He was born in 1946 in Oudenaarde, Belgium. He attends course of secondary teacher training – plastic arts - in Ghent. He is the founder and chairman of the “EUROPEAN CARTOON CONTEST”. In 2005 he founded the EUROPEAN CARTOON CENTER (ECC) in Kruishoutem-Belgium. The ECC wants to promote the cartoon and caricature as being a present day form of art. In June 2007 Rudy’s dream came through with the inauguration of a brand new building to house the European Cartoon Centre.

He was member of several cartoon jury’s in the world and is also organizer of different cartoon exhibitions