The Vynckeneers are neither all-powerful nor all-knowing, so we deemed it both useful and necessary to reinforce our team with external independent directors. All respected in their own fields of expertise they, together with Peter and Dieter VYNCKE, constitute our Supervisory Board.
PETER DE KEYZER
Economist. Born in 1975. His past experience includes positions as Chief Economist at BNP PARIBAS FORTIS, KBC and PETERCAM, and Chief Investment Advisor at ABN AMRO.
In 2016 Peter became Co-Founder and Managing Partner at GROWTH INC., a strategic communications consultancy firm. He is the author of ‘Growth Makes You Happy’.
ELS VERBRAECKEN
Commercial Engineer. Born in 1970. She has held positions at UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN, CREDENDO and SEGHERS BETTER TECHNOLOGY.
In 2002, Els began a solid financial career at DEME – one of the biggest dredging and offshore wind companies in the world – where she now holds the position of CFO.
Rik VANPETEGHEM
Master of Laws. Born in 1961. He is the Managing Director at DELOITTE and the Senior Advisor for a number of Deloitte Member Firms.
He holds multiple degrees in the field of law and business management. He is also on the advisory board of companies such as Stadsbader (a Belgian construction company) and the Roularta Multimedia Group, amongst others.