Jan Dekempe - Your Guarantee for Profitable Growth

No growth stress, but control. "I translate global strategy into your growth acceleration." - Current focus: As interim finance director, leading the operational transformation of a portfolio company of private equity fund Waterland, with the goal of doubling production capacity.

Your growth is our concern. I take that promise personally. My career at organizations like Maersk, FedEx, and Emirates revolved around one thing: creating financial stability and scalable profit models amid enormous complexity and global uncertainty. Today, I apply that same principle to ambitious entrepreneurs like you. I'm not here to just manage your numbers. I'm here to give you the mental freedom to grow without financial stress. Together, we'll build the financial architecture and controls you need. Whether it's confidently attracting investors with watertight business cases or data-driven, profitable scaling of your business, I'll make sure the numbers are as strong as your ambition. My mission is simple: to give you the freedom to focus on what you do best—capturing your market—knowing that your financial foundation is rock-solid.

Core Expertise

  • I provide financial control, so you can steer proactively instead of fighting fires.

  • I build your growth certainty, enabling you to scale profitably based on data, not guesswork.

  • I create your strategic buffer, allowing you to innovate with confidence.

Career Highlights

  • Vice-President & Group CFO | A.P. Moller - Maersk

  • Vice President & Group CFO | FedEx Logistics

  • Head of FP&A | Emirates Airlines

  • CFO | Hellmann Worldwide Logistics

  • CFO | Kuehne + Nagel

  • Finance Manager East Europe | Dow Chemical

Education & Qualifications

  • INSEAD | Certified in Corporate Finance & Treasury

  • KU Leuven | Postgraduate Finance (Magna Cum Laude)

  • KU Leuven | Bedrijfseconomisch Ingenieur (MBA equivalent)

For detailed experience, see my [LinkedIn profile].