Dirk De Corte

Professor Arts and Fashion Management University of Antwerp - ProLeague Business School - Advisor and Workshop Facilitator Strategy Team Dynamics - Independent Board Member - Judge Entreprise Court

Ghent Metropolitan Area

About

• Associate Professor Finance Management (Master Arts Management, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Business and Economics). • Associate Professor Finance Management (Master International Fashion Management, Antwerp Management School). • Consular Judge - Supervisory Judge in Corporate Affairs at Brussels Court of Justice - Dutch Chamber of Entreprises Brussels (Ondernemingsrechtbank) • Lecturing, coaching, designing and facilitating workshops on leadership, strategy implementation, change management for medium to large organisations, profit as well as non-profit • Co-author "Cultuurmanagement", published Lannoo, September 2011, * Senior Adviser Sergey Makhno Architects, a 60 FTE architecture and interior design practice in Kyiv, Ukraine * Senior Adviser EBRD, advising companies in creative industries in former Eastern Europe • Frequent speaker on corporate finance, arts finance, culture policy, strategy implementation of profit and not for profit corporations on national as well as international fora. • 14 year career in international banking with Bank van Breda, BNP Paribas and ING. Involved in various structured finance transactions with major international corporations, co-organizing several strategic off sites concerning ING’s structured tax lease businesses. • Former Managing Director NTGent, one of the larger professional theatres in Belgium. Former Vice Chairman of Employers’ Association of the Flemish Performing Arts. * Former Chairman of Vti - Flemish Theatre Institute • Degree in English language and literature from the University of Gent, Belgium. Specialties: management consulting, behavioural styles coach, certified DISC facilitator, certified Situational Leadership (TM) facilitator, strategy, change management, education, advising not for profit organisations, advising (local and national) governments, finance management arts and creative industries Language skills: Fluent: Dutch (mother tongue)- English Very good: French Average: German Notions: Italian

Experience

  • University of Antwerp (22 yrs 10 mos)
    • Associate Professor Faculty of Business & Economics
      Sep 2003 - Present · 22 yrs 10 mos

      Lecturing Financial Management in Master of Culture Management

    • Faculty Member Pro League Business School
      Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

      • Developed and delivered academically rigorous educational programs at the Pro League Business School to promote good - financial - governance in football. • Provided ad hoc advice to football stakeholders, policy makers, and enthusiasts to contribute to the professionalization of the industry.

  • Senior Consultant at Policy Research Corporation
    Jun 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 1 mo

    Policy Research Corporation has a network of more than fifty consultants in Belgium and the Netherlands. PRC is a key niche player in solving complex strategy, policy, and organizational problems. They are the "special forces" of business consulting. Using a unique approach (fact-based discussion), they tackle issues that others struggle to resolve and assist in implementing the solutions. www.policyresearch.nl

  • Consular Judge and Supervising Judge (Rechter in Ondernemingszaken/Rechter-Commissaris) at Nederlandstalige Ondernemingsrechtsbank Brussel
    Jun 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 1 mo

    Consular judge ("Consulair rechter") associated to the Commercial Court of Brussels (Dutch Chamber)

  • Senior Adviser Creative Industries at EBRD
    Aug 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 11 mos

    Advising Clients working in Media, Advertising, Marketing, Film, Arts and Creative Industries in EBRD target countries. This practice operates within the following EBRD-framework: http://www.ebrd.com/small-business-support.html...

  • SYNTRA Midden-Vlaanderen (9 yrs 6 mos)
    • Executive Board Member
      Jun 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 1 mo

    • Member of the Advisory Board
      Jan 2017 - Dec 2020 · 4 yrs

      Advising Syntra Midden-Vlaanderen on medium to long term strategic direction