Serge Pattyn

Serge Pattyn started his career at KBC Bank as a credit analyst and corporate finance expert. Already then, as a credit analyst, he understood that a user needs to understand the language that the companies are speaking to be able to analyse the accounts. That is how his interest for GAAP and financial reporting got triggered. In the mid-nineties, he joined KBC's newly established Project Finance team, with exposure to international finance.

In 1998 he was offered to join KBC's equity house - KBC Securities - as a sell-side analyst.

Following a short mission with Delta Lloyd Securities, Serge started as an independent financial analyst and corporate finance advisor in 2007.

Serge has always been active in the field of financial analysis, financial management and related domains (such as e.g. company valuation).

He is among others a member of the Belgian Association of Financial Analysts (ABAF/BVFA) and a member of the Commission on Financial Reporting of EFFAS. He is also a much-asked speaker at conferences and seminars on financial analysis, accounting, financial management and valuation. He teaches amongst others for Febelfin Academy ("Accounting and Financial Statements Analysis"), EFFAS/CEFA ("Financial Accounting and Financial Statements Analysis"), Kluwer Opleidingen ("Creditmanagement"), Brugge Business School ("Working capital management") and KMO Campus ("Financial Statements Analysis"). He also writes on bookkeeping, accounting and IFRS for amongst others Kluwer Rechtswetenschappen.

He is a former member of EFRAG TEG and a member of the EFRAG User Panel.