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A team you can build on
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Not only does each of our employees have first-class training
and education, but they also show on a daily basis how useful
their specialised knowledge and broad experience is. Furthermore,
they are creative and not afraid to put their backs into
their work. Therefore, together with the management they
are the motor that drives the creation of added value: as
much for us as for their portfolio companies, where they
often participate in the Board of Directors.
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Geert-Jan van LogtestijnExecutive Vice President Corporate Investment Belgium & The Netherlands
Geert-Jan van Logtestijn (°1960) is the Executive Vice President Corporate Investment Belgium and the Netherlands. He has a PhD in General Economics and Marketing from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam (NL) and holds an MBA of Insead-Fontainebleau (FR).
Before Geert-Jan van Logtestijn headed up the Dutch corporate finance team of the Ernst & Young Transaction Advisory Services. Formerly he worked for Shell the Netherlands and acted as a senior account manager corporate finance and capital markets for Fortis Bank (MeesPierson).
Guy MampaeyExecutive Vice President Corporate Investment Projects
Guy Mampaey (1954) has worked at GIMV since 1981. As Executive Vice President Corporate Investment Projects he focuses on specific corporate investment transactions and on the relations with various European buy-out funds in which GIMV is participating.
He is a member of the board of directors of various companies, including Acertys, INVE and Lyceum Capital.
Guy Mampaey holds a degree in Applied Economics from the University of Antwerp.
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Alain KeppensHead of Corporate Investment Belgium
Alain Keppens (°1967) joined GIMV in 1991. As an Investment Director he supervises management buy-outs and investments in growth companies.
Within GIMV, he started by supplying mezzanine financing to small and medium-sized businesses, after which he collaborated as corporate finance director on a sector fund. Before he was auditor at PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
He is a board member of, amongst others, Alfacam, Mondi Foods, Scana Noliko and Westerlund. Alain Keppens has a master's degree in Applied Economics from the University of Antwerp and an MBA from Marquette University (USA).
Jan DewijngaertInvestment Director
Jan Dewijngaert (°1959) is responsible for GIMV's buy-out activities in Central and Eastern Europe.
He is Managing Director of Eagle Venture Partners and GIMV Czech Partners. He is a member of the Investment Committee of various funds and director of various companies in Central and Eastern Europe.
Jan Dewijngaert studied Civil Engineering and Industrial Policy at the KU Leuven. Before joining GIMV in 1989, he worked for 5 years for KBC Bank in Brussels, Bremen and New York.
Alain GrillaertExecutive Investment Manager Corporate Investment Belgium
Alain Grillaert (°1969) is Executive Investment Manager. Since 1998 he has been working in private equity, including three years with West Private Equity in London.
He is experienced in direct lead and co-lead investments (primarily mid market buy-outs in Belgium, England and France), mezzanine financing and fund investments.
Alain Grillaert serves on the Board of a number of companies, including PDC Brush, Mondi Foods and Acertys. He holds a degree in Applied Economics, with a major in Corporate Finance, from the University of Antwerp (UFSIA).
Peter KloeckExecutive Investment Manager Corporate Investment Belgium
Peter Kloeck (°1963) joined GIMV in 2000 as an Executive Investment Manager.
He launched his career at Bank Degroof, where he successfully concentrated on Institutional Asset Management, Private Banking and Investment Banking. In 1997 he became Secretary-General of Degroof Investments, the private equity fund of the Degroof group.
He is a member of the board of directors of various companies, including Arcomet, Scana Noliko and Westerlund. Peter Kloeck has Master's degrees in law (KU Leuven) and Economics (UCL).
Tom Van de VoordeExecutive Investment Manager Corporate Investment Belgium
Tom Van de Voorde (°1971) joined GIMV in 2007. As an Executive Investment Manager he focuses on counselling in management buy-outs and investments in growth companies.
He gained experience in investment banking at Bank Degroof, where he was Vice President Investment Banking & Private Equity and at NIBC Advisory in Brussels as Head of M&A.
Tom Van de Voorde is commercial engineer (KUL) and holds an MBA of the University of Chicago.
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Bart HoubenInvestment Manager Corporate Investment Belgium
Bart Houben (°1981) works since 2006 as an Investment manager at GIMV.
Before joining GIMV, Bart worked for OC&C Strategy Consultants. Although it is a Benelux office, he mostly worked in the Netherlands and in the UK. He executed several commercial due diligences for big private equity houses.
Bart Houben graduated as commercial engineer (option management information systems) at the university of Leuven.
Wouter VerlindenInvestment Manager Corporate Investment Belgium
Wouter Verlinden (°1981) works for GIMV as an Investment Manager since July 2007.
He started his career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers as an auditor and advisor and at Rabobank Belgium as corporate finance advisor in leveraged finance.
He holds a master's degree in Computer Sciences from the University of Ghent and a master's degree in General Management from the Vlerick Leuven Ghent Management School.
Els De CockBusiness Analyst Corporate Investment Belgium
Els De Cock (°1977) joined GIMV in 2004 as a Business Analyst for Corporate Investment Belgium.
Prior to joining GIMV, she worked 3 years as a Business Analyst, first for Nasdaq Europe, later for Belron International (Carglass).
Els De Cock holds a Master’s degree in Applied Economics from the University of Leuven and a Master in Finance of the Graduate Business School of Leuven.
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