Bart A. Pattyn
Independent Non-Executive Director, Audit & Risk Chair
Financial services and regulated industries. Governance, audit, risk and compliance in supervised environments.
Argenta iNED since 2021.
Audit and Risk Committee Chair Argenta Insurance.
Former COFACE Group Executive Committee.
Former Chairman SBCE.
I bring independent challenge and pragmatic oversight with a strong focus on financial integrity, risk governance, Compliance, internal control maturity and constructive regulator dialogue.
My background combines board leadership and executive accountability across Europe, Latin America, Asia and North America, with deep experience in banking, insurance and other regulated environments.
About
A Belgian board-member and senior leader with international experience in regulated businesses and multi-stakeholder settings.
My work has covered growth, restructuring, carve-outs, integrations and operating model change, always with clear attention to Governance, Controls and Accountability. I am certified «Fit & Proper» by the National Bank of Belgium and hold director certifications from GUBERNA and INSEAD.
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Board & committee work: audit, risk, compliance, internal control, financial reporting oversight
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Executive leadership: P&L-ownership, turnaround and scale-up, cross-border transformation
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Stakeholder management: regulators, shareholders, governments, unions, clients and rating agencies
Board Roles
Argenta Bank & Verzekeringsgroep n.v.
Independent Non Executive Director (2021 to present)
Chair of the Audit Committee and of the Risk Committees at Argenta Assuranties.
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Oversight of financial reporting, internal control, audit effectiveness, risk appetite «RAF», solvency and liquidity, ICAAP & ORSA alignment, cyber and data governance, DORA and key regulatory interactions.
SBCE, Seguradora Brasileira de Crédito à Exportação s.a.
Chairman of the Board (2008 to 2018)
Chaired the board of a public-private export credit insurer. Oversaw strategic governance, risk management, regulatory alignment and stakeholder management, including post acquisition integration PMI into a group structure.
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Strengthening Risk Frameworks and Improved insurer governance practice
Air France KLM
Advisory Board Mexico, Member (2017 to 2019)
Advised on market development, customer proposition (multi-tier loyalty) and Passenger Journey and on operational priorities and optimization in a regulated service environment.
How I add value in the boardroom
I contribute structured oversight and constructive challenge, with strong attention to governance, risk discipline and decision quality.
Audit & financial oversight
Financial reporting quality and integrity, internal control maturity, external and internal audit effectiveness, remediation follow up, governance of the three lines of defence.
Risk governance in supervised environments
Risk appetite and limits, solvency and liquidity frameworks, credit and operational risk, model risk awareness, cyber-risk governance, data-governance, regulator ready documentation & dialogue.
Strategy & transformation oversight
Strategic clarity, capital discipline, M&A and PMI governance, carve outs, cross-cultural integration, stakeholder alignment and execution follow through.
Executive & interim leadership
Selected executive leadership
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Coface s.a.
Group Executive Committee member (2012-2018),
governance and strategic transformation responsibilities in an international context.
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Coface Holding America Latina sa. de cv.
President and CEO Coface Latin America (2000-2018)
Regional P&L leadership across multiple countries with complex risk management and crisis leadership. Strategic relationship with sovereign Credit Insurers (ECA's). Board oversight of Local Credit Insurers. Credit Insurance and Export Risk modeling and oversight.
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KBC Bank & Insurance Group n.v.
Senior international banking leadership roles (1985-2000)
including greenfield build & governance setup in India.
Interim leadership & governance advisory
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Interim Chief Compliance Officer
STADA Group / EG nv
Strengthening compliance governance, risk culture and internal control frameworks.
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Carve-Out Leadership
De Watergroep / Azulatis n.v.
Interim leadership linked to carve-out design, governance setup and regulatory alignment in a public utility context.
I have worked across listed, private, public and public-private settings, always with a focus on governance clarity, risk discipline and delivery.
Focus
Sectors
Banking and insurance. Regulated financial institutions. Utilities and water. Pharma. Aviation services. Public private organisations. PE backed growth businesses.
Committee fit
Audit Committee. Risk Committee. Compliance & Ethics. Technology risk & cyber oversight. Remuneration & nomination support where relevant. Political- and Credit-Risk structures
Languages
Dutch & English (Native), French & Spanish (Bilingual), Portuguese & German (Basic).
Contact
For board and governance related inquiries, please include a short description of the organisation, ownership structure and committee needs.
Bart A. Pattyn
Brussels, Belgium
Mobile: +32 495 288 488
Email: bart@pattyn.me
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/bartapattyn
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