Koen obtained a Master in Applied Economics from Ghent University in 1990 and an MBA from the Vlerick Business School in 1991.
In 1992, he started his career in the Project Financing department at KBC Bank. Four years later, in 1996, he moved to KBC Securities, the KBC Group's brokerage firm. In 2003, Koen became a board member of KBC Securities and served as CEO there from October 2012 to July 2016.
Since August 2016, Koen has been the Chief Executive Officer of Value Square and a member of the Board of Directors.
In addition, he is an independent chairman of the board of directors at the listed companies Greenyard, Fagron and MDxHealth and an independent director at the listed company Banqup Group (formerly UnifiedPost Group).
Finally, he is also an independent director at Revive Fund Management BV and Janshen Hahnraths Group BV.
In his spare time, you can find him at a golf course or behind the pots cooking for friends and family.