Alex Houtart,
Chief Executive Officer
He has more than 20 years of experience in the financial sector. He has held several executive positions such as COO Trade Finance at BNP Paribas Fortis.
Since the financial crisis of 2008, he has focused exclusively on sustainable finance and has been promoting fundamental changes in the financial industry. He has already redirected several billions of euros of private investments towards sustainable projects. In 2015, he participated in high-level panels charged to develop new financing schemes in support of the UN sustainable development goals and the Paris COP21 agreements.
Alex is a lecturer in sustainable and innovative finance (Ichec Formation Continue - Executive Master in Finance), holds a Master's degree in Law, a post-graduate degree in Trade Finance and IT project management.
The Combo Bond was designed to attract more private capital into climate finance. But the same technique is applicable in socio-economic sectors, notably the financing of the post-Covid-19 recovery.