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Brussels, Belgium

CEO, Founder of Finbel (formerly Vita Solutions). Brokerage in life and non-life insurance: Offering tailor-made tax-deductible insurance plans. Audit, improvement, benchmarking, implementation of insurance plans. Overall assessment of insurers' proposals. Improvement of customer profit margin. Brokerage in real estate loan : Designing tailor-made financial arrangements for mortgage loans via retirement plans with a view to acquiring real estate assets for independent… Show more CEO, Founder of Finbel (formerly Vita Solutions). Brokerage in life and non-life insurance: Offering tailor-made tax-deductible insurance plans. Audit, improvement, benchmarking, implementation of insurance plans. Overall assessment of insurers' proposals. Improvement of customer profit margin. Brokerage in real estate loan : Designing tailor-made financial arrangements for mortgage loans via retirement plans with a view to acquiring real estate assets for independent business executives.Personal Financial Planning: Providing solutions based on the assessment of financial needs: insurance, retirement, investments, real estate and estate planning, fund portfolio management, tailor-made, optimized and tax-efficient solutions. Traditional and alternative investment opportunities (decorrelated from stock market performance), according to the client's investor profile.Employee Benefits Consulting: Offering consultancy and brokerage services, in relation with tax-deductible salary benefits plans: health care plans and group insurance schemes (from design, implementation, negotiation with insurances providers, to communication to the personnel). Clients vary in size and scope: From less fortunate to high net worth individuals and families; from self-employed workers, small business owners, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to multinational corporations and everything in between. Show less

Luxembourg

As an Employee Benefits Consultant: audited, benchmarked and provided consultancy and brokerage services in relation with salary packages (from design, implementation, negotiation with providers, to communication to the personnel). My clients vary in size and scope, from Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) to Multinational Companies (MNC).

Brussels Area, Belgium

Financial adviser, advising both the expatriate and local communities. Financial planning for both individuals and corporations. Specialised in Belgian pension analysis for the self-employed, especially but not exclusively freelance consultants.

Brussels Area, Belgium

Business development and funding of a startup IT company. Business GPS® is a collective intelligence software that allows companies and their managers to better brainstorm and boost their own efficiency. Business GPS® is a leading software that helps the management of a company grow their business, make better decisions.

Brussels, Belgium

Top 5% status nationwide, from the first year of employment. Advanced to the level of Regional Life Insurance Agent with qualifications for training new recruits. Prospection: identified and listed independently prospects belonging to the target groups and geographic area determined by the company; made contact with the prospects to analyse their needs and propose solutions to meet their expectations; established long-term relationship of trust with new clients. Active client… Show more Top 5% status nationwide, from the first year of employment. Advanced to the level of Regional Life Insurance Agent with qualifications for training new recruits. Prospection: identified and listed independently prospects belonging to the target groups and geographic area determined by the company; made contact with the prospects to analyse their needs and propose solutions to meet their expectations; established long-term relationship of trust with new clients. Active client base management: ensured the follow-up and after-sales service in view of clients retention for sustainable long-term relationship; identified clients’ needs regularly in order to offer other products (cross-selling).Training new recruits: was involved in the integration of new agent training belonging to the same team; provided training and facilitation for new agents, under the responsibility of the chief inspector and in synergy with the training department, to enable them to acquire the technical and commercial know-how.Products & services included: Life Insurance, Individual Pension Planning, Life and Illness Cover, Key Man Insurance, Corporate Medical Insurance, Health Care for private individuals, Corporate pension Schemes, Retirement Planning. My clients were individuals, entrepreneurs, small-business owners &, Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) and expatriates. In 2008, the Belgian branch of Swiss Life merged with Delta Lloyd Life. Show less

Bachelor’S Degree, Bachelor'S Of Arts In Political Science/International Relations, Middle Eastern Area Studies, Gpa Of 3.85 On A 4.0 Scale

Brigham Young University Alumni, Major in International Relations, Minor in Philosophy www.byu.edu

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Advanced Academic Training, Advanced Studies In Management & Finance, Passed With The Grade Of Satisfactory (61,56%)

Free University of Brussels, or The Vrije Universiteit Brussel (in Dutch), is the offshoot of the French-speaking Université Libre de.

Master’S Degree, Advanced Academic Training, Complementary Studies In Management & Finance, Passed With The Grade Of Distinction (71,33%)

Free University of Brussels, or The Vrije Universiteit Brussel (in Dutch), is the offshoot of the French-speaking Université Libre de.

Efa - European Financial Advisor, Personal Financial Planning

EFPA is the first truly European Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) with industry accepted professional, educational, examination.

Certificate - Special Diploma In Risk Management (Dsrm), Risk Management

ICHEC Entreprises, a branch of ICHEC BRUSSELS MANAGEMENT SCHOOL (a university level school of management). Specialized in continuing.

Certificate, Stock Market : Fundamental & Technical Analysis

INVESTA is an association of active investors, providing works on the stock exchange, company reports, for affiliates and others; offering.

Associate’S Degree, In Management, With Distinction (74,2%)

Curriculum: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising Psychology, Mathematics, Business Law, Economics, Small Business, Accounting.

High School, General Courses With Emphasis On Sciences

Catholic secondary education