Biography
Christophe Maters joined Ackermans & van Haaren as an Investment Director in May 2023, having previously worked at Bain & Company, Qatar National Bank and Quintet Private Bank. Christophe brings to the role experience in corporate strategy definition and implementation, M&A, and hands-on experience across various governance roles in wealth management including sales management, marketing, digital roadmaps roll-outs and ESG strategy developments. At Ackermans & van Haaren he is mostly active in the banking sector: next to his role with JM Finn, he is also a Non-Executive Director for FinAx and Bank van Breda. He holds an MBA from The Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University, USA), and a Master in Management Sciences from the Solvay Business School (ULB, Belgium).
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