Shareholder & CEO 
DD Engineering
2015 - ...

Management Consultant
BearingPoint
2007 - 2014

Master in General Management
Vlerick Business School
2006 - 2007

Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering 
Delft University of Technology
2000 - 2006

After studying Aerospace Engineering at TU Delft and at the Vlerick Business School, I got the opportunity to help build a global consultancy firm in Belgium.

This was a very good learning experience but after 7 years I realised that I had less impact on the organisation than I would have liked. Moreover, as an engineer I missed the link with technology.

At a given moment aim.group contacted me regarding a possible acquisition of a company (DD Engineering). As an engineer with management training, they saw in me an ideal partner for this company. For me, this was a new world: I did not know the company, nor the world of acquisitions, and certainly not the financial side of it.

aim.group explained everything in a very transparent and clear way, both on a financial level and concerning the future vision. It became soon clear to me that they had the expertise and experience in house to bring the acquisition to a good end.

I also thought it was important to be at the helm myself. I wanted to be able to make a difference, without a guiding or dominating hand always looking over the shoulder. I do understand that in a large company there is no other way, but I didn't feel like it any more.

The numerous conversations with aim.group comforted me that I would indeed be running the business entirely myself, that they would genuinely support me where necessary and that together we would grow the business in the long term. I was convinced and took the step.

aim.group and I then started negotiating with the company as a tandem. We decided on every step and every decision together. Such an acquisition is a complex process that requires time and energy, and not every step is easy. But we got there relatively quickly.

"aim.group gives me both the autonomy and the necessary support to make this company a true success."

In retrospect and a couple of years later, the financial and strategic analysis of aim.group turned to be right. I am extremely happy that I took the step. DD Engineering is growing steadily, and I can see the impact and results of my work. We are also expanding the holding company above DD Engineering.

I get both the autonomy and the necessary support from aim.group to make it a success story. aim.group is the sounding board that I can rely on. And that really gives a comfortable state of mind, so I can focus on managing and growing DD Engineering.