Marc Coucke

Marc Coucke (born Ghent in 1965) is a Belgian businessman, inventor and media figure. Founder of former BEL20 pharmaceutical company Omega Pharma, he has spread his business interests across several sectors including art, through his company Kamacoucka, and sports, through the co-ownership and sponsorship of the UCI ProTeam Quick-Step Floors cycling team, sponsorship of French Ligue 1 side Lille OSC and in the capacity of chairman of Belgian Pro League team KV Oostende.

Marc Coucke studied at St Barbara College in Ghent before attending the University of Ghent (Ghent, Belgium) where he studied pharmocology. Later he obtained a Master in General Management from the Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School.

In 1987 with Yvan Vindevogel, he founded Omega Pharma a Belgian pharmaceuticals company that grew rapidly and in 2006 employed three thousand people whilst operating in thirty countries. He remained Chief Executive Officer of Omega Pharma until 30 September 2006 returning to the post in March 2008. Whilst his business profile represents considerable achievement there have been high publicised failures that include the launch of Omega Pharma's E-Waves phone Chip in 2008. It was withdrawn shortly after release as it did not work.

In 2007, he was featured as a member of the jury in the television show De bedenkers.In 2013 he became the major shareholder and chairman of K V Oostende.

Marc Coucke is married and has two daughters. He lives in the newly renovated eighteenth century Castle Mijleke near Merelbeke in east Flanders

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