Our story

Michel Van Hemele started his career in international and corporate banking at Generale de Banque. He quickly moved to an international position in London and New York. In 1992, he was recruited by the Antwerp holding company Ackermans Van Haaren to turn around Creyf’s, the HR services company quoted on Euronext Brussels. Alongside this, for some 23 years, he has been an International Management professor at the Faculty of Economics and Management at KU Leuven (Brussels Campus). Presently he is on a leave of absence. In addition to being the founder and president of Intys Group, Michel has also served as Managing Partner of Essensys since he acquired the company from Ernst and Young. He is chairman of the board of the brewery Duvel Moortgat and board member of Bank Nagelmackers. Michel advises clients during critical stages of their corporate life, i.e., large-scale change projects, major business developments, and restructuring programs.

Philippe Metz graduated from ISAE-ENSMA as an aerospace engineer, starting his career in France as a consultant with a leading consulting and technology company on the Ariane 5 program. He then developed the aerospace business activity for several years before becoming General Manager of the Belgian office. His international experience continued when he led the company operations in Luxembourg and the integration of new subsidiaries in Germany and Austria. After 15 years in the consulting industry, Philippe finally decided to set up Intys Consulting, following an original and disruptive business model. For 10 years, as the co-founder and CEO of Intys, Philippe has successfully surrounded himself with talented people capable of managing complex projects and showing leadership in highly connected environments.