Patrick De Maeseneire has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2016. Since May 2023, he has also served as CEO of the Colosseum Dental Group.
Before joining Colosseum Dental, Patrick served as Chief Executive Officer of Jacobs Holding AG since November 2015. Besides his function as CEO, he also served as Chairman of the Board of the Jacobs Holding portfolio companies, Barry Callebaut, Cognita and Colosseum Dental. Before joining Jacobs Holding, Patrick was CEO of the Adecco group, the largest staffing company in the world, and of Barry Callebaut. Under his leadership, Barry Callebaut started its successful global expansion, which ultimately turned it into the global leader in chocolate and cocoa that it is today. He started his professional career at Arthur Andersen Consulting, followed by executive positions at Wang, Apple and Sun International.
Patrick holds a Master’s degree in Commercial Engineering from the Solvay Business School of Brussels University (VUB), and a special license in marketing management from Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, Belgium. Patrick also completed studies in Business Management at the London Business School and INSEAD.