IFB announces new CEO

On 8 October, Steven Serneels, the Chair and Co-Founder of IFB announced Pierre Harkay as the next CEO of IFB. Pierre Harkay is the manager Development and Sustainability of BIO Invest, the Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries. Pierre is a well-known figure in the Belgian impact ecosystem and has developed over the years a deep knowledge and understanding of sustainable and impact investing. He will lead and scale-up IFB to the next level.

Pierre is a well-known figure in the Belgian impact eco-system and has developed over the years a deep knowledge and understanding of sustainable and impact investing. He is currently the manager Development and Sustainability of BIO Invest, the Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries, and leads a team of 8 people specialised in Impact Measurement & Management, Sustainability Reporting and Sustainable Advisory Services. Prior to his work at BIO Invest, he was, amongst others, Energy & Climate Advisor at the Federation of Belgian Enterprises (FEB/VBO), Economic Advisor at the British Embassy to Belgium and Economist in the Financial Markets Department of the National Bank of Belgium.

“I am thrilled to join IFB and lead the effort to mobilise finance as a force for good. I look forward to work closely with the IFB team, members, supporters and stakeholders. Impact Finance has an important growth potential in Belgium and I am eager to contribute to IFB’s development in the coming years. I would also like to express my gratitude to Steven and the Board of Directors for their trust” Pierre Harkay.

As BIO Invest is a member of IFB and Pierre has been an active participant in several IFB events, he already knows and understands our organisation and unique community of members, and will hit the ground running.