Pierre Baetslé Email & Phone Number

Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

As Cover Pool Manager I administer and coordinate the Covered Bond Programme at Argenta. Covered bonds are debt instruments secured by a cover pool of mortgage loans (property as collateral) to which investors have a preferential claim in the event of default.I take the lead in Cover Pool Management: € 5.5bn in assets, including overcollateralization (8th issuance as of October 2024).Link to the Covered Bond Programme on the Investor Relations website: https://www.argenta.eu/investor-relations/debt-issuance/belgian-mortgage-pandbrieven-programme.htmlI join the Asset-Liability Management team (Financial Management department). I collaborate with Funding & Capital Policy, Risk & Validation, Treasury and Investment Management/Services, Datawarehouse Platform Management, Data Visualisation & Data Platform, IT Business Solutions (Finance & Risk) and Legal Affairs.I am eager to master Fixed Income and Wholesale Funding. I am responsible for:- Cover Pool Management | Asset Selection and Allocation, Collateral Management, Interest Rate Risk, Liquidity Risk- Covered Bond Expert Panel | Lead- Stakeholder Management | Standard & Poor’s (S&P), National Bank of Belgium (NBB), Ernst & Young (EY), European Covered Bond Council (ECBC) / Covered Bond Label- Risk Management | Close day-to-day collaboration with Risk & Validation- Regulatory reporting | Daily Register, Investor Report, Harmonised Transparency Template, S&P Loan File, NBB Report, Asset Encumbrance Covered Bonds Issuance- New issuance support | Sandbox simulation for S&P- Data-driven analysis & advice | (Senior) Management Consulting- Assets & Liabilities Committee (ALCO) | Secretary (ad hoc)

Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

The Management Traineeship at Argenta prepares for future leadership or key expert roles within the company. It provides a first broad introductory experience within the banking industry. Management Trainees are deployed on different transversal projects (strategic, tactical, operational) within multiple departments in order to foster a holistic view of the company. During my Traineeship I developed a particular interest for Investments and Financial Markets.I was encouraged to abandon my comfort zone, to challenge the status quo, to be agile, use lean techniques, to present my deliverables in a crystal clear manner and to look at processes. I developed awareness of Stakeholder Management and Change Management. In addition, I had to support the back office on several occasions where I assisted in the deferment of payments due to COVID-19. I travelled to different branches located over Belgium to meet the front office and to see their applications in action for investments, (mortgage) loans, (life) insurances and daily banking. This enabled me to formulate actions to improve operational excellence within the branches. Next to my main projects I also partook in ad hoc assignments such as successfully answering and delivering the yearly internal control maturity questionnaire for the department and organising workshops with other Trainees. All of this allowed me to build up a valuable and extensive network within the company.Personal growth and professional development is another pillar of the Traineeship which was encouraged through regular check-ins with different coaches. I had the opportunity to participate in soft skill training sessions where I improved my skills in compelling communication. Writing the minutes of weekly senior/top management meetings allowed me to gain firsthand knowledge of the proceedings within Finance, Risk, Commerce and Operations. Last but not least, this granted me the ability to observe and learn from different management styles.

Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgium

During my Internship at PerPetum, I was introduced to the renewable energy industry and the growing international (floating) solar energy market.

Master'S Degree, General Management

Activities and Societies: For my In-company Consultancy Project I worked together with a peer during six weeks. For a general contractor.

Master’S Degree, History

Activities and Societies: The title of my dissertation: "The import and use of alum in the Flemish textile industry (13th-14th century)"..

Bachelor’S Degree, History

Activities and Societies: The title of my bachelorpaper: “Crisis, transformation and protectionism: a comparative study of 14th century.

Humaniora, Humanities

Humaniora, Latin