Silverfin appoints Domien Claeys General Manager for Belgium

Silverfin appoints Domien Claeys General Manager for Belgium
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Today we announced the appointment of long-time Silverfin leader, Domien Claeys as our first General Manager for Belgium.

He takes over leadership of our go-to-market and customer support team in our home market having previously led our professional services team globally.

Commenting on the appointment Lisa Miles-Heal, CEO said, “Domien has a unique perspective on our business, team, customers and our product born out of his years in senior roles with the company. He will now shift gears and focus our team in Belgium on continuing the growth and success of our business in our home market.”

Domien Claeys said, “I joined Silverfin after many years in accounting. I saw first hand the challenges these professionals face on a day-to-day basis in just getting their important work done. I shared the frustrations many felt that there had to be an easier way. Also that technology played a key role in making life easier but also in accelerating the shift from a focus on compliance reporting to delivering value-added advisory services. There’s a lot of talk about digital transformation but Silverfin is actually delivering this – we are providing the foundational technology our customers rely on to advance their business – to build a more digital future on.”

He continued, “Silverfin was born and raised in Belgium. We work with an outstanding group of accountancy firms in the country. We have a lot to be very proud of. But there is plenty more work to be done. There are many firms who are struggling with digital transformation that need our help, and many looking to accelerate their progress. Technology needs to support them in doing this. So I’m excited by the potential to continue our growth in Belgium and the opportunity to lead our team here.”

Domien started his professional life as an accountant in 2003 and has been a chartered accountant for 10 years. He joined Silverfin in 2017 from a leading Belgium firm, and customer, Vandelanotte. He met with the company’s founders Joris Van Der Gucht and Tim Vandecasteele while in an IT role at the firm tasked with matching the needs of their accountancy team and the technology available in the market. After a period as a project manager and analyst in the business transformation team, he joined Silverfin as he was impressed by the technology the company was building. He could see how the shift to the cloud, and automation of key compliance tasks, was key to an effective digital transformation of the profession. His first focus was to lead Silverfin’s professional services team globally. This team has responsibility for project management and content development for customers. He then joined the company’s executive leadership team in 2019 and was promoted to General Manager for Belgium in September 2022.

Joris Van Der Gucht, co-founder at Silverfin added, “Domien has been a key ingredient in Silverfin’s success in Belgium and globally. He joined us very early on and has brought his deep understanding of the life and work of accountants to our business, and product development. His never ending energy and commitment to helping our customers succeed with our technology is the same today as it was when Tim and I met him at his accounting firm. We’re excited to see what he does next with our team and customers here in Belgium.”

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