Wim Van der Smissen

Non-Executive Board Member and Family Business Advisor, Guberna Certified Director, Portfolio CFO at the CFO Centre,

Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

Over 40 years experience in Finance, IT, Logistics, HR, Strategy and General Management in international production environments (both in listed and family businesses). Broad experience in working in and with Boards of Directors and Advisory Boards, Broad financial experience in accounting, reporting, budgeting, results analysis, working capital optimisation, cash flow management, internal control, taxation, shared services and financing. Industry experience in Foods, Consumer Goods, Aluminium Systems and Packaging both B2C and B2B. Extensive experience in management teams and as valued sounding board for the general manager. Experience in designing new organisations and succession planning. Broad experience in mergers and acquisitions and in integration of businesses. Hands-on experience in project management and change management, including leading major IT projects. Analytical and strategic thinker. Balanced, integer, loyal, team player.

Experience

  • Independent Member of the Board and Member of the Audit Committee at Titan America
    Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Portfolio CFO at The CFO Centre Group Limited
    Dec 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 7 mos

    The CFO Centre provides the skill sets of experienced Chief Financial Officers of large corporations to the small and medium sized enterprise (SME) sector, allowing smaller organisations to benefit from the expertise of a highly experienced Financial Director without incurring the expense of hiring someone full‑time.

  • Board Member and Family Business Advisor at Be Change bv
    Dec 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 7 mos

  • Independent Member of the Board at Mishalle
    Jan 2021 - Jun 2024 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    Independent member of the Board of a family company in the machine building industry

  • Non-Executive Board Member Lipa Logistics, part of LipaFamily Group at LIPAFAMILY
    Oct 2018 - Nov 2020 · 2 yrs 2 mos