Fabien Debecq | |
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| Born | July 1963 Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation | President of Sporting de Charleroi |
Fabien Debecq is a Belgian businessperson born in Charleroi (Belgium). He is the founder of QNT (Quality Nutrition Technology), specialized society in sports nutrition, well-being products and weight control, available around the world. Since September 2012, he is the president and investor of the Royal Charleroi Sporting Club[1].
Biography
The beginning in the sport environment
Fabien Debecq grew up in Charleroi in a working-class background and played during his childhood for the youth of [Olympic Charleroi] (a professional football club that was playing in the 1st division at that time). When he turned 16, he began bodybuilding with friends, then became professional after his European Champion title [2]. This one allowed him to discover the business world by becoming ambassador for an American company.
The creation of a multinational "QNT"
In 1990, he associates with the powerful American sports nutrition society "Nature's Best" and leads as the CEO of the European market[3]. 20 years later, when the American society was sold to a group of investors, Fabien Debecq creates QNT (Quality Nutrition Technology), a society of fabrication and distribution of dietary supplements for athletes as well as well-being products specialist and weight control[4], sold in more than 60 countries around the world, including offices in Belgium, United Kingdom, Russia, Brazil, India et United States[5].
Responsibilities in the world of fitness/international bodybuilding
In 2002, Fabien Debecq became the owner and president of the World Amateur Body Building Association (WABBA), an international federation with more than 20 years of existence with around fifty active countries, he sold them back in 2011 in order to better concentrate fully to the development of QNT and other projects .[6] He was brought to organize all around the world international competitions with the help of the local authorities.[7]
The arrival in Sporting de Charleroi
In 2012, Fabien Debecq becomes the president and associate investor[8] of the professional football club Royal Charleroi Sporting Club, besides his friend Mehdi Bayat[9].
In the space of 5 years (2012-2017), the Sporting de Charleroi went from a club struggling for its hold in First Division or in the middle of the table, to a formation that plays in the upper side of the standings, each year in competition for the firsts places in the standings, synonymous with Play-Off 1 participation. The building of a new stadium in Charleroi is planned for 2024 with an investment in own funds[10].
Notes & references
[[Category:People from Charleroi]][[Category:WikiProject Europe articles]][[Category:WikiProject Belgium articles]]