Kraainem, Flemish Region, Belgium
Lawyer and sustainability leader with 20+ years of experience transforming industrial decarbonization and ESG governance at Fortune 500 scale. Holding a law degree, I bring legal rigor to heavily regulated environments. Currently advising the C-suite on CSRD compliance, carbon accounting architecture, and supply chain decarbonization, I am seeking a Director or CSO role to drive organizational transformation at scale. My operational experience spans multiple sectors, including utilities (ENGIE), global logistics (TVH Parts), international development (UNIDO), and agricultural enterprise management. I specialize in moving organizations beyond voluntary commitments into rigorous regulatory readiness (CSRD/ESRS) and systemic decarbonization. CORE EXPERTISE: 🏛 Strategic Governance & Interim Leadership: Providing executive advisory and architecting "3 Lines of Defense" models for audit-grade reporting. I bridge the gap between technical site operations and the C-Suite to integrate ESG into the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework. 🏭 Industrial Decarbonization: I drive the shift from fragmented energy interventions to systemic optimization. By modeling technical interactions between battery energy storage (BESS), on-site generation, grid capacity constraints, and load profile shifting, I establish the investment architecture necessary for Asset Management to protect Net Operating Income (NOI). 🌱 Agricultural & Supply Chain Operations: Directing the commercial strategy and operational modernization of a 200-hectare agricultural enterprise. I integrate corporate risk management into physical farming assets by optimizing yield parameters, managing supply chain logistics, and implementing resource stewardship strategies. 💻 ESG Digitalization & AI: Leading the digital transformation of the sustainability function. I specialize in deploying automated carbon accounting software and Generative AI (LLMs) to eliminate manual data silos and ensure audit-ready transparency. 🤝 Non-Technical Risk Mitigation: Two decades of experience managing the "Social License to Operate." I have been deployed to the front lines of the energy transition to manage coal asset decommissioning and resolve high-stakes stakeholder opposition for infrastructure assets across Chile, Australia, Indonesia, and South Africa. 🌍 Global Mobility: Native Spanish | Fluent Italian | Fluent English | Professional Working French. Based in Belgium, eligible for Swiss C Permit.
• Strategic Advisory: Providing interim leadership and strategic architecture for heavy industry, global logistics, energy utilities, and institutional finance. • Mandate Execution: Currently leading the €1.7bn industrial wholesaler global carbon accounting architecture to ensure audit-grade CSRD compliance. • Regulatory Architecture: Architecting "3 Lines of Defense" models and ESRS data governance frameworks for institutional investors and heavy industry. • Risk Mitigation: Deploying 20+ years of legal and operational expertise to manage non-technical risks (Social License to Operate) for global infrastructure assets. • Digitalization: Implementing automated carbon accounting and Generative AI (LLMs) to eliminate manual data silos, reducing reporting latency and ensuring transparency.
• Operational Modernization: Directing the commercial strategy and operational modernization of a 200-hectare agricultural enterprise. I am leading the generational transition of the business model, integrating sustainable agricultural practices and ESG governance within the agribusiness framework. • Asset Management: This involves applying corporate risk management to physical assets, optimizing yield parameters, managing supply chain logistics, and implementing resource stewardship strategies. I bridge the gap between high-level ESG compliance frameworks and the pragmatic operational realities of the agricultural sector.
• Foundational Strategy: Developed and oversaw the implementation of ENGIE Impact’s Corporate Sustainability strategy. Built the function from scratch, including the definition of governance frameworks for corporate sustainability. Acted as Environmental Officer and DEI Ambassador. Trained as facilitator of Climate Fresk and DEI Fresk. • Carbon and Resource Management: Oversaw the calculation of the carbon footprint and led the implementation of the reduction strategy. Proposed objectives for addressing GHGs, waste and water, and developed the implementation strategy. • External Commitment: Drove participation and secured organizational commitment towards the UN Global Compact and UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs).
• Crisis Management & Just Transition: Deployed to operational facilities in Chile and Australia to manage the social and labour dimensions of coal-fired power plant closures, securing the social license for decommissioning. • Non-Technical Risk Mitigation: Led on-site mediation to resolve local stakeholder opposition delaying critical infrastructure projects in the UAE, Indonesia, South Africa, and Brazil. Authored the Group-wide Social Impact Assessment (SIA) guidelines and the CSR Investment Scoring Matrix used to evaluate all global capital allocations. • Capacity Building: Trained 500+ project managers worldwide on social due diligence and stakeholder engagement.
• Identified risks and opportunities influencing the sustainability of the business and proposed suitable courses of action. • Integrated sustainability aspects into core strategy processes. • Co-authored the sustainability criteria for the first-ever Green Bond issued by ENGIE in 2015 (€2.5 billion). • Coordinated Sustainability Reporting for non-financial rating agencies (CDP, Vigeo, RobecoSAM) and ENGIE annual report (GRI G4 and Integrated Report).