He started his career at Towers Watson as a consultant in the United States (Atlanta and New York) in 2003 before joining the BNP Paribas Group in 2007. Michael held various Investment Banking positions at BNP Paribas, across different offices (New York, Paris, Brussels and London), particularly focusing on cross-border M&A transactions. From 2014 to 2016, he was Head of the M&A Execution Group of BNP Paribas London. Michael holds a master’s degree in applied economics from EHSAL (KU Leuven). He is Director of Upfield Group BV and Canyon Bicycles GmbH as a representative of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert.