Thomas De Mits, Cfa, Frm Email & Phone Number

Ghent, Be

Belgium

ING Private Banking offers a holistic wealth management approach. We develop long-term sustainable relationships with our clients. We are dedicated to designing customised solutions that meet our clients' long-term demands within a framework of a completely open architecture. Our strengths: 1. A tailor-made approach for all our clients. 2. A team of experts to develop customised solutions. 3. A strong universal direct bank with a comprehensive product portfolio.As Portfolio Managers Private Banking, we manage portfolios of wealthy clients. We do this within the framework of the customer's risk profile, investment horizon, and personal preferences. We implement the vision of ING Investment Office to capitalise on the opportunities offered by market conditions.

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

ING is a leading European Acquisition Finance house and is the number one in the Benelux market.The ING SAF-team is responsible for the origination, structuring and negotiation of acquisition financing solutions for cash-flow based acquisition and leveraged buy-out transactions in Belgium and Luxembourg. SAF clients mainly consist of private equity firms investing in Belgian and Luxembourg Corporate and Mid-corporate companies.

Business Center Kortrijk-Roeselare

Developing the profitability and manage the risks of a portfolio of entrepreneurial clients and prospects with a turnover of € 10m to € 250m by assisting them with all their financial questions and needs (credit, investments, etc.)Maintaining existing client relationships and develop commercial strategies to acquire new clients with a focus on negotiating and deal making. Resolve customer problems and using diplomacy to safeguard the commercial relationship.Responsible for sales quotas and target performance at portfolio and customer level.Analyzing data on sales results and develop plans to address performance gaps. Monitoring macro-economic trends and competition.Set targets, assign qualitative leads to other members of the sales team (commercial assistant and product specialists) and follow-up on commercial campaigns. Motivating, engaging and uniting them.Representing the bank by participating in network activities where (potential) customers can be met.High level of proactivity, expertise and effectiveness.

Region East- & West-Flanders

Transaction Services Consultant for MidCorporate clients in West- and East Flanders.We help our midcorps grow their international business while managing risks. Transaction Services groups the activities of payments and cashmanagement, trade sales and deposits & investments.Develop, follow-up and optimize - in the capacity of expert and in alignment with the Relationship Manager - existing and new clients in view of presenting and negotiating risk mitigation instruments in international trade. Focus on Trade Finance, Deposits & Investments, Payments and Cash Management and Working Capital Solutions.Coordinate the different stages of the sales process.Responsible for achieving the sales objectives.Regular provider of Trade Finance trainings and presentations on mitigating risks in international business, internally within ING and externally to clients and entrepreneurial organizations e.g. Voka

Brussels Area, Belgium

The ING General Management Traineeship has been developed to allow participants to exercise three full-responsibility jobs within ING for a period of 12 to 15 months and a 6-month foreign experience.

Brussels Area, Belgium

ING is a leading European Acquisition Finance house and is the number one in the Benelux market.The ING SAF-team is responsible for the origination, structuring and negotiation of acquisition financing solutions for cash-flow based acquisition and leveraged buy-out transactions in Belgium and Luxembourg. SAF clients mainly consist of private equity firms investing in Belgian and Luxembourg Corporate and Midcorporate companies.

Brussels Area, Belgium

ING Corporate Finance is a leading Belgian corporate finance house and is involved in Belgian & cross border mergers & acquisitions or equity capital markets transactions.

Brussels Area, Belgium

Acting as a business manager for ING's MidCorporates (family-owned and non-listed SMEs), & Institutional segment (public sector, public health and non-profit). Key characteristics of the team, and the reason for market leadership is our client proximity: “#Weloveentrepreneurs” is not just a slogan , but a way of getting the job done for the client.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

The Digital Transformation team in ING Group is focused on accelerating the digitization of the banking business and harmonizing the digital platforms across our local entities. Particular focus went to the assisted channels and the different touch points. Think of branches, contact centers, CRM systems and Digital intelligent assistance through AI, chatbots and many more innovative creative solutions. My role focused on managing the different stakeholders across the countries and speed up the implementation of new technologies.

Groningen, Netherlands

Working on a consultancy basis in collaboration with Vlerick Business School. Deliverable was a blue print to prepare the market penetration of Belgium including market analysis, business plan, financial plan and guidance for implementation.

Brussels Area, Belgium

Graduation project of the program: master after master Banking & Finance.Goal was to do research about hot topic in Finance, proposed by several well-known companies. I opted for the project of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.The traditional corporate debt funding model in Europe is heavily based on bank lending, while a minority of funding needs is fulfilled via bond capital markets. The reverse holds in the United States. Since the introduction of Basel III, we have seen a slow drift towards a so-called two-legged lending model, whereby capital markets become more and more important in Europe too. Goal was to identify advantages and disadvantages of both financing models, provide a descriptive study on the recent evolution in Europe and the US, and model the impact of the shift towards the market-based model on Belgian banks' balance sheet. Further I had to think about the future role of banks in the funding process, their future business model and the implications for the government.

Ghent Area

The final sprint in the master in commercial sciences is an internship at a company of choice. I Chose for Belfius bank and insurance as the job description was very broad. The first month was at a local office where I could obtain MIFID and other legal degrees, followed by optimizing portfolios of premium and private clients. The next two months I assisted the business cell of the Belfius network with different projects. During the full internship I was allowed to participate in meetings of the Business cell and the meetings of the portfolio advisors. I was also invited to every event and tuition.

Financial Risk Management, Risk Management

Certified Financial Risk Manager Charterholder Completed the two FRM examinations successively on the first attempt: Level 2: November.

Cfa Charterholder

Chartered Financial Analyst Charterholder Completed the three CFA examinations successively on the first attempt: Level 3: June 2017 Level.

Master Financial Management, Finance, General, Summa Cum Laude, 816/1000

Master In Banking And Finance, Finance, General, Cum Laude, 737/1000

Master In Commercial Sciences, Finance And Risk Management, Magna Cum Laude, 798/1000, Valedictorian