Mr. Verheggen serves as Company Secretary of the Board. He is the General Counsel of Barco in charge of legal, audit, risk & compliance matters. He started his career with the law firm Linklaters and then worked as legal counsel for CMB, Engie and General Electric. He holds a Law Degree from KU Leuven, a 'DEUG en droit' from Université du Havre, a Master of Laws from Tulane University Law School in New Orleans and a Master of Real Estate from Antwerp Management School. He is a judge in entreprise matters with the Enterprise Court in Kortrijk and a lector at the law faculty of the KU Leuven.