Bernard Sintobin (° 1952, Izegem) has a degree in civil engineering and completed his education at the Vlerick Business School. He was active for 35 years in diverse industrial sectors (textile, brewing, packaging) as commercial director, general director and managing director, mainly in family and medium sized enterprises. At the same time he was also a volunteer with Amnesty International: he was director of Amnesty Flanders for 7 years, and a member of the International Board of Amnesty International from 2009 to 2015. As international treasurer, he was also chairman of the Finance & Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee. From 2016 until 2020 he was the COO of the nonprofit Wereldmediahuis, the publisher of MO* Magazine. He also held a number of governance positions in the nonprofit sector.