Ghent Metropolitan Area
Visionary, results-driven and people-centric Chief Information Officer (CIO) with over 30 years of expertise leading digital transformation and IT strategy in complex international environments. Seasoned trilingual people manager with proven expertise in managing large global teams, optimizing €20M budgets, and aligning technology with business goals. Achieved significant cost reductions through vendor consolidation and drove efficiency gains via automation initiatives. Specialised in ISO27001/NIS2 compliance, cloud migrations, strategic innovation to enhance operational performance and post-merger integrations. Adept at bridging the gap between technical operations and executive business strategy to deliver sustainable value. Active as IT executive, (interim) CIO / IT Director and Digital Transformation Manager where I can leverage my expertise in: - Strategic Leadership: Board Advisory, Business-IT alignment, Business-IT translation, IT Strategy & Roadmap, Digital Transformation, Merger & Acquisition (M&A), Post-Merger Integration, Change Management, Portfolio Management, Project Management, Budget Management, Contract Negotiation, Vendor Management, Outsourcing Strategy. - Financial & Operational Management: P&L Responsibility (CAPEX/OPEX), IT Budget Optimization, Vendor & Contract Negotiation and Management, Outsourcing Strategy. - Governance & Security: IT Governance (COBIT), IT Management, ITIL, Data & AI Governance, Data & AI Management, Information Security (ISO27001, NIS2, CyFun), Risk Management, Compliance, GDPR. - Technology Stack: Cloud Strategy (AWS, Google, Azure), ERP Migration (Oracle Cloud Fusion, SAP), Data Analytics & AI, Smart Factory (Industry 4.0). - Team & Organizational Development: People Management, Team Organisation, Organisational Transformation, Skill Management, Talent Development. I translate technology into competitive advantage and partner with organizations to navigate their next phase of growth and digital maturity.
Guiding the post-merger IT integration of Aedifica with Cofinimmo and defining its IT Target Operating Model.
Beltug is the largest Belgian association of CIOs and digital technology leaders. Beltug co-creates valuable content and events ‘for users, by users’, built on the shared expertise and priorities of its members. It acts as an independent voice to the authorities at the Belgian and European levels. Next to the citizens and the ICT providers, it ensures the business users are heard. Role: Defining strategy and priorities.
Member of the Beltug CIO Cabinet, an expert group that meets, discusses and makes suggestions to Beltug regarding issues, activities and lobbying efforts that can be undertaken in the areas of IT operations, digitisation and digital transformation.
Role: Advising on community direction to connect digital leaders and businesses.
Led the Global IT department, managing 80+ staff and 20+ consultants with a €20M budget. Drove strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals and enhancing operational efficiency. - Achieved a 15% cost reduction in 2024 via vendor consolidation and resource optimization, with an additional 10% reduction in 2025. - Defined and executed a security roadmap, established a Security Operations Center (SOC) and achieved ISO27001 compliance in 2025. - Migrated the central data center to Google Cloud and the ERP platform to Oracle Cloud Fusion, optimising system flexibility and reducing maintenance costs. - Implemented the "Smart Factory Program," automating production processes to achieve a 10% efficiency gain and minimising human errors. - Built out a Data Analytics team (12 Engineers) and a Data Analytics platform, and deployed Google AI to provide real-time business insights, quality and efficiency improvements.
- Managed a team of 30 focused on process automation and application development. - Spearheaded process optimizations to empower the development of the Melexis product portfolio. - Scaled and coached 5 sub-teams to deliver high-performance software solutions.
- Managed a team of 25, overseeing a portfolio of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Document Management System (DMS) solutions. - Steered the vision and roadmap for city-wide decision-making applications, directly enhancing political decision-making and administration efficiency. - Championed organizational optimization, improving delivery speed and budget efficiency.
- Managed the "Paperless Administration" program, digitizing the mail and decision-making process for the entire city administration, drastically reducing paper use and increased processing speed. - Implemented Master Data Management strategies, centralizing contact and product databases to improve data quality and citizen services.