Emilie van de Walle de Ghelcke

Emilie van de Walle de Ghelcke has a diverse work experience spanning several companies. Emilie served as a Non Executive Director at Bekaert from May 2016 onwards. Additionally, they held various legal positions at Sofina, starting as a Legal Counsel from September 2016 to July 2018. Emilie then progressed to become a Senior Legal Counsel from July 2018 to October 2021, and currently holds the role of Head of Legal since October 2021. Prior to their time at Sofina, Emilie worked at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP as an Associate from September 2009 to April 2012, and later as a Principal Associate from May 2012 to August 2016. Emilie began their legal career as an Associate at Simont Braun from October 2005 to October 2008. Additionally, Emilie gained valuable experience as a Vacation Student at Allen&Overy in August 2004.

Emilie van de Walle de Ghelcke has a diverse education history. Emilie obtained their LLM in Corporate Law from The London School of Economics and Political Science in 2008-2009. Prior to that, in 2005, they attended the University of Cambridge for a summer school program focused on English Legal Methods. In 2004-2005, Emilie pursued their DES degree in Economic Law at the Université libre de Bruxelles. Emilie also earned a Lic. Jur. degree in Law from the Università degli Studi di Bologna in 2004. Earlier in their education, from 2001 to 2004, they attended the Université catholique de Louvain, where they also obtained a Lic. Jur. degree in Law. Their educational journey began at the Université Saint-Louis - Bruxelles, where they completed their Cand. Jur. degree in Law from 1999 to 2001.