About
Ruben Decoster is an Investment Associate at Finindus, where he sources and analyses investment opportunities and supports portfolio companies during their growth. He began his career as an automation research engineer at the KU Leuven Technology Campus in Ghent and previously held operational, project management, and innovation roles at Barco. His background is in engineering, manufacturing automation, and operational excellence, with degrees in electromechanical and industrial engineering from KU Leuven and the University of Ghent.
Experience
- FinindusInvestment Associatecurrent2022 — presentGhent Metropolitan Area
- BarcoOperations Entertainment - Operational Planning2021 — 2022
- BarcoOperational Excellence - Project Manager Operations2017 — 2021Kortrijk, Belgium
- BarcoProduction Engineering - Project Leader & Industrialization Engineer2014 — 2017
- BarcoProcess Engineer2011 — 2014
- KU Leuven Faculteit Industriële Wetenschappen - Technologiecampus GentAutomation Engineer2007 — 2011
Education
- Ghent UniversityCorporate Finance - Credit certificate program2020 — 2021
- EHSAL Management SchoolCorporate Performance Management, Postgraduate in industrial corporate policy2018 — 2019
- EHSAL Management SchoolProject Management, Postgraduate2013 — 2014
- Ghent UniversityMaster in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research2008 — 2011
- KU Leuven Ghent CampusMaster in Electromechanical Engineering - Automation and Control Technology2003 — 2007
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Also attended EHSAL Management School6
Shared employers
Also worked at Barco7
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