About Vialegis

Valérie graduated from the University of Ghent with a degree in law, and then decided to follow further training in corporate law. After an internship at the European Commission, she embarked on her career at the Brussels bar, where she focused mainly on trade law, corporate law and private banking law. She started working at Vialegis in June 2007, where she now heads the Legal Interim Management division. From January 2023, she will combine this role with the general management of Vialegis Belgium.

E: valerie.hofman@vialegis.be
M: +32 486 22 32 91
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Upon obtaining her law degree from the Catholic University of Leuven (KUL), Marie spent an Erasmus year in Lille, and then embarked on her professional career at the Brussels bar. She worked for the law firm Theuwissen, Ketsman, Appelmans & Co, where she specialised in commercial law. In 2007, Marie obtained a Master’s degree in HR at the UAMS. She has been with Vialegis since October 2006 and is responsible for the Recruitment and Selection division.

E: marie.brepoels@vialegis.be
M: +32 498 72 28 58
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Philippe obtained his law degree at the University of Antwerp and then attended an Executive MBA programme (Purdue University and TiasNimbas Business School) and a Master’s degree programme in Corporate Finance (Vlerick Management School). He started his career at the Bar of Antwerp, then worked for Clifford Chance in Brussels and London, and was a partner at law firm Altius for more than 10 years. In 2003 he was a founding member of Vialegis as a silent partner and from 2010 to 2022 he managed both the Belgian and foreign operations of Vialegis. In January 2023, he handed over the management of Vialegis Belgium to Valérie Hofman and since then he has been responsible for the foreign activities and expansion.

E: philippe.jadoul@vialegis.be
M: +32 475 42 71 77
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Kathy studied law at the University of Antwerp and got to know Vialegis initially in 2009, when she worked there as a summer intern. Upon graduation, she embarked on her career as a lawyer at the Antwerp bar with law firm Corbus. In 2014 she started working as Legal Interim Manager for Benchmark Holdings (the former Inve Aquaculture), where she was soon asked to assume the position of Solo Legal Counsel on a permanent basis. She joined the Legal Interim Management division of Vialegis in February 2018.

E: kathy.mommen@vialegis.be
M: +32 486 49 58 47
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Karolien graduated from the Catholic University of Leuven (KUL) in 2007 with a degree in law, and also spent a semester at the University of Bordeaux. She then obtained an additional Master’s degree in Social law at the (French-speaking) Free University of Brussels (ULB). She started working as a lawyer at the Leuven bar, in the labour law department of law firm Curia. In 2016 Karolien opted for a new turn in her career, in line with her interest in human resources, and she joined Vialegis as a consultant in the Recruitment and Selection division.

E: karolien.eeckhoudt@vialegis.be
M: +32 485 38 73 51
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Sara studied law at the Facultés Universitaires Notre Dame de la Paix in Namur and at the KUL Leuven, where she also obtained a degree in notary studies. She gained more than twenty years of experience as a notarial lawyer at the notary James Dupont (now Actalys) and at the notary office Berquin and Partners in Brussels, where she advised many companies on routine and more complex deeds and transactions. After an additional training for Human Resources Manager, she joined Vialegis in 2016 where she focuses mainly on selecting and recruiting notaries, notarial lawyers and specialists in corporate law.

E: sara.berquin@vialegis.be
M: +32 495 25 82 08
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Annick studied law at the FU Saint-Louis (bachelor), the KU Leuven (master) and the University of Salamanca (Erasmus). She worked as a lawyer for 8 years at the law firms Altius and NautaDutilh. At the end of 2005, she decided to leave the bar to become in-house legal counsel at a pharmaceutical company where she stayed for 6 years. In 2012 she started working as an independent legal consultant. She worked for several clients, mainly in the pharmaceutical sector. In April 2018 she decided to join the team of Vialegis.

E :  annick.hellemans@vialegis.be
M: +32 476 42 11 31
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After her law studies at the University of Antwerp, Stéphanie started her professional career at the Bar of Antwerp at law firm Du Mongh Lawyers. In 2017, Stéphanie got in touch with Vialegis for the first time when she started working as a Legal Interim Manager. In January 2019, she started at Euronav where she maintained the role of Legal Counsel for 2,5 years. In September 2021, Stéphanie joined the Search and Selection division of Vialegis.

E: stephanie.penen@vialegis.be

M: +32 496 37 37 33

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Sara graduated from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in 2009 with a Master's degree in Law and then obtained her Master's degree in Criminological Sciences in 2010. She then started working at the Brussels Bar, specializing in criminal and juvenile law. After three years of working in the legal profession, she chose a new direction and continued her career as a judicial officer. The position of judicial officer has led her to come into contact with various branches of the law and to equally combine the legal and humane aspects of the profession. In July 2022, Sara joined the Vialegis team as a Consultant search & selection.

E: Sara.beernaert@vialegis.be

M: +32 478 68 15 17

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Marie-Laure studied Political Sciences and International Law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and started her professional career in 1998 at De Bandt, van Hecke, Lagae (now Linklaters) as a legal assistant. She was soon asked to set up a recruitment and training process for new associates whilst studying law herself at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. In 2001, she joined the Litigation department of the firm. In 2006, she made the switch to Knowledge Management (Corporate & Finance) first at Nauta Dutilh, then at Strelia and finally at Freshfields. After working for 16 years in Knowledge management she decided it was time to take her career in a new direction and joined Vialegis in 2022 as a Consultant search & selection.

E: Marie-laure.deleener@vialegis.be

M: +32 479 33 43 46

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Caroline studied law at the University of Antwerp, participating in an exchange program with the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa in her final year.

In addition to her law studies, Caroline graduated with distinction from Vlerick Business School (Master in General Management) in 2017.

From 2017- February 2022, Caroline worked as a lawyer in financial law and commercial litigation (including at DLA Piper and Arcas Law). She then joined Vialegis in March 2023, where she strengthened the Search & Selection division.

E: caroline.fabri@vialegis.be
M : +32 476 31 55 77

Céline successfully completed her law studies at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. She then obtained an additional Master's degree in social law at the Vrije Universiteit van Brussel before starting as a lawyer at the Bar of Brussels. Over the past 10 years, Céline has mainly focused on HR and legal interim management and followed an additional training as a coach.

On 1 September 2020, Céline joined the Vialegis team as HR & Legal interim management Consultant.

E: celine.chome@vialegis.be
M: +32 475 96 82 46
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Nathalie graduated with a Master of Law from KUL in 2003, and obtained her degree in European law from IEE/ULB in 2004. After a fascinating career of 10 years in law at the Brussels Bar followed by 8 years of legal consultancy in the real estate sector, Nathalie decided to give her career a new direction. Based on her interest in human resources and competence management, Nathalie joined the Vialegis team as Consultant Legal Interim Management in February 2023.

E: nathalie.vanoverberghe@vialegis.be
M: +32 477 79 74 87

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After studying economics, Carmen started her career as an Administrative Assistant at various smaller companies. After that she started working as a Management Assistant at Capgemini, EY and Deloitte. In 2021 Carmen joined Vialegis as Management Assistant for the recruitment and selection team as well as HR Assistant.

E: carmen.dekoster@vialegis.be

M: +32 473 89 00 93

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In 2019, Ester graduated as a Master in Communication Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, after which she started working as an Account Manager at the advertising agency TBWA. There she had to supervise advertising campaigns for some clients such as Touring, Frieslandcampina and the National Lottery.
With her background in communication and marketing, she has been strengthening the Vialegis team as Marketing Management Assistant since 2022.

E: ester.desadeleer@vialegis.be

M: +32 471 49 35 09

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Laurence studied at the Hotel School in Hoogstraten and had training in Hotel Management at the COOVI in Anderlecht. She embarked on her career in 1993 at the Holiday Inn in Zaventem, where she occupied various positions over a period of thirteen years. She then worked for two years as an administrative assistant at the Board of Education in the Municipality of Vilvoorde, before joining Valegis in April 2016, where she works as a management assistant and provides support mainly for the consultants of the Recruitment and Selection division.

E: laurence.van.der.veeken@vialegis.be
T: +32 2 290 23 50
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On 31 March 2016, our beloved colleague Ester Palmaers passed away unexpectedly. Ester worked at Vialegis for more than 12 years and was a pillar of support for her colleagues and a source of inspiration for everyone who knew her. Her sincerity and cheerfulness, her professionalism and integrity were a source of energy. We will never forget her. Her death has affected us deeply, but we are grateful for the time we were able to spend with her. We send her loved ones our condolences and hope they can find the strength in the many fond memories of her, as we do.

We still miss her very much every day.

Annouck graduated from the University of Ghent in 2015 as Master of Applied Economics with a specialisation in Accountancy. In the same year, she started working as an auditor at PwC. In the summer of 2017, Annouck gave her career a new direction and started as a corporate controller at House of HR. After three years, she moved to Vialegis to join the financial department.

E: annouck.vanderheyden@vialegis.be
T: +32 2 290 23 50
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Ward graduated from the University of Leuven in 2017 as a master in Business Engineering with a major in Accountancy & Finance. He started his career at Bofidi Consulting, gaining experience as a project consultant on diverse financial projects. In April 2021, Ward joined the Vialegis team as our Digital & Financial Controlling Officer. Besides joining the financial department as a controller, he will also focus on the automation of the internal processes.