Carl De Smedt

Carl D. has a diverse work experience spanning several decades. Carl started their career as a Senior Auditor at Arthur Andersen in 1979 and then moved on to work as a Financial Controller at Black & Decker from 1982 to 1986. Carl later served as the Head of F&A at Crosfield Electronics (Joint Venture Dupont-Fuji) from 1986 to 1991. From 1991 to 2005, Carl held various CFO positions at HQ, country, and divisional level at Novartis. Carl then joined Eastman Kodak - Graphic Communications Group - European HQ as the European Finance Project Manager in 2005. In 2013, they became a Mentor for Start-Ups at the Inlea Foundation before moving on to become the CFO at Placeband from 2014 to 2015. Carl also served as the CFO at Mobile Media Content - 3DDigitalVenue from 2014 to 2016. In 2006, Carl joined GRANDVALIRA RESORTS as the CFO and Director of Corporate Services, where they worked until 2020. Most recently, they have been working as the CFO at SocialDiabetes starting from 2016.

Carl D. began their education journey in 1973 at KU Leuven, where they earned a Licence degree in Business Administration, which they completed in 1977. Carl then pursued further studies at Université catholique de Louvain from 1977 to 1978, obtaining a Master's degree in European Studies. In 1978 and 1979, Carl attended Vlerick Business School, where they completed their MBA. Additionally, Carl participated in various postgraduate programs at INSEAD and completed a Finance Excellence Program at Harvard Business School, although the specific years of completion are not provided. Prior to their higher education, Carl also attended Sint Romboutscollege, although no specific degree or field of study is mentioned.