Graduated in 1980 as Master of Science in Electronics, I started my career as an R&D Engineer and was promoted to R&D Manager very shortly afterwards. In 1988 however, after 8 years being responsible for an R&D team developing process computers, I decided to take a career switch going "commercially".
From 1988 till 2001, I joined a family owned company, having offices in Belgium (Antwerp, Liège) and The Netherlands (Breda), where I started as Inside Sales Supervisor, becoming Sales Manager afterwards, and finally Director Sales & Marketing Benelux.
Troughout my career, "studying & (on the job) learning" continued to take part of my life, resulting in additional diploma's as Certified Interim Manager (UAMS), Master of Business Administration (AMS), Certified Director (GUBERNA)
In 2001, I decided to start my own Management Consultancy firm "Interpres BVBA", together with the creation of Atlantae Executive Search BVBA.
While Interpres BVBA is focussing on consultancy and management counseling at board level, Atlantae grew as an executive search boutique specializing in the search for engineering and managerial profiles.