- Management of HERAN Partners - Foundation & Management of HERAN HealthTech Fund I, a European MedTech & HealthTech Venture Capital Fund of +75Mio EUR- Board DirectorHERAN PARTNERS is a Belgian-based investment fund founded by Annie Vereecken together with Katleen Vandersmissen, Joris Mortelmans and Herman Verrelst within the sector of MedTech and Digital Health. With a clear focus on European HealthTech, the fund provides venture & growth capital accompanied by a strong network, expertise and mentorship to startups and scale-ups with a strong technology platform and market potential.

- Responsible for strategic direction & planning, investments decisions and deal flow within the domain of BioTech, MedTech, Care, Food and e-Health- Board Director of Apitope, EpiGaN, Bedal, VitalNext, New Vision...- Management of Bio-Incubator BioVille - Member of the Interuniversity Research Fund Counsel of UHasselt

- Investment manager (VC/PE) in domains New Materials, BioTech, MedTech, Care and Food- Management of investment process from lead generation, DD, transaction, follow up and value creation and exit.- Board director of several portfolio companies (EpiGaN, VitalNeXt, Bedal,...)

- Venture capital investment manager responsible for domains 'Recycling&Materials' and 'Next Generation Agriculture' within the focus area of 'Sustainable Societies'.- Management of investment process from lead generation, DD, transaction, follow up and value creation and exit.- Board director of several portfolio companies (EpiGaN, Fish 2 be,...)

Industry experience: Chemicals, Basic Materials, logistics, public sectorFunctional experience: strategy, marketing & sales, organization transformation and efficiency, capability and mind-set coaching

- organization and coordination of R&D and quality department of 15 co-workers- project management in process optimalization, HR, purchasing, infrastructure, IT and quality; e.g. lead in setup and implementation of new ERP lab-system - contact person and consultant for business units, R&D and external parties- budget control and coordination- implementation, supervision and maintenance of certified and acreditated quality systems

- generation of trust, confidence and understanding about the company within the global investment community, building a strong network of contacts with market participants- analysis of financial and business results from Umicore operations to define communication on the subject, by gathering the information and discussing this with managers throughout the company- official spokesperson for the Umicore Group towards the financial community- reporting to the senior management on the perception of Umicore by the financial community

4 years of academic research funded by the FWO, focussed on ozone-water chemistryPhD dissertation: Advanced Oxidation Processes in Ozonated Water Systems: An Experimental and Theoretical Studylink: https://lirias.kuleuven.be/handle/1979/1676