Management committee

Koen Dejonckheere was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Gimv in 2008. Before, he was Managing Director and head of Corporate Finance at KBC Securities, where he made major contributions to the European expansion of the corporate finance activities.

Previously, Koen Dejonckheere worked for Nesbic, Halder, Price Waterhouse Corporate Finance Europe and the former BBL, now ING. Koen Dejonckheere has extensive experience as a dealmaker in investment banking and private equity in Belgium and abroad. In recent years, he has become one of the authorities amongst Belgian investment bankers.

Koen Dejonckheere holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Ghent and an MBA from IEFSI in Lille (France).

Dirk Beeusaert has worked for Gimv since 1996. He is responsible for business development and providing support with the legal aspects of deals. He is also company secretary and, as such, co-responsible for the proper functioning of the Gimv group.

He has a law degree from the University of Ghent and a special degree in tax law and accounting (Vlerick).

Alex Brabers joined Gimv in 1990 and is responsible for the Venture Capital business units.

He is a board member of various listed and non-listed companies, including Telenet. He holds a degree in Economics from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium).

As Executive Vice-President Peter Maenhout is responsible for the Gimv-XL fund and the Belgian buyout and growth capital activities. Before joining Gimv, he was head of the Benelux office for investment manager Amber Capital. Prior to that, he was active in mergers & acquisitions and equity capital market transactions at Petercam and Generale Bank. 

In his various functions he has been working closely together with management teams of both private and public companies, but also with their shareholders and entrepreneurs and this across a wide variety of industries in the Benelux.

Peter Maenhout holds Master Degrees in International Relations (UG) and in Finance (Vlerick) as well as an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Marc Vercruysse joined Gimv in 1982 and was successively Internal Auditor, Senior Investment Manager and Head of the Structured Finance department. He is a board member of various listed and non-listed investees.

Marc Vercruysse has a degree in Applied Economics from Ghent University (Belgium).