Thierry Bogaert BVBA, represented by Thierry Bogaert, PhD
Managing director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Thierry Bogaert is a graduate from the Universtiy of Ghent and received an MSc degree from the University of Manitoba, Canada and a PhD from the Medical Research Council, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom. He held faculty positions at the MRC-LMB in Cambridge and the Medical Faculty of the University of Ghent. He founded Devgen in 1997 and has led the company since. He is actively involved with both the Crop Protection and Human Therapeutics businesses, having been instrumental in setting strategic direction and forging key collaborations in both areas that support the company goals and objectives.

Wim Goemaere
Chief Financial Officer

Stephane Wilmes
General Counsel

Stephane Wilmes holds a law degree from the University of Ghent, Belgium and graduated from the Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC), France. He is the former general counsel of Innogenetics NV where he gained over 5 years of experience in the biotech field. Prior to joining Innogenetics, he worked at Baker & McKenzie Brussels where his practise included mergers and acquisitions, commercial contract drafting and litigation. He joined Devgen in January 2006.

Ann Viaene, PhD
IP counsel, head of intellectual property central department

Ann Viaene holds an MSc in biotechnology from Ghent University, a PhD in sciences from the University of Leuven and is a qualified European patent attorney. Before joining Devgen in 2004, she worked for 6 years in the private practice firm Declercq, Brandt en Partners.

Sabine Drieghe
Human Resources Director

Sabine Drieghe, Human Resources Director, received an Msc in Agricultural and Chemical engineering at the University of Ghent. Prior to joining Devgen in 2001, she headed the laboratory of the Department of Crop Protection at the University of Ghent.