About Roland Duchâtelet
Roland Duchâtelet (French: [dyʃɑtlɛ]; born 14 November 1946) is a Belgian businessman and politician. He is owner of various football clubs. He is the founder of the social-liberal political party Vivant in Belgium. == Business == In 1990, he became involved in micro-electronics. He founded several multinational corporations, of which semi-conductor producer Melexis is the best known. Other corporations include X-Fab, which also produces semi-conductors, Epiq, which produces electronic systems, the online-television channel TVLokaal.com, and the holding company Elex. Through his businesses, Duchâtelet became a multimillionaire. Duchâtelet used to own a group of football clubs, but remains as the main shareholder of only one presently: Carl Zeiss Jena (Germany, D4). He previously owned Standard Liège which he sold in early 2015, Sint-Truidense, which he sold in 2017, Alcorcón, which he sold in 2019, Charlton Athletic, which he sold in 2020, and Újpest, sold in 2024. He retained ownership of Charlton Athletic's stadium, The Valley, and training ground.
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