The Vynckeneers are neither all-powerful nor all-knowing, so we deemed it both useful and necessary to reinforce our team with external independent directors. All respected in their own fields of expertise they, together with Peter and Dieter VYNCKE, constitute our Supervisory Board.
Jürgen INGELS
Born in 1971, he is a Belgian entrepreneur and venture capitalist who was the founder of Clear2Pay, a leading payment technology company.
Currently, Jürgen is managing partner of SmartFin, a venture capital fund that invests in European technology companies. Along with holding a director’s position at several companies, he is the author of the book “50 Lessons for Entrepreneurs.”
LIEVEN DANNEELS
Born in 1964, he is the owner and CEO of the TELEVIC GROUP which develops and makes communication systems for a number of niche markets.
He is also member of the board of IMEC VZW, Chairman of the board of VARIO (advisory council for the Flemish government on innovation and entrepreneurship), President of VIVES University (Kortrijk – Belgium) and board member of several start-up companies.
ELS VERBRAECKEN
Born in 1970, she has held positions at UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN, CREDENDO and SEGHERS BETTER TECHNOLOGY.
In 2002, Els began a solid financial career at DEME – one of the biggest dredging and offshore wind companies in the world – where she now holds the position of CFO.