Piet Demunter becomes COO of FIT
COO Brussels Airport Company makes the move to Flanders Investment & Trade
Brussels, 13 November 2023 - Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) appoints Piet Demunter as COO after an external assessment procedure. Demunter, current COO of Brussels Airport Company, came out on top from a pool of more than 80 candidates. He thus becomes the first COO at FIT, a new position that ratifies the renewal operation at FIT.
With the agency's strategic transformation, CEO Joy Donné wants to position FIT even more strongly as a crucial actor for internationally entrepreneurial Flanders. The COO awaits the important task of aligning operational functioning with this new vision.
"Piet Demunter has an impressive track record. We want to renew and strengthen our customer relations and business processes to generate more impact worldwide. For this we need someone with expertise in sales, with knowledge of the Flemish and international business world and with people skills. I can only applaud the fact that the current COO of a successful large international company wants to join our project. I am therefore very much looking forward to our collaboration."
Demunter will head the Business Management & Operations Department, which comprises some 70 employees. This new operations department connects companies in Flanders with potential investors and foreign buyers through FIT's foreign network.
He will start at FIT on 8 January 2024.
About Piet Demunter
Piet Demunter (44) is COO of Brussels Airport Company to date. Prior to Brussels Airport Company, he held management positions at Unilever Belgium. Among his many skills are change management, business development, strategic planning and project management. He is a people-oriented leader with a proven track record in leading teams and achieving ambitious results in an international and commercial context.
FIT: amplifier of international success
Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) supports and guides Flemish exporters to achieve international success. Talented start-ups receive special attention in this respect. From abroad, FIT attracts potential investors who strengthen the Flemish economic ecosystem.
