Els Steen

Els Steen is an accomplished legal professional with extensive experience in corporate law and governance. Currently serving as President and formerly Vice President at IBJ-IJE since November 2018, Els is also the Chief Legal Officer for Europe and Indonesia at Ahold Delhaize since August 2016. Previous roles include Senior Vice President of Legal and Quality for Belux and Senior Vice President Legal for Central and Southern Europe at Ahold Delhaize, as well as various executive positions at Delhaize Belgium from May 2004 to January 2021. Els was a member of the Executive Committee at ECLA from November 2019 to February 2023 and began the legal career as a lawyer at NautaDutilh after completing a traineeship at Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck Kirkpatrick. Academic qualifications include a Master's degree in Company Law from Katholieke Universiteit Brussel and a Master's degree in Law from the University of Antwerp.