Education & Professional Experience

Bernard has studied at INSEAD in Business Administration between 1993 and 1994, then at Solvay Brussels School in Business Engineering between 1983 and 1988.

Bernard worked for BNP Paribas Fortis as Head of Business Development - International Financial Services between Mar 2007 and Jan 2018, for Université libre de Bruxelles as Assistant Lecturer between Oct 1989 and Sep 2017, for Credit Suisse as Head Financial Controlling and Secretary of the Executive Committee, Winterthur-Europe Assurances between Sep 1999 and Feb 2007, for Arthur D. Little as Manager between Jul 1994 and Aug 1999, for Générale de Banque as Senior Loan Officer between Oct 1989 and Aug 1993.

 Skills & Competences

Bernard has the following skills : Mergers & Acquisitions, Insurance, Retail Banking, Change Management, Strategy, Business Process Improvement, Business Analysis, Asset Management, Investments, Financial Services, Finance, Banking, Management, Business Strategy, Business Development, Financial Risk, Leadership, Corporate Finance, Portfolio Management, Risk Management.

Bernard speaks the following languages : French, Dutch, English, Italian.

Bernard has earned the following certifications : Blockchain: Foundations and Use Cases, ConsenSys Academy, delivered by Coursera Course Certificates; Blockchain Technology, BerkeleyX, University of California Berkeley, delivered by University of California, Berkeley; Introduction to Fintech, HKUx, The University of Hong Kong, delivered by The University of Hong Kong; Professional Certificate in Blockchain Fundamentals, BerkeleyX, University of California Berkeley, delivered by University of California, Berkeley; Alternative Finance, Polimi Open Knowledge, Politecnico di Milano, delivered by Politecnico di Milano; Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies, BerkeleyX, University of California Berkeley, delivered by University of California, Berkeley.