Thierry François
Permanent representative of Magenta Tree BVBA
Engineering and Management
Bone Care Implants
Belgium
Biography
Thierry François holds a Master’s degree of Science in Engineering and Management from the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (ULB), as well as Guberna certificates. He is also a CFA charterholder and a Certified Financial Analyst (EFFAS). With more than 20 years of experience in corporate finance, sell-side equity research and private equity, he is a true expert in corporate governance and asset management. He started his career in 1993 as a university trainee at the BNP Paribas Fortis Bank (Générale de Banque at the time), and worked his way up to Corporate Research Officer (1994-1997). He then moved on to Vermeulen-Raemdonck (part of ING Bank), where he served as a senior financial analyst. In 2000, he returned to Fortis Bank, to take the position as Director Equity Research (2000-2004) and later as Head of Investment Analysts (2004-2011). Since, he operates as an independent investment professional for companies such as Econopolis, Korys, First Retail International 2 and Re-Vive Brownfield Fund II. He is the founder and owner of Magenta Tree.
Research Interest
Economics and Management
