Board Of Directors

Filip Meuris is Co-Founder of MyMachine. He is Head of Department at Leiedal, the regional development agency of the Kortrijk region in Belgium. Filip was previously responsible for e-government at Leiedal, regional economy officer at the Flemish Government, and a researcher in Geographical Information Systems at KULeuven (Belgium). He holds master’s degrees from KU Leuven (Political Sciences), the University of Hull (International Law and Politics), and the Open Universiteit (Technical Informatics).

Jan Despiegelaere is Co-Founder of MyMachine. He is the Coordinator at Streekfonds West-Vlaanderen, a community foundation for the province of West Flanders in Belgium, owned by the King Baudouin Foundation. He holds a master’s degree in Political and Social Sciences from the University of Ghent (Belgium).

Piet Grymonprez is Co-Founder of MyMachine. He previously served as Director of Research at Howest University (Belgium), supporting the innovation process of companies, both local SMEs and Fortune 10 enterprises. He holds a master’s degree in Engineering from KULeuven (Belgium), Political and Social Sciences from the University of Ghent (Belgium).

Filip Vanhaverbeke is General Director at Leiedal, the regional development agency of the Kortrijk region in Belgium. He previously served for over twenty years at Wvi, focusing on spatial planning, urban development, and architecture. He holds a master’s degree in Urban Planning from the University of Ghent (Belgium).

Magali Thibaut is M&A Advisor at Growpilot. With over 12 years of experience in M&A, she has developed deep expertise in guiding companies through strategic transactions and financial matters. Her career began at a Big Four firm, where she spent seven years working on transactions exceeding €10 million, both on the due diligence side and in deal execution. She holds a master’s degree in Economics from the University of Ghent (Belgium), and Financial Management from Vlerick Business School (Belgium).

Victoria Jadot is Strategy Director at Esri BeLux – Eurosense. Previously, she served as Market Intelligence Manager and Business Development Project Manager at Umicor, both in Brussels, Belgium and in Shanghai, China. She holds a master’s degree in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Belgium), and Geomatics from KULeuven (Belgium), and degrees from the National University of Singapore and Universidad De San Andrés (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Luc Vandewalle has decades of experience in finance and has served as CEO and Chairman ING Bank, and is board member of many companies. He holds a master’s degree in Economics from the University of Ghent (Belgium).