Peter Clercq
Peter Clercq is chief executive officer of Quantessence, a role he has held since December 2014. He is based in London.
Before that he was a managing director at Barclays Capital from May 2006 to July 2014, and an executive director at Goldman Sachs from January 2003 to April 2006. He was a director at J.P. Morgan from January 1991 to July 1992 and again from 1993 to 2003, with a period as a programme officer at UNDP from 1992 to 1993 in between. He began his career in fixed income trading at KBC Bank & Verzekering (Kredietbank) from 1988 to 1991, following service as a second lieutenant in the Belgian Army from September 1987 to October 1988.
Clercq studied philology with a major in English at KU Leuven, graduating in 1985, then took a diploma in business administration at the Université catholique de Louvain and a maîtrise in business administration and finance at the Louvain School of Management.
Career
QuantessenceChief Executive OfficerDec 2014 – Present
- Barclays Capital#467factoryManaging DirectorMay 2006 – Jul 2014
- Goldman Sachs#200factoryExecutive DirectorJan 2003 – Apr 2006
- J.P. Morgan#95factoryDirector1993 – 2003
- UNDPProgramme Officer1992 – 1993
- J.P. Morgan#95factoryDirectorJan 1991 – Jul 1992
- KBC Bank & Verzekering (Kredietbank)Fixed Income Trading1988 – 1991
- Belgian Army#539factorySecond LieutenantSep 1987 – Oct 1988
- Louvain School of Management#14schoolMaitrise, Business Administration - Finance1986 - 1987
Université catholique de Louvain#4schoolDiplome, Business Administration1985 - 1986
KU Leuven#1schoolMaster's (Licentie), Philology - Major English1981 - 1985
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