CHICAGO
Ian Robberechts - Investment Deputy Ian Robberechts joined Flanders Investment & Trade after working as a biologist for Merck and as a marketing manager for a consulting firm based in St. Louis, Missouri. He holds a BS in psychology from the University of Illinois and an MBA from San Diego State University. chicago@fitagency.com 150 N Wacker Drive, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60606 Tel: +1 312 251-0622 Fax: +1 312 251-0624
NEW YORK
Jurgen Maerschand - Investment and Trade Commissioner Jurgen Maerschand is based in our New York office. Prior to joining Flanders Investment & Trade, he worked in Export & Project Finance for Dexia Bank and was a professor at Vlekho Business School in Brussels. Jurgen holds a degree in business administration from the University of Ghent and Masters degrees in International Management and in Corporate Financial Management. newyork@fitagency.com Consulate General of Belgium - Flanders Investment & Trade 1065 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd floor New York, NY 10018, United States tel: +1 212 664-0930 fax: +1 212 664-0944
LOS ANGELES
Dirk Verlee - Investment and Trade Commissioner Dirk Verlee is your contact at our Los Angeles office, where the strategy is very much focussed on IT. He has a European Master's degree in applied linguistics. His career started at the KBC-bank in Brussels. After working as a school teacher and principal for an American school in Oviedo (Spain), he became a commercial attaché for the Belgian government in Algiers, and later for Flanders in Tunis and at the Paris office in France, where he became regional coordinator for the neighbouring countries. losangeles@fitagency.com c/o Consulate General of Belgium 6100, Wilshire Boulevard Suite 1200 Los Angeles - CA 90048 Tel: +1 323 857 08 42 Fax: +1 323 938 40 24
BRUSSELS
Rik Michel - Director Business Development Rik Michel has more than 20 years' experience in the business world. He graduated in commerce from the University of Leuven and completed a Masters degree in Finance Management at Vlekho in Brussels before beginning his career with Ahlers in Antwerp. He then moved to Janssen Pharmaceutica and later held a variety of positions with Siemens Atea. rik.michel@fitagency.be Gaucheretstraat 90 BE-1030 Brussels - Belgium Tel.: +32 2 504 88 71 Fax: +32 2 504 88 70
