Arno Buttiens

Advent International

Luxembourg

About

Tech enthusiast with background in algorithms and (software) engineering – and a fascination for the human brain. Investment Professional at Advent International. Former co-founder of Ectosense (sold to ResMed). Supporting ambitious young Belgians to reach their full potential through AFT Leuven (www.aftleuven.be) and BRIKS (www.briks.be).

Experience

  • Director at Advent International
    2017 - Present · 9 yrs 7 mos

    Global Semiconductors, Chemicals & Materials Benelux (Tech)

  • Co-Founder at athena studio
    2023 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

    Great products deserve invisible processes. The best designs come to life when teams can focus on product decisions - not when they’re buried in PDFs, Miro boards, spreadsheets, emails, and PLMs. But in product-to-market, context is fragmented, constantly changing, and rarely captured in one place. Imagine if every product decision was automatically captured in real-time without humans lifting a finger. Imagine if teams could spend 100% of their time building the best product.

  • Co-Founder at Ectosense
    2014 - 2021 · 7 yrs

    Health-tech start-up, sold to ResMed (NYSE: RMD).

  • Investment Professional at HAL Investments
    2015 - 2017 · 2 yrs

    HAL Investments is a private equity firm with a long-term investment horizon and a focus on majority investments in leading companies. HAL is listed on AEX with a net asset value of c.€15 billion.

  • ACI at Bain & Company
    2014 - 2014 · Less than a year