Jürgen Ingels
Independent non-executive director
Background
Jürgen Ingels has been an independent non-executive director since April 2018. He holds a master’s in Political and Social Sciences and an MBA from the University of Antwerp.
He started his career as investment manager at Dexia Ventures, Dexia’s venture capital fund. He made his first major breakthrough with Clear2Pay, a pioneering financial technology company.
Today, Jürgen is managing partner at SmartFin, a venture capital fund which finances and supports growing European technology companies. He is the engine behind various start-ups and scale-ups, and two important Belgian technology events (SuperNova and The Big Score).
His expertise in financial technology, digital innovation and technology in the broader sense contributes to the growth and future-proofing of WDP.
Other active terms on 31 December 2023
Listed companies: Materialise
Non-listed companies: Smartfin, Willemen Groep, Ghelamco, GS Pledge Co., Itineris, Bright Analytics, NG Data, Projective, Mensura, Maria DB, Startups.be / Scaleups.eu, Akinon, Deliverect, Royal Antwerp Football Club, Recharge.com