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Katrien Van Parijs

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Head of Digital Services ad interim at Bebat
📍 Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium

Katrien is an experienced Chief Technology Officer with a history of leading technology and software development in startups, scale-ups, and corporates, including fintech firms like InvestSuite and Blanco. She holds a Masters degree in Computer Sciences from KU Leuven and is certified in TOGAF and as a Scrum Master.

She is passionate about realizing innovative digital products that have a clear impact on improving users lives. Katrien values working in an environment with a positive culture and competent teams, which she seeks in her leadership roles. She thrives on the challenge of scaling products that have proven their market fit.

Katrien has shared her extensive experience and learnings as a CTO as a guest on the SoftwareCaptains podcast.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Head of Digital Services ad interim
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium
Personality Overview

How Katrien shows up

Hard To Convince
Demanding
Upfront

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They care equally about the product and its potential impact.

Priorities

Topics Katrien cares about

Scaling Tech Companies
Her role at Blanco specifically focused on streamlining structures and processes to help the company scale efficiently to its next growth phase.
Fintech & WealthTech
She has held CTO positions at multiple fintech and wealth management technology companies, including Blanco WealthTech and InvestSuite, indicating deep industry expertise.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Head of Digital Services ad interim
Bebat
2-2025 - 10-2025
Chief Technology Officer
InvestSuite
2-2023 - 1-2025
Head of IT & Transformation ad interim
CERA CV
11-2021 - 2-2023
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Blanco WealthTech
1-2021 - 10-2021
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
OTRA Solutions
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1995 - 2000
Master of Science (MSc)
KU Leuven
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

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