Bart Bronselaer has more than 30 years’ experience in European institutional financial services. He started his career with Merrill Lynch International in London, where he held various positions, the last as Head of Debt Capital Markets for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Other key roles held:
- Chairman of the board of directors of Royal Park Investments
- Member of the board of directors, President of the Risk Committee and member of the Audit Committee at Dexia NV and Dexia Credit Local
- Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board ad interim of Dexia and director and Chief Executive Officer ad interim of Dexia Crédit Local
- Member of the board of directors of United Pensions
- Member of the board of directors, President of the Risk Committee and member of the Audit Committee at MeDirect Belgium SA/NV
Bart Bronselaer holds a master’s degree in industrial sciences, a master’s degree in information sciences and a master’s degree in business administration. He participated in the Risk Management in Banking Programme, held at INSEAD.
Joined MeDirect’s Board on 17 July 2017 and is the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
40 years of experience with PwC in Malta, retiring from his role as Partner in 2014.
Formerly President of Malta Institute of Accountants and served as Malta’s representative on the EU Accounting Regulatory Committee and on the Accountancy Board for several years.
Joined MeDirect’s board on 6 July 2023.
20+ years of experience in risk management covering various sectors including payments, FinTech, engineering and financial services.
Formerly served as Chief Risk Officer – SWIFT, Global Head of Enterprise Risk Management – Sandvik and Head of Operational Risk – Zurich Insurance
Joined MeDirect’s board on 22 August 2023.
30+ years of experience focusing on portfolio management, security valuation, financial markets and institutions and commercial banking.
Formerly served on the Board of Directors of the CFA Society Washington, DC and served on the Investment Management Committee for Raffa Wealth Management.
Research Associate Professor of Finance at the Fox School of Business, Temple University and Executive Director of the Fischer-Shain Centre for Financial Services and executive member of its Board.
Jean-Claude Maher has more than 30 years of experience in Banking. He joined Deutsche Bank AG in 1994 where he held various roles in Research, Corporate Banking, Transaction Banking, Private Banking and Country Management. Throughout his career he held managerial positions on country, regional and global levels, including as Country Chief Operating Officer and Branch Manager of Deutsche Bank in Belgium. Jean Claude joined MeDirect Belgium as Chief Operations Officer in 2023 and was appointed Group CEO in February 2025. Jean-Claude holds a Master’s degree in Economics and Political Sciences from the University of Cologne, Germany
Joined MeDirect’s board on 2 November 2023.
30+ years of experience in risk management, regulatory compliance and internal audit.
Formerly served as Risk Officer at Ashman Finance and Chief Risk Officer at Monzo.
Izabela joined MeDirect on 3rd June 2024. She has 25 years experience in finance at large corporations and 17 years in financial services. She is a certified Lean Sigma Black Belt.
Previous positions include CFO of Bank of Valletta, CFO of HSBC Private Bank, EMEA, and various senior management roles in finance at Credit Suisse, Willis Towers Watson, and General Electric.