Bertrand is a financial expert interested in using his skills to support social and environmental projects in the developing world. He has the proven ability to analyse complex financial issues and identify ways to solve them while coordinating the implementation of projects and communicate & liaise effectively with all key participants, partners & stakeholders, to ensure a successful outcome for parties involved.

Previously, Bertrand was a Director at Deutsche Bank in London working in the Strategic Equity Transactions Group for 10 years. He was part of a team that structures equity related transactions for the bank’s corporate, private & strategic European clients, specialising in monetisation strategies, equity financing, employee incentives, M&A derivatives, share buy-backs and tax/accounting related structured transactions.

Prior to Deutsche Bank, Bertrand worked as an IT business analyst for Lehman Brothers where he was hired via the 1st IT graduate progamme in the summer of 1995.

Bertrand originates from Belgium from a French father and Dutch mother. He holds a BSc. in Computer Science from the University of Bristol and a M.Sc. in Management Science and Operational Research.

Bertrand loves the outdoors and is a keen yogi, windsurfer, sailor, skier, snowboarder and cyclist. In 2004, he took a 6 months sabbatical to travel overland along the Silk Route from the Caspian Sea to Beijing.