Christoph Neut succeeds Stijn Vander Plaetse as CEO ad interim at AE

As of today, October 25th, Christoph Neut succeeds Stijn Vander Plaetse as CEO a.i. of AE.

Stijn has a great track record in our organization. We are deeply indebted to him for his unwavering dedication to our success and growth. Stijn took AE to the next level with a stronger market presence, an expanded offering and strong results. We wish Stijn every success in his further career.

Christoph is already a member of the AE Advisory Board and combines commercial experience with a focus on innovation. He gained extensive experience in professional services as General Manager and SVP EMEA at TechTeam Global (later Stefanini) from 1996 to 2011. From 2011 to 2016 he was Chief Commercial Officer and Managing Director at Cegeka Group, the period in which Cegeka grew strongly both locally and internationally. Afterwards, he was active at Sparkcentral - now part of Hootsuite Inc. - as VP EMEA and
later as CEO. He gained a lot of experience with SaaS solutions and the fast-changing digital economy.

"I am extremely excited about my appointment as CEO a.i. of AE" says Christoph Neut. "AE is one of the strongest players in the Belgian IT market thanks to its many talented and driven employees, its unique and innovative IT solutions and an impressive customer base. Together with the entire team, I look forward to, figuring out how we can shape an even stronger AE and how we can assist our customers even better with innovative and qualitative digital solutions." If you have any questions, you can always get in touch with your dedicated contact at AE.

Johan Deschuyffeleer
Chairman Advisory Board AE