Gilles holds an MSc in Business Economics – Finance from Ghent University (UGent), as well as a second master’s degree in Financial Management from Vlerick Business School. In between, he already did an internship at VDP. In 2018 he started his professional career at Baker Tilly as an M&A Associate. He was involved in several SME transactions in the Benelux. Gilles has been active within VDP since 2020.