Team
Fibiz Partners is managed by senior, seasoned professionals with experience in many industries. Our ability to build a project-dedicated team of professionals, diverse in industry knowledge and expertise translates into superior knowledge and results for our clients. For each project, an experienced, qualified Partner is fully engaged as the Project Leader from start to finish.
Philippe Rooseleer - Managing Partner Philippe developed a multidisciplinary experience in several companies and sectors. He started his career as Supply Chain Manager in one of the industrial plants of Solvay Group. Consequently, he developed extended experience in Sales & Marketing. Since 1995 Philippe has reoriented his career to Financial Management as Corporate Controller of Noord Natie Group. Since 2004, Philippe is active as corporate finance consultant and focuses mainly on mergers & acquisitions, start-up and growth finance, business recovery, international expansion and strategic planning. Email: philippe.rooseleer@fibizpartners.com |
Luc Schets - Managing Partner Luc developed, after an audit experience of 6 year, a career in the financial management of international groups. He has been the CFO of TechGnosis, a hightech software company with subsidiaries in the U.S. and Japan. After a short period as the financial director of Wegener Belgium, he became the CFO of the Internet company Bricsnet with which an IPO on Nasdaq Europe has been realized. Thereafter he gained experience in the Telecom industry with companies like Aramiska, a broadband Internet provider via satellite, and M-Link, the international carrier operator of the Orascom group. For Fibiz Partners, Luc mainly focused on the coordination of IPO's, M&A and financial (re)structuring. Email: luc.schets@fibizpartners.com |
Elly Simons – Partner Elly started her career as an auditor at KPMG where she conducted financial audits of large and medium-sized private and public corporations. In addition to managing the audit teams, she was responsible for recruiting and training young auditors. After a 10-year audit career, Elly was co-founder of the Belgian Mergers & Acquisitions Department of KPMG. In addition to guiding national and international transactions, she was responsible for the operational follow-up of the department. With more than 20 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, Elly’s strengths lie in pre-deal evaluations, due diligence and preparing investment files. They also offers assistance with SPAs, both at the sell- and buy-side of the transactions. Within Fibiz Elly focuses mainly on mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and strategic advice. Email: elly.simons@fibizpartners.com |
Gert Vanderlinden – Partner After a degree in Political Science and a Master's degree in International Trade at the EHSAL Management School, Gert earned a MBA in Corporate Planning at the VUB Solvay Management School. He started his career in 1997 as a consultant for PHARE and TACIS, an aid programme within the framework of the enlargement of the european union, at the request of the European Commission. In 2001, Gert started working at PNO Consultants Belgium, where he was involved in the development and roll-out of consulting around subsidies. In 2006, he started Genium Group, a consulting firm specialising in strategy, corporate finance, and financial support in the form of subsidies. Gert’s focus is primarily on funding, mergers and acquisitions (buy and sell-side), both private as public. Email: gert.vanderlinden@fibizpartners.com |