Bart A. Pattyn
Board-Sponsored Interim & Advisory Mandates
Alongside my independent board mandates, I take on a limited number of interim and advisory assignments where my executive experience can help a board or shareholder through a transition.
Most assignments start with a specific problem to solve: a leadership gap, regulatory remediation, a carve-out, a difficult transformation or the need to stabilise an organisation before handing it back to permanent management.
When I step in
I take on senior interim mandates when an organisation needs experienced leadership for a defined period or a specific transition. 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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Restoring clear accountability and decision-making in regulated or high-risk environments
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Leading transformation or operating-model changes under a clear board mandate
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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
I am typically brought in when an organisation is facing a leadership gap, regulatory pressure or a transition or disruption that cannot wait for a permanent appointment.
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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 Advisor – Pharma (Belgium / Germany)
Designed and implemented the compliance, risk and internal-control framework, including a full Three Lines model, enabling the organisation to meet regulatory requirements while reducing commercial exposure and training office and commercial staff.
Interim CEO / COO – Public Utility Carve-out (Belgium)
Led the carve-out of industrial and wholesale activities into a new ESG-driven commercial entity focused on reducing industrial reliance on drinking water through the use and reuse of surface water (WaaS : water-as-a-service). Established the governance and stakeholder framework and took the company through launch in April 2023, followed by the transfer of staff and operational handover.
Project Director – Insurance MGA Launch (Belgium)
Designed the strategy, governance and compliance framework, secured Lloyd’s Coverholder status and supported the commercial launch through selected Belgian brokers in 2024.
Interim Crisis & Wind-down Manager (Belgium)
Under an investor mandate, stabilised the management and commercial team and prepared the company for an orderly wind-down within the agreed 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
Owner of systems, steward of relationships.
My board and executive work reinforce each other. I have always believed that strong organisations need both: clear structures, responsibilities and controls, and the relationships of trust that allow people to act effectively under pressure. Having been accountable as a CEO helps me understand what management can realistically deliver; sitting on boards has made me equally conscious of what directors need to see, challenge and document.
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.
In practice, this means being clear from the outset about the mandate, decision rights, reporting lines and the point at which I hand back responsibility.
Availability
Available for selected senior interim assignments.
Belgium, EU and international mandates
Interim CV available on request
For board-sponsored interim or advisory mandates, please include the organisational context, governance structure and mandate objectives