Gaston Bastiaens
Gaston Bastiaens | |
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| Born | December 16, 1946 Westerlo, Belgium |
| Alma mater | KU Leuven |
| Occupations | Businessman, engineer, soft- and hardware developer |
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| Criminal charges | Fraud |
| Criminal penalty | 3 years in prison, 2 years supervised release |
| Criminal status | In custody |
Gaston Bastiaens (born 16 December 1946 in Westerlo, Belgium) is a convicted criminal, Belgian engineer, and businessman. As a vice president of Philips Electronics, he was responsible for the Compact Disc as well as for CD-i, CD-ROM, Philips' contributions to the MPEG standard and the foundations for the DVD.