Rita Van kerckhoven (born 1954) obtained the degree of Licentiate in Applied Economics at the University of Antwerp (UFSIA), and also holds a Diploma in Secondary Education.
From 1977 to 1995 she fulfilled a number of technical and commercial roles at IPPA Bank SA. Subsequently, from 1995 to 1998, she was a member of the Executive Board of the Antwerp branch of the Private Banking Division of CERA Investment Bank SA, and from 1998 to 2016 she held several commercial management positions at the Antwerp branch of F. Van Lanschot Bankiers SA.
She was appointed as an independent director of Almancora Société de gestion SA on 25 November 2016. Since 27 January 2017 she has fulfilled her director's mandate as a permanent representative of the limited partnership BODA.