (JCI)
- 2010: Executive Vice President Europe (JCI)
- 2009: Vice President for Europe (JCI)
- 2007: Executive Vice President (National Organization)
- 2006: Secretary General (National Organization)
Biography
Bertolt Daems, nominated by JCI the Netherlands, was elected 2012 JCI (Junior Chamber International) President at the 2011 JCI World Congress held in Brussels, Belgium.
Born in January 1973 in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Daems holds a master’s degree in building construction and is CEO of a management consultancy company called RnR Group. The company oversees large construction projects with a focus on social enterprise initiatives including education, healthcare, water and ecology, urbanization, mobility, infrastructure, governance, safety and peace. RnR Group also works closely with the government and citizens to ensure a successful triple bottom line; people, profit and planet. Daems resides in Wageningen, the Netherlands, with his wife Véronique, their twin sons Rutger and Rogier and daughter Fabienne.
Daems joined JCI in November 2003, and was one of the founders of his JCI Local Organization, JCI Mariken, which was formally recognized in January 2004 when Daems became Local Vice President. He served as Local President in 2005 and Secretary General of JCI the Netherlands in 2006. In 2007, he became Executive Vice President of Growth and Development of JCI the Netherlands and also served on the Board of the 2007 JCI European Conference in Maastricht, the Netherlands. In 2008, he was elected Deputy President and assumed the National Presidency of JCI the Netherlands after the departure of the elected National President.
At the international level, Daems has served as 2009 JCI Vice President assigned to Europe and 2010 JCI Executive Vice President for Europe. In 2011, Daems was Chief Executive Assistant to 2011 JCI President Kentaro Harada. He has attended 11 JCI Area Conferences and four JCI World Congresses. He has been honored as JCI Senator No. 68118 and speaks English, German and Dutch.
As JCI President, Daems believes that, in a world facing so many challenges, a critical mass of young active citizens is needed now more than ever to provide solutions to global problems. In a highly interdependent world, it is the responsibility of JCI to engage young people to take the future of their communities, their countries and the world at large into their own hands. JCI empowers young people with the tools, resources and opportunities to create change through targeted action. President Daems will help members translate their passion for positive change into concrete actions that ultimately make the world a better place for all its citizens.
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