Kenneth Wils

Kenneth Wils is an all-round finance and venture capital professional with a passion for life sciences and healthcare. Kenneth started his career at Fortis Bank (currently BNP Paribas), where eventually he became Equity Analyst for Fortis Merchant Banking, responsible for the coverage of European chemical stocks and Belgian biotechnology related stocks. In 2004, he joined Ernst and Young Transaction Advisory. As Corporate Finance Manager he offered financial advisory services to SME/private equity funds on transaction related aspects. In 2007, he joined PMV, where he was primarily active as seed and early stage venture capital provider to innovative start-ups, with a focus on life sciences and healthcare. He also served as board member in several successful technology start-ups and funds. In 2013 he was invited by the Foederer group to strengthen their consultancy team as independent advisor with a focus on pharmacies, medical professions and healthcare. After five years Kenneth returned to the venture capital industry. He is now Senior Investment Manager at the PMV Life Sciences team. Kenneth obtained his master's degree in Chemical Engineering - Process Technology at the KUL (Catholic University Louvain) in 1997, followed by a postgraduate in Industrial Economics in 1998. He got an MBA in General Management at the Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School in 2003.