Bertrand Verstraeten

Bertrand Verstraeten started their career at Deloitte Belgium as an intern in 2016. In 2017, they worked as an intern in Transaction Advisory Services at EY. Bertrand then joined EY as a Junior Consultant in Transaction Advisory Services in 2018 and later became a Senior Consultant in Strategy and Transactions - Transaction Diligence in 2020. In 2022, Bertrand joined CED as a Transformation Officer, where they focused on M&A, digitalization, operational improvements, and business development. In 2023, they were promoted to Head of Finance Belux, leading the Finance department and contributing to financial management, BI development, process optimization, and M&A activities.

Bertrand Verstraeten completed their Master's degree in Business Engineering from KU Leuven from 2016 to 2018. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor's degree in Handelsingenieur from KU Leuven, which they pursued from 2013 to 2016. Bertrand completed their secondary education at Sint-Barbara College from 2007 to 2013, specializing in Economy-Math. In terms of additional certifications, they obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level 1 certification from the CFA Institute in August 2019. Bertrand also acquired several certifications in data visualization and data integration from EY, including Silver-level certifications in September 2020 and August 2020, as well as Bronze-level certifications in April 2020.