Ilse Vermeersch

Ilse Vermeersch has over 20 years of work experience. Ilse began their career in 1997 as a Buying Trainee at Textiles Puttemans. In 1998, they became a Product Manager at C&A, where they were responsible for worldwide buying/sourcing of toddler girlswear and sole buyer responsible for girls communion wear. In 2004, they became a Founder & Shareholder, Chief People Officer, and Board Member at Customs4trade. Additionally, they were the Chief Operations Officer, responsible for setting up account management, marketing, finance, HR, and IT.

Ilse Vermeersch began their educational journey at Kortemark from 1975 to 1984. From 1984 to 1990, they attended H. Familielyceum Tielt, studying Latin-Physics. Ilse then moved on to VIVES University of Applied Sciences, receiving a Cum Laude in Marketing from 1991 to 1994. Finally, they earned their Master's degree in Business/Managerial Economics from UMONS in 1997. Additionally, they have obtained two certifications: the Amplify Academy Foxtrot Cohort from Amplify in September 2022, and a Digital Marketing Nanodegree from Udacity in May 2017.