About Irene
I help transformation leaders make change work – for people and for the business
Organizations bring me in when something new needs to be made real—whether it’s launching a product, setting up a new department, or kicking off a fresh business activity.
I’m trusted to work in the early, unstructered stages—where things are still taking shape, not everything is clear yet, and there’s a need for someone who can bring structure without stifling creativity.
Leaders rely on me to uncover what the real blockers are, connect the dots between people and ideas, and quietly guide a concept through the uncertainty of early execution—until it stands on its own.
Examples of past assignments include:
- A medium sized organization growing too big to follow up all their work manually. I worked with senior and middle management to understand the way they worked and their pain points, then found and implemented the IT tools that were most aligned with their needs with the people who were going to use them.
- An innovating medium sized family business who wanted to start a new business activity by launching a B2B marketplace. I worked with senior and middle management to determine market readiness and potential suppliers for the market place and wrote the business plan and launch strategy with the leadership team.
- A large corporate organization needing to transform to stay relevant. I worked with the marketing & sales director and his management team to move the transformation from strategy to a roadmap and concrete action plans, implementing the transformation activities while ensuring business continuity.
I bring a calm, analytical presence to high-stakes moments of change—where something new is being built and success depends on making it work in the real world.
My strength lies in translating vision into practice: mapping out what needs to happen, engaging the right people, and solving the right problems along the way.
Dutch
Native or bilingual
French
Fluent
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Antwerpen (up to 50km)
Experience
- AI StartupCOOTECHApril 2025 - Today (1 year and 2 months)Antwerpen, BelgiumStart up in EU based AI services. With focus on offering solutions that are GDPR and EU AI ACT compliant.Development of a fully EU regulation compliant AI service targeting European public institutions.Overseeing strategic objectives, market analysis, and business/financial planning.Providing technical guidance and governance advice, ensuring compliance and scalability.
- Personne ConsultingCEO & FounderDIGITAL AND ITOctober 2002 - Today (23 years and 8 months)Antwerpen, BelgiumLeading business and digital transformation projects for major global telecom and healthcare companies and SMEs in construction, food and fintech. Expert in implementing new products & services or tools, business transformation, stakeholder engagement, and aligning technical solutions with business needs.
- BpostBusiness Transformation ManagerPUBLIC SECTORJanuary 2021 - May 2021 (4 months)Brussel, BelgiumHired by director Sales and Marketing Mail to support the implementation of the digital business transformation strategy, acting as his right hand in rolling out the strategy.► Spearheaded alignments towards a common goal between different strategic business transformation tracks and the IT department. Aligning different track owners on prioritization and resource allocation between tracks.• Ensured result-oriented reporting per track and globally to top management via monthly reporting and steerco’s• Managed creation of coordinated action plans and roadmaps between the different tracks including cross track risk assessment• Set up the FTE management system to follow up on resources and budget supporting Portfolio Management Processes (PPM)
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Education
- Advanced Management Leadership ProgramROTTERDAM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT2020Advanced Management Leadership Program
- Mini MBALONDON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND FINANCE2017Mini MBA