Dirk is a seasoned investor in and company builder of early stage and growth companies with an industrial DNA. He embarked on this journey at Finindus in 2006 and is heading up Finindus' investment activities since 2013. Dirk is passionate about entrepreneurship, collaborative negotiation and introducing new technologies in complex B2B environments.
"It always seems impossible, until it is done" (Nelson Mandela)
Dirk started his career in 1994 in the newly created commercial organisation of Sidmar, now part of the flat carbon steel division ArcelorMittal) providing support to senior management as “corporate plumber” dealing with market intelligence, business planning, investment studies and M&A. In 2002, he ventured into a marketing and business intelligence boutique as managing partner, serving customers mainly in telecom, energy and industry.
Applied Economics (KU Leuven), International & Industrial Marketing (UHasselt), EMBA (Vlerick).
