Celine Vaessen

Mrs. Vaessen joined the board of directors in July 2020, bringing nearly 20 years of finance experience to support Univercells’ growth and capital structure development. She joined the team of the Belgian Federal Holding and Investment Company in June 2010 and its executive committee in May 2019 as Chief Investment Officer. The Belgian Federal Holding and Investment company (Société Fédérale de Participations et d’Investissement / Federale Participatie- en Investeringsmaatschappij; SFPI/FPIM), created on November 1st, 2006, is the sovereign wealth fund of Belgium, driving long-term and sustainable economic and social prosperity. SFPI/FPIM, with the Belgian Government as its sole shareholder, acts as a trusted partner in helping Belgian companies to become a reference in their industry by providing smart capital solutions. In addition, SFPI/FPIM safeguards the long-term stability of the Belgian economy by contributing to the anchoring of strategic assets in both promising and established companies. SFPI/FPIM has about 14 billion in assets under management for the Federal State. Prior to this, she worked about 4 years within Credit Agricole CIB in charge of institutional clients for the Benelux. In parallel, she is teaching Corporate Finance in various Advanced Masters for the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management where she is graduated from since 2002.

Education

• Solvay Brussels School - Executive Master, Finance 2006 - 2006
• Solvay Brussels School - DEA, Management 2004 - 2004
• Solvay Brussels School - Master in Management Sciences, Finance, General 1997 - 2002
• Maastricht University - Master, Economics 2000 - 2000