Objective

To encourage the exchange of information and best business practices and experiences amongst its members in true confidence and with integrity.

To inspire high-potential individuals to choose a career in treasury and to help them develop the necessary skills to grow in their profession.

To create and promote Belgian Treasury Standards of professional ethics and best practice among treasury professionals in order to raise the profile of the treasury profession and to encourage and support the development of its members to become highly skilled and experienced treasury professionals who contribute to the success of the companies that they work for.

The Board

Karen Van den Driessche

Role
President
Phone Number
+32 498 12 24 90

Michel Verholen

Role
Vice President & Job Request Coordinator
Phone Number
+32 497 53 06 43

Patrick Verspecht

Role
Secretary
Phone Number
+32 473 25 00 43

Jean-Michel Harlepin

Role
Membership Coordinator
Phone Number
+32 496 76 87 87

Fiona McGinnis

Role
Board Member & CRM Champion
Phone Number
+32 2 714 85 96

Bert Thieuw

Role
Board Secretary

Piet Waterloos

Role
Treasurer

Françoise de Longueville

Role
Board Member (Non-corporate Representative)

Peter Clemens

Role
Board Member (Non-corporate Representative)

Deniz Ates

Role
Partnership Coordinator

Ariane Van der Eecken

Role
Communications Manager & Event Coordinator

Irina Buslova

Role
Board Member

History of ATEB

ATEB is the association of Corporate Treasurers in Belgium Association of Treasury Experts in Belgium.

It was formed in 1991 by a group of like-minded treasurers who wished to support each other by sharing experiences, solutions and best practices in the field of treasury.

The Association is only open to treasury practitioners in Belgium, such that topics can be discussed in a non-commercial environment.

Currently the association numbers over 200 members. We always welcome new members who share the same principles and are prepared to contribute to the association for the common mutual benefit of all its members.

Governance

ATEB is governed by an elected Board, composed of members. The Board is the governing body of ATEB. It manages the ATEB’s affairs and is accountable to the members. The Board consists of elected members who serve a 2 years term. They can be re-elected.

There are four Officers – Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Treasurer and General Secretary.

All Board members carry out their duties on a voluntary unpaid basis. The Board welcomes any member who would like to put their name forward to serve on the Board.

The new by-laws of ATEB were created in 2001 and can be consulted here.

What ATEB does

To meet its objectives, ATEB engages in:

  • providing conferences and practical workshops, led by subject matter experts;
  • facilitating networking among members to allow for the sharing of best practices
  • organising working group discussions among members on specific topics;
  • providing updates on new evolutions in the treasury community and regulatory changes, in order to allow treasurers to ensure their organisations are compliant with new regulations and can also better position themselves towards the future;.
  • working constantly to raising the profile of the treasury profession in general, as well as in each of the members’ own organisations; ensuring that the views of the treasury profession are communicated to policy makers and regulators by participating in the EACT organisation.
  • encouraging our members to develop their junior members of staff.