Rik Ghijsels

Rik Ghijsels has a diverse work experience spanning several companies. Rik is currently serving as a Board Member at the Association of Proprietary Traders (APT) since 2023. Prior to this, they worked at IMC Financial Markets where they held the position of Chief Risk Officer and was a member of the Executive Committee, responsible for group-wide risk management. Rik focused on capital management, market risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, operational risk, compliance, and information security.

In 2014, Ghijsels worked at EuroCCP as a Member of the Risk Committee. Rik also served as a Guest Lecturer at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam from October 2011 to December 2020. Additionally, they were a Member of the Executive Committee at FIA European Principal Traders Association from February 2016 to June 2019.

Earlier in their career, Ghijsels held the position of Senior Manager at Cardano from 2003 to 2007. Prior to that, they were the Head of Structured Products at Fortis, responsible for the structured products trading desk and the quantitative research team. Rik also worked as a Senior Derivatives Trader at Rabobank, where they traded "exotic" equity derivatives and managed risk.

Overall, Ghijsels has a wealth of experience in risk management, trading, and leadership roles in the financial sector.

Rik Ghijsels began their education at Groen van Prinsterer Lyceum, where they completed their Atheneum degree from 1983 to 1989. Rik then went on to study Econometrics at Erasmus University Rotterdam from 1989 to 1995. In 1996, they enrolled at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) and obtained a VBA (Dutch CFA) degree, which they completed in 1998. In 2011, Rik attended the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) in Colorado Springs, participating in the Executive Leadership Program. In 2014, they briefly attended Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, although the specific degree and field of study are not provided.