Advisory Board - Cleantech Members

Ludo Deferm is Executive Vice-President of imec. As head of Business Development he is responsible for the business development, legal and IP/patent groups worldwide as well as for all public relations and marketing communications activities. Within the scope of his responsibilities he is actively involved in the creation of new spin-off companies and in the expansion of imecTechnology.

Since 2005, Marc Van Sande is Chief Technology Officer of Umicore, a leading Belgian materials technology group. In this position he looks after the development and implementation of the company’s long term strategy. He is responsible for the central Research department and the Venture Unit, which pilots the creation of new business units. Prior to this, he was Executive Vice-President of the Advanced Materials division and Vice-President of the Electro-Optic Materials business unit, both within Umicore. Earlier he held several other positions in research, marketing and production within the group.