Governance
Management Team
Our 9-member management team deals with operational and cross-departmental issues.
Together, they determine the vision & strategy for the coming years.
CEO
Chief Culture & People
CEO
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Property Officer
Chief Development Officer
Chief Commercial Officer
Chief Information Officer
Chief of Climate Action
V.l.n.r.: Wouter Blomme (Chief Development Officer), Jeroen (Chief of Climate Action),Diederik Van Neste(Chief Property Officer), Nils Vanhauwaert (Chief Commercial Officer), Stein Van Stichel (Chief Information Officer), Nele Van Damme (CEO), Sofie Liekens (Chief Culture & People), Jean-Marie Vanderstichele (Chief Financial Officer), Koenraad Belsack (CEO)
Board of Directors
In order to further develop our sustainable growth strategy, we engaged several experts who together form the Board of Directors. Together with these independent external directors, we want to answer strategic questions and help shape our future.
Nele Van Damme
CEO
Koenraad Belsack
CEO
Wim Wuyts
External director
Jan De Bondt
External director
Kurt Verweire
External director
Hilde Cloostermans
External director
Wim Wuyts
- CEO of WTS Global, a global network of tax consultants.
- Expertise in Tax & Legal with a clear focus on paradoxes and integrity issues.
- Active as Programme Director of the flagship General Management Programme at CEDEP, the renowned executive education club in Fontainebleau, France.
Jan De Bondt
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Executive In Residence at Vlerick Business School.
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Financial expertise thanks to his career at major players such as Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers and Société Générale. He takes up an advisory role at Consortium Advisory Partners and at his own consulting company Kossaat.
Kurt Verweire
- Vlerick Partner and Professor at Vlerick Business School.
- Professor Verweire is an expert in supporting companies in the formulation and implementation of their strategy. He has developed numerous frameworks that provide the right insights to achieve better performance with a successful strategy.
Hilde Cloostermans
- Entrepreneur
- Hilde Cloostermans is an entrepreneur with a passion for people, innovation and sustainability. After the out-building and international acquisition of the Cloostermans family business, as a director at Upgrade Estate she wants to help build sustainable projects that connect generations, create social impact and contribute to an entrepreneurial culture that inspires young talent and gives investors confidence.
