Experience

DECOVRY

• Belgium
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • Sep 2013 - Present

  DECOVRY is a leading online platform for up-and-coming brands within the furniture and decoration market. This marketplace connects up to 10,000 sustainable designers and authentic brands to 5Mio targeted customers. Each week, DECOVRY presents up to 2,000 hard-to-find and unique products carefully selected from international designers. Approximately 250 to 300 new products go on sale daily. DECOVRY is a leading online platform for up-and-coming brands within the furniture and decoration market. This marketplace connects up to 10,000 sustainable designers and authentic brands to 5Mio targeted customers. Each week, DECOVRY presents up to 2,000 hard-to-find and unique products carefully selected from international designers. Approximately 250 to 300 new products go on sale daily.



Wine is Social

• Spain
• Wine & Spirits
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chairman

  • 2012 - 2021

  Wineissocial is the first wine club that allows you to discover wines adapted to the wine taste of each person. Led by the renowned sommelier Ferran Centelles, the club aims to make the world of wine enjoyable for both beginners and experts, devising a simple language based on geometric symbols that allows to classify the different styles of wine, so that everyone can easily recognize their tastes and get it right when choosing wine in the store or restaurant. Wineissocial is the first wine club that allows you to discover wines adapted to the wine taste of each person. Led by the renowned sommelier Ferran Centelles, the club aims to make the world of wine enjoyable for both beginners and experts, devising a simple language based on geometric symbols that allows to classify the different styles of wine, so that everyone can easily recognize their tastes and get it right when choosing wine in the store or restaurant.



Gimv

• Belgium
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Partner Venture Capital

  • Jan 2000 - Jul 2013

  - Specialized in international B2B SAAS and B2C internet investments ranging from early to late stage - Successful international investment and divestiture track record (IPO as well as M&A) - Key role in recruiting A-level management and board members - Broad network within the European VC and technology industry - Regular participant on European VC panels - Supported all elements of the investment process including target identification, target cultivation, strategic rationale, valuation, due diligence, assessing the competitive positioning, negotiations and deal strategy contract management- Broad experience during deal execution: from due diligence, deal pricing, strategic partnerships, developing business models, influencing product roadmaps, financial planning, recruiting management and board members to restructuring companies and searching for divesture possibilities. - Assisted promising companies with business building and investment & divestiture efforts, preparing presentations and financial models. Portfolio includes L&C (Computer Assisted Coding, US), TinubuSquare (Credit Management Solutions, FR), Nomadesk (File Sharing Software, BE), Openbravo (Open Source ERP vendor, SP), Luma International (Marketing Delivery Platform, BE), Human Inference (Data Quality Solutions, NL), Maximiles (Online Loyalty Program, FR), Ecophos (Innovative Phosphate Technology, BE), Gemidis (LCOS displays, BE), Proficient (Online Assisted Sales Solutions, US), Jeeng (Active email solution, ISL)



PwC

• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Management Consultant

  • 1998 - 2000

  Management Consultant focusing on finance & cost control projects. Management Consultant focusing on finance & cost control projects.