The ADE board of directors is composed of :
Mr. Paul Th. Grosjean, President
Mr. Paul Th. Grosjean is a senior evaluator of projects, programmes, institutions and policies in different domains. He has carried out various economic and financial analysis, and evaluation of projects in different areas including higher education, transport, and research. Paul Th. Grosjean is also a visiting lecturer in development economics ("Project conception and evaluation") at the University of Louvain and Chairman of "Louvain-Development", a university NGO operating in developing countries.
Mr. Paul Th. Grosjean is a senior evaluator of projects, programmes, institutions and policies in different domains. He has carried out various economic and financial analysis, and evaluation of projects in different areas including higher education, transport, and research. Paul Th. Grosjean is also a visiting lecturer in development economics ("Project conception and evaluation") at the University of Louvain and Chairman of "Louvain-Development", a university NGO operating in developing countries.
Mr. Jean-Marie Wathelet, Managing Director
Mr. Jean-Marie Wathelet, agricultural engineer and MBA, started his professional career as an assistant at the Rural Economy Department of Louvain University where he worked on operational research programs. Attracted to the business world, he became an IT consultant in a SME support firm for a few years. In 1988, he joined a consultancy firm specialised in the rural sector and discovered the development realities of Africa. Co-founder and Managing Director of ADE, Jean-Marie was for some time its youngest staff member but that was back in 1990. Jean-Marie is the Managing Director of ADE in addition to his consultancy activity.
Mr. Jean-Marie Wathelet, agricultural engineer and MBA, started his professional career as an assistant at the Rural Economy Department of Louvain University where he worked on operational research programs. Attracted to the business world, he became an IT consultant in a SME support firm for a few years. In 1988, he joined a consultancy firm specialised in the rural sector and discovered the development realities of Africa. Co-founder and Managing Director of ADE, Jean-Marie was for some time its youngest staff member but that was back in 1990. Jean-Marie is the Managing Director of ADE in addition to his consultancy activity.
Mrs. Dominique Cabuy, Director
Mrs. Dominique Cabuy joined ADE in 1997 to strengthen its marketing thrust, bringing along her varied experience in programme administration and evaluation. Agronomist and agricultural engineer, she started her career with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a United Nations agency specialised in rural poverty and development where she worked for about 15 years, first in the Monitoring and Evaluation Division and then in the Project Management Department (Africa). She collaborated with many international institutions, particularly the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and other UN agencies. Her main areas are rural development, smallholder agriculture and economics, gender issues, and monitoring and evaluation systems. She has supervised numerous programme preparation and evaluation exercises. Now, as ADE's Market Development Manager.
Mrs. Dominique Cabuy joined ADE in 1997 to strengthen its marketing thrust, bringing along her varied experience in programme administration and evaluation. Agronomist and agricultural engineer, she started her career with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a United Nations agency specialised in rural poverty and development where she worked for about 15 years, first in the Monitoring and Evaluation Division and then in the Project Management Department (Africa). She collaborated with many international institutions, particularly the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and other UN agencies. Her main areas are rural development, smallholder agriculture and economics, gender issues, and monitoring and evaluation systems. She has supervised numerous programme preparation and evaluation exercises. Now, as ADE's Market Development Manager.
Mrs. Mary Van Overbeke, Director
Mrs. Mary van Overbeke is an economist, specialised in macroeconomic policy and in industrial policy. She joined ADE in 1992 after having spent five years at the University of Louvain, in the economic department where she was in charge of macroeconomic forecasts. From 1997 to 2003, she was member of the Belgian Planning Office. While she was at the Belgian planning office, she has been in charge of completing the Cardiff annual report presenting to the EU the main reforms adopted to improve the functioning of labor, goods and capital markets in Belgium. Innovation and research policies are at the top of the agenda in European competitiveness policies. She coordinated with several experts the Promethea Regional Innovation Strategy initiative in Wallonia and carried out analysis of regional innovation systems and policies at different levels. She also developed tools to analyse enteprises needs in relation with public support offered
Mrs. Mary van Overbeke is an economist, specialised in macroeconomic policy and in industrial policy. She joined ADE in 1992 after having spent five years at the University of Louvain, in the economic department where she was in charge of macroeconomic forecasts. From 1997 to 2003, she was member of the Belgian Planning Office. While she was at the Belgian planning office, she has been in charge of completing the Cardiff annual report presenting to the EU the main reforms adopted to improve the functioning of labor, goods and capital markets in Belgium. Innovation and research policies are at the top of the agenda in European competitiveness policies. She coordinated with several experts the Promethea Regional Innovation Strategy initiative in Wallonia and carried out analysis of regional innovation systems and policies at different levels. She also developed tools to analyse enteprises needs in relation with public support offered
Mrs. Véronique Staes, Director
Mr. Edwin Clerckx, Director
Dr Edwin Clerckx is a Director of ADE and Head of its Evaluation Department. He holds a Ph.D. in philosophy and a complementary degree in economics. Since joining the company in 2001, he specialised – as Team Leader or expert – in evaluations in the fields of development cooperation, rural development and agriculture, and structural funds. Examples are various complex evaluations of the support of the European Communities (EC) to specific sectors in all third countries (conflict prevention and peace building, transport, private sector development, micro-projects), evaluations of the EC support to a specific country (e.g. in Mali), and evaluations of the "channelling" of EC aid (the evaluation of the EC aid delivery through Development Banks and the EIB, the mid-term evaluation of the EIB Investment Facility operations). Edwin also worked on several rural development and structural funds evaluations (e.g. Objective 5b, Objective 1, Objective 2) as well as on several EU wide evaluations of the information and promotion programmes for agricultural products. He regularly valorizes his experience through presentations at international conferences, and participated also to the elaboration of evaluation guides. Prior to joining ADE, Edwin worked for several years for the Association of European Performers' Organisations, where he was managing Phare programmes on Intellectual Property.
Dr Edwin Clerckx is a Director of ADE and Head of its Evaluation Department. He holds a Ph.D. in philosophy and a complementary degree in economics. Since joining the company in 2001, he specialised – as Team Leader or expert – in evaluations in the fields of development cooperation, rural development and agriculture, and structural funds. Examples are various complex evaluations of the support of the European Communities (EC) to specific sectors in all third countries (conflict prevention and peace building, transport, private sector development, micro-projects), evaluations of the EC support to a specific country (e.g. in Mali), and evaluations of the "channelling" of EC aid (the evaluation of the EC aid delivery through Development Banks and the EIB, the mid-term evaluation of the EIB Investment Facility operations). Edwin also worked on several rural development and structural funds evaluations (e.g. Objective 5b, Objective 1, Objective 2) as well as on several EU wide evaluations of the information and promotion programmes for agricultural products. He regularly valorizes his experience through presentations at international conferences, and participated also to the elaboration of evaluation guides. Prior to joining ADE, Edwin worked for several years for the Association of European Performers' Organisations, where he was managing Phare programmes on Intellectual Property.
Mr. Alfred Steinherr, Director
Mr. Alfred Steinherr is the Chief Economist and Director General of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Luxembourg, since 1995. Previously, he was the Director and Chief Economist of the Projects Department for operations in Central and Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America in the same organization (EIB) that he joined in 1987. At the same time he has other responsibilities such as Treasure of the European Economic Association since 1997, member of the "Jury du concours d'aggrégation" for economists in Algeria and Tunisia and he has been Vice-President of ECU Banking Association for eight years. During his career he has assumed several Academic positions. Currently he's Founding-Rector of the Free University of Bolzano in Italy (since 1998) and before that he has been linked to the Université Catholique de Louvain witch he joined in 1973 as Assistant Professor and grow to be Adjunct Professor and President of the Institut de Recherches Economiques (IRES). His collaboration to other universities is often required and he has lecturer experience in business schools as INSEAD, Harvard Business School, Solvay Business School Brussels and Leuven Business School.
Mr. Alfred Steinherr is the Chief Economist and Director General of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Luxembourg, since 1995. Previously, he was the Director and Chief Economist of the Projects Department for operations in Central and Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America in the same organization (EIB) that he joined in 1987. At the same time he has other responsibilities such as Treasure of the European Economic Association since 1997, member of the "Jury du concours d'aggrégation" for economists in Algeria and Tunisia and he has been Vice-President of ECU Banking Association for eight years. During his career he has assumed several Academic positions. Currently he's Founding-Rector of the Free University of Bolzano in Italy (since 1998) and before that he has been linked to the Université Catholique de Louvain witch he joined in 1973 as Assistant Professor and grow to be Adjunct Professor and President of the Institut de Recherches Economiques (IRES). His collaboration to other universities is often required and he has lecturer experience in business schools as INSEAD, Harvard Business School, Solvay Business School Brussels and Leuven Business School.
Mr. Tanguy de Biolley, Director
Dr. Tanguy de Biolley is a macroeconomist who combines an academic and a wide professional experience in the areas of policy advice, macro-economic strategy and policy formulation, public finance and economic modeling. He was head of the macro-analysis and macro-modeling unit of the Planning Bureau in Belgium, the policy advice body of the Belgian government, for over 15 years. He has participated as team leader or macroeconomist and public finance specialist to numerous assignments in more than 35 countries of Africa, South-Asia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia and South America. Through these missions conducted for the EC, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and UNDP or national governments, he has developed expertise in (i) structural adjustment, policy advice, strategic studies in macro-economic policy and trade and regional integration, (ii) the programming and evaluation of large assistance programmes, and (iii) institutional building and professional support for ministries of finance, planning institutions and central banks. Throughout his professional career, he has always kept a part-time research and teaching position in various Belgian universities.
Dr. Tanguy de Biolley is a macroeconomist who combines an academic and a wide professional experience in the areas of policy advice, macro-economic strategy and policy formulation, public finance and economic modeling. He was head of the macro-analysis and macro-modeling unit of the Planning Bureau in Belgium, the policy advice body of the Belgian government, for over 15 years. He has participated as team leader or macroeconomist and public finance specialist to numerous assignments in more than 35 countries of Africa, South-Asia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia and South America. Through these missions conducted for the EC, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and UNDP or national governments, he has developed expertise in (i) structural adjustment, policy advice, strategic studies in macro-economic policy and trade and regional integration, (ii) the programming and evaluation of large assistance programmes, and (iii) institutional building and professional support for ministries of finance, planning institutions and central banks. Throughout his professional career, he has always kept a part-time research and teaching position in various Belgian universities.