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Sébastien Thiel

Investor

Partner – CFO at SmartFin

Antwerp Metropolitan Area

About

Co-founder of CFO-as-a-Service firm Finsight Solutions (acquired by Grant Thornton in 2020) and former CFO of Clear2Pay after its FIS acquisition. Began his career at EY and Capco.

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Experience

  1. SmartFinPartnercurrent2020 — presentBrussels Metropolitan Area
  2. Customs4tradeCFO2019 — 2020Mechelen
  3. Finsight SolutionsManaging Partner2016 — 2020Diegem, Belgium
  4. FISGlobal Finance Director2014 — 2019Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
  5. Clear2PayGlobal Finance Director2014Diegem
  6. Clear2PayGroup Controller2012 — 2014Diegem
  7. CapcoConsolidation & Reporting Manager2007 — 2012
  8. Rentokil-InitialSenior Corporate Auditor2005 — 2007
  9. Ernst & YoungExternal Auditor2003 — 2005

Education

  1. Antwerp Management SchoolCorporate Finance for Executives2012
  2. Université catholique de LouvainMaster, Corporate Finance2002 — 2003

Skills & more

Shared Service CenterPeople ManagementManagementCorporate FinanceMergers & AcquisitionsTreasury ManagementAccountingCorporate FP&ABusiness Process ImprovementRisk ManagementInvestor RelationsProject Management
+12 moreIFRSUSGAAPBEGAAPAuditingHolding CompaniesSystem ImplementationsOffshoringERPInternal ControlsConsolidationFinancial ModelingFinancial Reporting

Languages Dutch · English · French

From Sébastien's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Antwerp Management School5

Joris MortelmansPartner & Senior Advisor at Heran PartnersOmar MohoutDigital transformation at AngelwiseMarie Van RijckeghemFounder at THRIOM at Syndicate OneLaurens PuttemansReal Estate Manager at AlychloRuth De VitsStartup Lead at Pitchdrive

Also attended Université catholique de Louvain56

Thomas DelplanqueRegulatory Director at Hummingbird VenturesIñigo López-HuertaCFO at Ysios CapitalCharles de LiedekerkeInvestor at Inventures Investment PartnersPaul VarassoPrincipal at Axeleo CapitalJérôme WittamerCo-founder and Managing Partner at Expon CapitalYves TrouveroyInvestment Partner at E-Capital Equity Management

+ 50 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Finsight Solutions1

Stefan Van den BusscheFinance | Growth at Angelwise

Also worked at FIS12

Angelo VallettaPresident & CEO at Ben Franklin Technology PartnersRaja GopalakrishnanGeneral Partner at SenseAI VenturesIdo GileadiExecutive Advisor at Team8Vicky BindraCEO at Team8Ellyn RafteryChief Marketing and Communications Officer at FISMack GillHead of Global Securities Processing at FIS Capital Markets at Mela Ventures

+ 6 more

Also worked at Clear2Pay5

Brian HamiltonObvious Champion at Obvious VenturesStefan Van den BusscheFinance | Growth at AngelwiseJürgen IngelsFounding Partner and Chairman at SmartFinMichel AkkermansOwner / Investor at Pamica NVMichel AkkermansChairman at Volta Ventures

Also worked at Rentokil-Initial1

William RuckerChair at Intermediate Capital Group

Colleagues at SmartFin

Bart Luyten
Founding Partner at SmartFin
Bert Baeck
EIR at SmartFin
Boris Bogaert
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Pitchdrive
Erwin Vandendriessche
Advisor at SmartFin
Harry Haeck
Partner at SmartFin
Jean-Baptiste Maenhout
Investment Manager at SmartFin
Joris De Meester
Advisor at SmartFin
Joris Van Der Gucht
EIR at SmartFin