Management team

Bisnode Belgium

Bisnode Belgium, part of Bisnode Group

Independent companies in 19 countries

Bisnode’s organization with operations in 19 European countries requires a clear and well-implemented corporate governance system, which serves as an important platform for the group. Responsibility for corporate governance, management and control is allocated among the shareholders, board of directors, CEO, management team and the managing directors of the operational companies.

In Belgium, the executive committee is composed of 10 directors, under the leadership of Philippe Haenebalcke, country manager.

Belgian Management Team

Belgian Country Manager

Philippe Haenebalcke

philippe.haenebalcke@bisnode.com

Philippe has been with Bisnode for the past 18 years holding different sales and marketing positions with many successes over the years. Philippe’s activities in the data and marketing world reach far outside Bisnode borders. Philippe is a Board Member of the Database Network Association and the Belgian Direct Marketing Association, as well as a Co-founder of Gluwy.

Finance & Service Management Director

Frédéric Vandendris

frederic.vandendris@bisnode.com

Frédéric joined Bisnode in 2012 and has occupied several senior positions in strategy and marketing since then. Frédéric has extensive experience in management positions in leading Belgian media companies.

IT OPERATIONS Director

Daniel Agneessens

daniel.agneessens@bisnode.com

Daniel works for Bisnode since more than 25 years. With his solid technical background, Daniel likes to bring business and IT together.

International Business Unit Director

Szymon Ciach

szymon.ciach@bisnode.com

Szymon joined Bisnode in 2014 at the head of the CRM specialists team in charge of a global FMCG client. He's now leading the international business unit. Szymon also has a background as a consultant in database and digital marketing at Accenture.

HR Director

Greet Verhaest

greet.verhaest@bisnode.com

Greet just joined Bisnode in 2017. Being an experienced HR professional, she has a rich background in different industries that will help the company further develop and execute its HR plan.

Service delivery director

Marketing & Consultancy director

Filip Champagne

filip.champagne@bisnode.com

Filip started at Bisnode in 1998 in charge of data quality in marketing department. After a 10 years break where he held several positions at Belgian Post and also at 2 agencies (TBWA and Beejee), Filip came back to take the lead of the marketing & consultancy department.

Product Development Director

Christophe De Brabanter

christophe.debrabanter@bisnode.com

Christophe has been with Bisnode since 1999, focusing on both operational and R&D aspects, and so building a rich experience in amongst other, solution architecture and the organization of the technical implementations. Today, together with Marc, Christophe manages the Belgian development team, responsible for product development and setup of client solutions

Product Development director

Marc Uytdenbroek

marc.uytdenbroek@bisnode.com

Marc has been with Bisnode for the past 21 years holding different development and management positions. He has extensive experience in project management, technical leadership, business and functional analysis for Belgian and international projects. Today, together with Christophe, Marc manages the Belgian development team, responsible for product development and setup of client solutions

CEO

Magnus Silfverberg

Magnus took over as CEO of Bisnode Group in the summer of 2015. Most recently he had worked at the Betsson Group, where he led a huge period of growth and increased the company’s market share significantly. The betting industry is heavily data-driven, which gives Magnus a unique insight into the possibilities of Bisnode's offering. In addition to a long career in sales, management and business development, he has a Master of Science in Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics and an MBA from INSEAD Business School in France.

CHRO

Director International Markets

Birger Baylund

Birger joined Bisnode when the credit information company he founded, DEBITOR, was acquired. With a decade of experience in driving the development of DEBITOR and in previous managerial positions at companies such as Dun & Bradstreet and SAS, Birger has solid experience in both sales management and the credit and market analysis market. Birger holds a Master in Business Administration from the Copenhagen Business School.

CMO

CFO

CPO

CSO

Bisnode is 70 percent owned by the listed investment company Ratos. The business concept is to generate the highest possible return through the professional, active and responsible exercise of its ownership role in a number of selected companies. Added value is created in connection with the acquisition, development and sale of businesses. www.ratos.se

The remaining 30 percent is owned by Bonnier, a family-owned media group based in Sweden. The group includes about 180 companies in 14 countries. www.bonnier.se

Ownership	Number of shares	Capital in %	Votes in %
Ratos	84,412,286	70.0	70.0
Bonnier	36,176,692	30.0	30.0
Total	120,588,978	100.0	100.0