Civil Engineer in Electrotechnics and Mechanics, University of Leuven. Diplôme d’Ingénieur en Économie et Gestion, ENSPM, Paris. M.Sc. in Energy Management and Policy, University of Pennsylvania.

Formerly Director Equity Capital Markets, ABN AMRO Rothschild, Amsterdam; Assistant to Member of Managing Board, ABN AMRO, Amsterdam; Vice President Corporate Finance Latin America, ABN AMRO, São Paulo; Assistant Vice President Project Finance, ABN AMRO, Amsterdam; Credit Officer, ABN AMRO, Singapore.