As a member of the Investment Team at ECI, my role involves meeting exciting businesses, assessing and executing new deals and supporting portfolio companies throughout the investment journey. Since joining ECI, I have had the pleasure of being involved in our investment in Insurance Insider.

Before joining ECI, I spent 4 years at Houlihan Lokey’s Technology M&A team, where I mainly focused on data analytics and software companies and even had the pleasure of supporting ECI during the acquisition of Ciphr.

Having grown up in Belgium, I initially gained a Master’s degree in Business Engineering with a specialisation in Data Analytics from the University of Ghent, after which I moved to Madrid to obtain a Master’s degree in Finance from IE Business School.

01 WHAT IS THE BEST MEAL YOU'VE EVER EATEN?

“Sala de Despiece in Madrid. It’s a quaint little restaurant decorated like the inside of a refrigerator. I realise this might sound rather odd but to this day it’s still my favourite restaurant across the globe and think it’s a must-visit when in Madrid!”

02 DO YOU HAVE ANY SECRET SKILLS?

“Whereas some people might have decided to actually do something productive with their free time during Covid such as learning a new language, I made the questionable decision of picking up juggling, which at least does act as a fun party trick nowadays!”

03 WHAT HOBBY HAVE YOU YOU INVESTED THE MOST TIME IN?

“While I am by no means an exceptional athlete, the one area that I do pride myself to be rather good at would be skiing / snowboarding, which I started at the age of four. I am glad to say that those many years of hard work (read enjoyment) finally culminated in me snatching a gold medal during the race of my prior employer’s ski trip!”