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Meet the leadership team

Bart Embrechts

Founder & CEO

Bart founded Gumption in 2012 and helps shape the group’s strategic direction. He works closely with entrepreneurs and management teams on growth, positioning and long-term value creation. Bart has great respect for entrepreneurs with innovative ideas and helps them turn those ideas into sustainable businesses. He is not an adviser from a distance: he contributes actively, brings his experience to the table and shares the entrepreneurial risk. Always with respect for the individuality and entrepreneurial drive of each company.

Dieter Oversteyns

Co-founder, Gumption & TheValueChain

Dieter is co-founder of Gumption and TheValueChain and leads TheValueChain International Group. He focuses on the sustainable growth of companies, teams and people. He gives people room to grow stronger and take responsibility. Dieter believes that a strong culture, collaboration and long-term relationships are key to success. For him, ambition and human values always go hand in hand.

Olivier Leroy

Co-founder & Chief Commercial Officer

Olivier helps shape Gumption’s commercial strategy and market positioning. Drawing on his broad experience in commercial leadership, business development and IT services, he connects customer needs with the right expertise across the group. Together with the Gumption sales team, Olivier develops shared commercial opportunities and lasting customer relationships. He focuses on creating value across the companies and strengthening the group’s overall commercial impact.

Alain Prick

CEO Gumption Luxembourg

Alain leads Gumption Luxembourg, which includes the local entities of TheValueChain and Bmatix. He sets the strategic direction, drives growth and oversees the group’s operations across the country. Drawing on his experience in B2B marketing, business development and technology services, he turns complex propositions into clear market positioning and sustainable commercial impact.

Liene De Bie

People Partner

For Liene, lasting collaboration starts with a strong company culture. Her main focus is building and protecting a people-first workplace across companies and countries. She puts clear agreements and structures in place that support day-to-day collaboration. That is how culture comes to life. Through her responsibility for HR, fleet and facilities, Liene maintains a stable and well-organised environment where people can focus on their role.

Marcel van Buren

Chief Financial Officer & Co-creation Partner

Marcel combines finance with strategy, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and portfolio development. He supports companies and management teams with growth, investments and important strategic decisions. His legal, financial and entrepreneurial experience helps him reduce complex issues to their essence. Marcel always looks for the right balance between ambition, sound returns and sustainable value creation.

Nicolas van Odijk

Co-founder & Managing Partner

Nicolas brings people together around a shared vision and is not afraid to challenge established ways of thinking. As a trusted sparring partner for the Gumption companies, he helps entrepreneurs and management teams keep their direction sharp. He combines strategic thinking with a pragmatic approach and experience in developing and scaling businesses. His ambition: to build strong companies where people can grow, and innovation delivers tangible value.

Benjamin Kindt

Excellence Partner

Benjamin helps Gumption work more efficiently and consistently as a group. He helps translate strategic choices into better processes, digital tools and ways of working. He leads initiatives focused on operational improvement and collaboration between the different companies. He also brings processes, technology, governance and collaboration closer together. His goal: to make improvement a lasting part of how Gumption works.