Dirk Smet

Dirk Smet is an experienced communications professional with a career spanning over three decades in the financial services sector. Currently serving as Contentmanager at FSMA since February 2022, Dirk previously held the position of Senior Communications Adviser at WSBI - ESBG from November 2005 to February 2022, where responsibilities included promoting members' views to policymakers and stakeholders. Prior to that, Dirk worked as a Senior Communications Adviser at Fortis Investments from March 1998 to October 2005, contributing to the asset management division of Fortis, now known as BNP Paribas Fortis. Dirk's career began at HBK Spaarbank, where a role as Marketing Adviser involved managing marketing communications for savings, credit, and payment products from March 1993 to February 1998. Dirk holds a Master Degree in Interpretation from Lessius Hogeschool Antwerpen, obtained between 1981 and 1985.