The solar advisory board to Origis Energy is made up of industry, financial, strategy and business professionals with global experience, who were selected on the basis of their expert knowledge and networks in fields relevant to the company.
Filip Balcaen
Executive Chairman, Baltisse

Mr. Balcaen is the executive chairman of the European based investment house of Baltisse, whose focus is on real estate, private equity and asset management. The firm invests in industry, food & beverage, health care, energy and services sectors. He has extensive experience leading and growing businesses. Following the 2015 share purchase agreement of his luxury flooring company, IVC Group, to Mohawk Industries, he became a shareholder and non-executive director on the board of Mohawk Industries, a U.S. based world leader in the floor-covering sector. Balcaen set up IVC in 1997 and was the chief executive and principal shareholder until its sale to Mohawk.  He brings international business acumen, U.S. market vision and financial expertise to the Origis board.

Geert Bossuyt
Founding Partner, Tell Group

Mr. Bossuyt is the founding partner of the Tell Group, an international company providing independent financial advisory and asset management services, focused on Middle East and North Africa.  Previously a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank heading up the Islamic Financing division and Head of Middle East and North Africa structuring. He is a specialist in complex financial structuring and well versed in the international banking environment.

Raf Decaluwé,
Manager/Owner, Gobes GCV

Mr. Decaluwé heads a private consultancy specializing in business strategy, change management and board governance for private and public companies. While serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the Bekaert Group, he was instrumental in the investment by the Bekaert group in Uni Solar Inc., a producer of flexible solar panels. Mr. Decaluwé has a keen interest in the industrial and technological developments within the solar industry and also brings a wealth of experience in international businesses, strategy and corporate governance.

Steven De Keyser,
Group CEO, GEVERS

Mr. De Keyser serves as the group Chief Executive Officer for GEVERS, European intellectual property services firm, and is a managing partner of Binon-Dekeyser, a strategy and operational consultancy to the professional services industry wi