David Brems

Chief Financial Officer

Schilde, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) | Interim CFO | Scale-ups | Finance Transformation | Value Creation | IPO & IFRS Expert Strategic and hands-on Chief Financial Officer with 25+ years of international experience across biotech, life sciences, renewable energy, industrial and services sectors. Extensive experience in scale-ups, finance transformation, value creation programs, IPO readiness, financial restructuring and international growth environments. Strong track record in supporting CEOs, boards, shareholders and investors with strategic finance leadership and operational execution. Core expertise includes: • CFO leadership & finance management • Scale-ups & high-growth companies • Finance transformation & process optimization • Value creation & performance improvement • FP&A, budgeting, forecasting & financial modelling • Financial reporting & group consolidation • IFRS conversion & complex IFRS environments • IFRS reporting, technical accounting & audit readiness • Specific IFRS topics including revenue recognition, consolidations, carve-outs, financial instruments and lease accounting • IPO readiness (Nasdaq, Euronext, TSE) • Investor relations & fundraising • M&A, due diligence, valuations & carve-outs • Cash flow optimization & working capital management • Strategic planning & business partnering • Governance, internal controls & compliance • Leading and developing international finance teams Strong experience in listed companies, private equity-backed environments, multinational groups and capital-intensive businesses. Trusted advisor in: • Business transformation • Organizational scaling • Financial restructuring • International expansion • Board & investor communications • Operational finance improvement Open to: • CFO roles • Interim CFO assignments • Fractional CFO mandates • Strategic finance leadership positions • Finance transformation projects • IPO & IFRS advisory engagements Industries: Biotech | Life Sciences | Renewable Energy | Industrial | Technology | Services Locations: Belgium | Netherlands | International

Experience

  • Chief Financial Officer at Self-employed
    Sep 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 10 mos

    Permanent and interim roles as - CFO/FD - Group Controller / Consolidation Interim Management / Consultant: focus on: - Interim CFO/FD - IPO-preparation - IFRS conversions - Financial reporting - Consolidation - Carve-outs - ...

  • Chief Financial Officer at Group Suerickx
    Nov 2025 - Mar 2026 · 5 mos

    Responsible for the financial leadership of Suerickx Group, including strategy, performance management, and governance. Partnering with the executive team to drive sustainable growth, profitability, and operational excellence.

  • Chief Financial Officer at Pan Cancer T
    Feb 2022 - Mar 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Finance Consultant at Imcyse SA
    Feb 2021 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Imcyse is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering the development of a new class of active, specific immunotherapies for the treatment of severe, chronic autoimmune diseases. The company’s unique technology platform has the potential to address a wide range of indications in the vast field of immunology.

  • Promethera Biosciences (2 yrs 5 mos)
    • Vice President Finance
      Jan 2020 - Oct 2020 · 10 mos

    • Financial Director
      Jun 2018 - Jan 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos