Chris obtained an MSc Business Economics - Finance from EHSAL, as well as a PBa Marketing from Hogeschool Gent (HOGENT).
In 1991 he started his professional career at KBC Bank. There he grew, after internal management training, to become Office Director. In 2010 he transferred to Het Accountantskantoor where he worked as a Partner until mid-2015.
Chris worked between 2015-2018 as a Partner at Winx Corporate Finance, today known as Dealmakers. Here he was involved in several mid-market transactions, also with an international scope. In 2018 he founded Retearn Corporate Finance, an M&A house that focuses on family-owned Belgian companies. Chris has been active within VDP as a Partner since 2021, after the merger between VDP and Retearn.