Mr. Vanbeckevoort has developed Private & Public Infrastructure Projects directly, on behalf of third parties, or in partnership with major engineering, construction, and manufacturing corporations such as:

- JV with Siemens for Gemini Project in Brazil for Petrobras. (fiber optic cables next to oil & gas pipelines) ; Housing project for the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil ; Consultant to Jan de Nul Dredging Company for dry –and wet works in Port Projects in Brazil.
- Co-developed and managed €26 million Sport Centre build in Brussels, Belgium between 2004 and 2006.

- Established partnership with PDI in 2005 to pursue Public & Private projects, in particular for the Latin American and Sub-Saharan markets.
- Developed in Ghana, with PDI, Housing, Stadium building and Fire Service Projects since 2005.

- Advisor / Distributor for UK Comcraft/Mainetti Group for sales of Passive Telecom Products (Fibre Optic Cables – Ducts, Racks, etc..) for Benelux market between 1993 and 1997.
- Consultancy / Representation for various EU based telecom manufacturers and suppliers in utility projects in Belgium, Netherlands, France, Scandinavia, China. Acquired thorough knowledge of underground utility network building.
- Coordination / development BOT for Dutch Ebcon Group of two billion us$ build out of Eurospan telecom network for five telecom operators in seven European countries between 1996 and 2000. Extensive traveling in EU and USA. Moved to - worked from Switzerland.
- Consultant to Insurance Companies for Risk Management for corporate clients in Belgium. Consultant to Corporate clients of Accountants in Belgium. Bank relations in general and credit structuring negotiations in particular.
- Initial training in internal audit and accounting branch in first year. Commercial division Banque Societe Generale, in branches in Belgium and Germany for two more years. Credit Risk Analyst in Belgium for mid-size to large corporations. Specialized in real estate and production plants / manufacturing projects. Account Manager for large corporations and multinationals in Belgium.

EDUCATION:
PHHI College, Hasselt, Belgium – BA Modern Languages/Marketing – 1981
University Hasselt, Belgium – Post Grad. Program Capita Selecta Finance & Banking – 1984
University Brussels, Belgium – Post Grad. Trade & Financial Science Program – 1987
General Bank’s Corporate Credit Analyst Program – 1984 / 1987