Michelle Mertens

Michelle Mertens is an experienced finance professional currently serving as the Internal Control Manager and Associate Director at Galapagos since May 2018. Previously, Michelle held several finance-related positions at Galapagos, including Finance Partner for Shared Services and FP&A, Finance Partner for Corporate Controlling, and Financial Controlling & Compliance Manager. Prior to joining Galapagos, Michelle worked as a Prime & Stock Analyst at Mars from October 2016 to May 2018 and as a Senior Audit Employee at BDO Belgium from October 2013 to September 2016. Michelle holds a Master of Science in Accounting and Tax from KU Leuven and a Bachelor of Science in Commercial Sciences from Lessius Hogeschool Antwerpen.