Boudewijn holds a Master’s degree in Materials Engineering from KU Leuven and earned an MBA from Cornell University. His professional trajectory commenced in 1992 at Procter & Gamble, where he served as a "Financial Analyst." Subsequently, he assumed diverse responsibilities across various locations of Bekaert Fibre Technologies. From 1995 to 2000, he functioned as the "Business Development Manager" in Belgium, followed by the role of Regional Manager for SEA + Australia in Singapore from 2000 to 2001. Continuing his career, he took on the position of General Manager at ACOTECH, an intrapreneurial joint venture within Bekaert/Shell, situated in Belgium, from 2001 to 2002. He proceeded to serve as the Marketing and Sales Director for Asia at Bekaert from 2002 to 2006, followed by the role of Global Marketing Director between 2006 and 2009, with locations in Belgium and China. Afterward, in 2015, he assumed the role of Vice President of Marketing at Bekaert, based in Belgium. Accumulating substantial experience throughout his career, he assumed the position of Global Commercial Director for Tire Additives at Eastman Chemical Company from 2015 to 2021. His most recent role was as the Chief Commercial Officer at Flexsys from 2021 to 2023. As of December 1, 2023, he joined KORDSA as Assistant General Manager of Business Development.