Partner M&A Advisory

• Jun 2022 - Present

BlueBridge Corporate Finance is een onafhankelijk advieskantoor voor overnamebegeleiding, waardebepalingen en financiële & strategische ondersteuning voor ondernemers en KMO's in diverse sectoren.

Owner

• Dec 2020 - Jun 2022

BlueBridge Corporate Finance is een onafhankelijk advieskantoor voor overnamebegeleiding, waardebepalingen en financiële & strategische ondersteuning voor ondernemers en KMO's in diverse sectoren.

Senior Associate Mergers & Acquisitions

• Jan 2020 - Jan 2021

Aquis Corporate Finance is a corporate finance boutique active in Belgium Aquis Corporate Finance is a corporate finance boutique active in Belgium

Senior Risk Consultant - QAS

• Jun 2019 - Dec 2019

Validation of face recognition AI modelsRFP of Credit Risk Monitoring for insurance company (unrated debt)Advising on Prudent Valuation for a Polish BankRFP and orals of Effective Model Risk Framework for Asset ManagementMargin of Conservatism - The EBA Guidelines on PD and LGD estimation is due to apply from 1 January 2021, in which the banks are expected to have a framework in place as part of the risk rating and reporting process to adjust and correct the uncertainties identified from deficiencies in data, system and methodology. The ECB Guide on the TRIM in the meantime state that the requirement of Margin of Conservatism (MoC) also applies for the CCF estimationCross departmental Model Risk Management Audit Assignment in a Belgium bank for (Credit Risk, Market Risk , Asset and Liability Management, Middle Office, Treasury, ...)

Senior Risk Consultant - Quantitative Advisory Services (QAS)

• Aug 2018 - May 2019

Model Risk Management Framework- Model Development, Model Implementation and Model Use- Model Validation (effective challenge)- Model Governance, Policies and ControlsPrudent ValuationPrudent valuation, incorporated under the CRR, requires diligent valuation of financial instruments (e.g. swaps, options, etc..) to ensure that the solvency of a financial institution is not misrepresented. This is especially applicable on financial instruments that are not traded on a regular basis or are illiquid. Whenever the prudent value is less than the fair value of those instruments, the difference between the two is recorded as additional value adjustment (AVA) and is taken off common equity tier one capital. Our team focussed on: - Market Price Risk- Close-out Cost Risk- Model Risk

Risk Consultant

• Sep 2016 - Aug 2018

ProjectsTransformation Officer • Organising change, planning, communication, budgeting, on boarding, etc... on a big RPA project with a team that grew from 4 to 25+ in less than a 1 year. Business Continuity Planning:• Together with a British EY team of experts our goal is to provide a Long IT Outage Plan and a Cyber Recovery Strategy for a leading FMI. Audit Support: • Valuation of financial instruments for a leading Belgian bank. Remediation & Analysis:• Following a multi-billion USD settlement, our team assisted a major Belgian bank in a strict Anti-Money Laundering Remediation/Action Plan

Treasurer

• Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

FLYSE (Flanders Youth Society for Entrepreneurship) frequently organises events including guest lectures, workshops, events in cooperation with partners and informal evenings.The organization provides a way to get in contact with entrepreneurs, companies, other business related organizations and business schools.Find out more at www.flyse.be. FLYSE (Flanders Youth Society for Entrepreneurship) frequently organises events including guest lectures, workshops, events in cooperation with partners and informal evenings.The organization provides a way to get in contact with entrepreneurs, companies, other business related organizations and business schools.Find out more at www.flyse.be.

Finance Intern

• Mar 2016 - May 2016

• Performing financial analysis of SMEs and working on a financing acquisition case.• Internship report about a M&A case in hotel sector.• Design of change management project on regional level to reduce the resistance of new digital transformations.• Interpreting the course of business in a major bank in bottoms up approach. • Performing financial analysis of SMEs and working on a financing acquisition case.• Internship report about a M&A case in hotel sector.• Design of change management project on regional level to reduce the resistance of new digital transformations.• Interpreting the course of business in a major bank in bottoms up approach.

Accounting Assistant

• Jul 2013 - Jul 2013