Eric, Founder and President, started his career as President of AIESEC in Belgium. During Eric’s tenure at AIESEC, he attended more than 50 congresses and chaired several international conferences.
He then worked for two years as Marketing & Relationship Manager in the financial sector before joining the meetings industry.
He founded Ince&Tive in September 1996 to help corporations use meetings, congresses and incentives as a strategic tool to achieve company strategy, and because of his belief that meetings have the capacity “to change the way people think, work and live”.
Eric is past president of Meeting Professional International’s European Council and currently serves in the MPI International Board of Directors.
He holds a Master Degree in International Management Sciences from the Warocqué Business School and an Executive Master in Marketing and Advertising from the Solvay Business School.
Languages spoken: English, French, Dutch, Spanish and Italian
Kathleen started her career in the Meetings Industry as group coordinator while she was still completing her History Degree at the University of Cape Town then Brussels. Remaining in the Industry was a natural choice and, over the years, she has successfully served European Top 100 companies in various sectors: finance, FMCG, media, service, entertainment and car industry.
With more than 20 years of experience, Kathleen has gained a deep understanding of the corporate environment and the impact incentive actions, meetings and events can have on a company strategy.
In 2002, after several years at the head of her own incentive full service company, Eric and her decided to team-up to meet increasing demands from corporate clients and expand the scope of services of Ince&Tive.
Kathleen is a former Vice-President of SITE Belgian Chapter and member of MPI.
Languages: English, Dutch, French, South-African, Spanish and German
After three years in Sales and Customer Service with Europcar, Valérie worked several years for Carlson Wagonlit Incentive House before becoming its General Manager in Belgium.
Prior to joining Ince&Tive, she was Key Account Manager at RM Rocade (now part of SABRE) in Stockholm, where she was managing their top five clients.
Today she lives in Paris and handles Ince&Tive activities in France.
She holds a Degree in Marketing and Communication from EFAP Belgium.
Languages spoken: English, French, Dutch and Swedish
After more than 20 years in the entertainment industry with Sony Music Belgium and Sega Belgium, and in direct marketing with Amalgam, B.I.C. and Schöber Direct Marketing, Lydia decided to bring her experience to Ince&Tive.
She is responsible for ensuring that your project runs smoothly. Among other tasks, Lydia coordinates partners and distributors.
Languages spoken: English, Dutch, French and German
Sophie started her career as a project manager with companies such as Chronos International and Ogilvy Advertising. She joined Ince&Tive as she was looking to apply her experience in an international environment while remaining focused on corporate clients. Today, she successfully manages projects for clients from various sectors.
Sophie holds a Licence in Economy from the ICHEC Business School.
Languages spoken: English, French, Spanish, Hebrew and Dutch
Sandrine has had a diverse career in sales, product management and marketing for leading B2B and B2C healthcare companies. Before joining Ince&Tive, she was group product manager for ratiopharm, Europe’s leading supplier of generic pharmaceuticals. There she re-positioned the company’s product lines to improve sales and profitability. At Ogilvy Healthcare, Sandrine was responsible for developing and implementing the communication and marketing plans of large accounts.
Sandrine has a degree in applied communications from the Institut des Hautes Etudes des Communications Sociales.
Languages spoken: English, French, Dutch and Italian
After almost fifteen years in event marketing, strategic communication and sports event management with organizations such as Dialogic and ISB, Véronique decided to join Ince&tive.
She uses her extensive experience in project management to serve corporate clients in various sectors and to support them in executing on their strategic objectives.
Veronique has a degree in Political Sciences from ULB and a Master Degree in Sports Management from the Belgian Olympic Academy.
Languages spoken: English, French, Dutch
Strengths
- Over 10 years experience in designing and executing strategic meetings
- A creative and results-oriented, commercial approach
- Delivery of a high-quality, tailor-made service
- An extensive international network
- 360 degree approach
Values
Our core values are honesty, integrity and respect for people. These core values define the way in which we conduct business.