Biography
Piet obtained a postgraduate degree in business administration (KU Leuven - 1990) and an MBA (Insead - 1993). He worked as a lawyer for Loeff Claeys Verbeke (now Allen & Overy) and as a consultant for Boston Consulting Group. Piet has been with Ackermans & van Haaren since 1995 and is currently co-CEO and co-Chair of the executive committee. He joined the JM Finn Board in 2024.
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