About
Thierry François is a Managing Director at magenta tree and board director with over 25 years of experience in venture capital, private equity, family offices, and public markets. He advises small and medium-sized enterprises, scale-ups, and private equity-backed companies on growth acceleration, acquisitions, governance, and ownership transitions, serving in board roles including chair and audit committee positions. A CFA charterholder and Guberna certified director, he works with shareholders, boards, and management teams on strategy, financial performance, and corporate governance matters.
Experience
- magenta treeManaging Directorcurrent2010 — present
- Quest for GrowthBoard Director, member of the Audit Committeecurrent2026 — present
- De EikBoard Directorcurrent2026 — present
- Family PartnersSenior Advisorcurrent2019 — present
- AkilesSenior Advisorcurrent2026 — present
- AkilesPartner2019 — 2026
- ZùstoCFO and Board Director2019 — 2025
- Private Capital BelgiumBoard Director (Chairman from April 2016 to April 2018)2013 — 2024
- TRIGINTAAdvisor2017 — 2023
- Econopolis NVPartner - Wealth Management2015 — 2019
- BONE THERAPEUTICS S.A.Board Director, member of the Audit Committee2015 — 2018
- KorysInvestment Director2011 — 2015Brussels Metropolitan Area
- BNP Paribas FortisPrivate Equity - Head of Investment Analysts2004 — 2011
- BNP Paribas FortisDirector Equity Research2000 — 2004
- Vermeulen-Raemdonck (now part of ING)Senior Equity Analyst1997 — 2000
- Generale BankCorporate Research Officer1994 — 1997
Education
- Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management1987 — 1992
- GUBERNA - Instituut voor Bestuurders/Institut des AdministrateursCertified Director, Director Effectiveness and Board Effectiveness2009 — 2010
Skills & more
Private Wealth ManagementInvestment FundsPrivate InvestmentAsset Management2Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Financial CommunicationsFinancial ModelingEquity Capital MarketsConsumer StaplesEquity Research AnalysisInvestment DecisionsInvestment Management
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Life SciencesAudit CommitteeInitial Public Offerings (IPO)Asset AllocationBusiness DevelopmentFinancial RegulationFamily Wealth ManagementFund ManagementTeam ManagementOperational ExcellenceStrategySME & Scale-up Strategy- CFA Institute Charterholder — CFA Institute
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