Ghent Metropolitan Area
Legal Counsel, Corporate Secretary, DPO and Project Manager with proven track record in large restructuring projects within a complex and changing business environment. Specialties: M&A, corporate law, governance, restructuring projects and commercial law are my biggest strengths. With the implementation of GDPR, I added the legal aspects of data privacy to my competences by obtaining a DPO certificate and establishing the DPO office in a healthcare organisation. With a background in HR Management, I also have a solid knowledge of labour and social law.
Accomplishments Set-up of a governance structure for the newly created company (merger Partena Ziekenfonds & Partners and OZ), including election of a new Board of Directors, a code of good governance for the Helan group, consisting of 15 legal entities. Secretary to the Board, General Assembly and Advisory Committees Acquisition and integration of a large childcare group Several merger and liquidation projects
2014-2015 : Legal advisor to the sale of family owned medium sized Belgian group to an American multinational including set-up of the data room, leading the due diligence process, negotiations, drafting the Sale and Purchase Agreement.
Supporting on an ad hoc basis TRAJECTUM projects on various social law aspects
Ensure compliance of the Partena entities with the General Data Protection Regulation and the insurance regulations. Heading the Data Protection Office
Legal advise on corporate compliance matters, commercial and contractual topics Secretary to the Board Acquisition of several childcare organisations 2020-2021: preparing and estblishing the merger of Partena Ziekenfonds & Partners
Lead of the project consisting in transferring clients and personnel of Securex Ziekenfonds into the Partena organization, involving complex regulatory,communication, operational and compliance topics.