Bart A. Pattyn
Governance-Led Interim & Advisory Mandates
Alongside independent non-executive board mandates, I selectively take on governance-led interim and advisory assignments.
These mandates are typically sponsored by boards, shareholders or public stakeholders and focus on stabilisation, risk remediation, transformation oversight and leadership transitions in regulated or complex environments
Scope of Interim Assignments
I take on senior interim mandates where credibility, independence and execution speed are critical. Assignments are typically sponsored by boards, shareholders or public authorities:
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Board-mandated executive leadership during defined transition periods
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Governance stabilisation in regulated or high-risk environments
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Board-supervised transformation and operating model redesign
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Crisis containment and decision support at board and shareholder level
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Leadership transition support and succession bridging
Typical Entry Situations
My interim mandates usually start in situations where organisations face heightened complexity or disruption.
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Sudden executive departure or leadership gap
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Regulatory or Audit findings, remediation pressure or go-to-market readiness
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Carve-out from a group or public entity requiring a new governance model
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Post-acquisition integration requiring neutral leadership
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Board-requested stabilisation or reset
Selected Interim Assignments
Interim Chief Compliance Officer – Pharma (Belgium / Germany)
Designed and implemented compliance, risk and internal control frameworks, including a full 3 Lines of Defence model.
Outcome: regulatory readiness achieved and commercial risk exposure reduced.
Interim CEO / COO – Public Utility Carve-out (Belgium)
Led the carve-out of industrial and wholesale activities into a new ESG-driven commercial entity, including governance and stakeholder framework.
Outcome: new company launched January 2023 with operational continuity and handover completed.
Project Director – Insurance MGA Launch (Belgium)
Designed strategy, governance and compliance framework and secured «Lloyd’s coverholder» status.
Outcome: operational go-live as a local admitted insurer in 2024.
Interim Crisis & Wind-down Manager (Belgium)
Stabilised management team and prepared structured wind-down scenario under investor mandate.
Outcome: orderly restructuring prepared within mandate timeframe.
Executive Background
My interim work builds on more than 25 years of international executive experience in regulated financial services and public-interest environments.
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Group Executive Committee member and Regional CEO at an international trade credit insurer, with responsibility for growth, governance, PMI, turnarounds and crisis management across Latin America and Asia-Pacific.
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Founding CEO of a regulated bank in India, leading licensing, team build-up and commercial launch.
Governance Perspective
My interim assignments are complementary to my non-executive roles. They combine hands-on delivery with board-level perspective, particularly in environments subject to prudential supervision, audit, risk, compliance, ESG and cybersecurity oversight.
Interim and advisory assignments are deliberately limited in scope and duration and are designed to complement independent board responsibilities. I do not combine executive and non-executive roles within the same organisation and observe strict governance, independence and conflict-of-interest boundaries.
This ensures alignment between execution, governance and stakeholder expectations.