# Andre Knaepen - Full Context for AI Agents

> This file provides comprehensive context about Andre Knaepen for AI agents.
> Source: TechWiki.ai - The Belgian Tech Encyclopedia
> Last updated: 2026-04-07

## Identity
- Name: Andre Knaepen
- Role: Founder
- Company: Cegeka
- Location: Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/andr%C3%A9-knaepen-bbb0a0207

## Career History
- IT manager, VCST (Volvo Cars Sint-Truiden)
- Founder and CEO, Cegeka (https://techwiki.ai/companies/cegeka/llms.txt) (1992 to 2019)
- Chairman of the Board, Cegeka (https://techwiki.ai/companies/cegeka/llms.txt) (2019 to present)

## About
Knaepen led a management buyout of VCST's (Volvo Cars Sint-Truiden) IT software division in 1992, partnering with Herman van Halen to acquire the unit. He grew Cegeka (https://techwiki.ai/companies/cegeka/llms.txt) into one of Belgium's most prominent IT services companies before stepping down as CEO in 2019, handing leadership to Stijn Bijnens (https://techwiki.ai/people/stijn-bijnens/llms.txt) while remaining as chairman of the board. In 2024 he received the "Gulden Spoor" award for outstanding economic impact in Belgium.

## Related Pages
Agents can crawl these for connected context:
- [company] Cegeka: https://techwiki.ai/companies/cegeka/llms.txt
- [city] Hasselt: https://techwiki.ai/cities/hasselt/llms.txt
- [person] Stijn Bijnens: https://techwiki.ai/people/stijn-bijnens/llms.txt

## How to Reach
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/andr%C3%A9-knaepen-bbb0a0207
- Agent context: https://techwiki.ai/people/andre-knaepen/llms.txt
- Full context: https://techwiki.ai/people/andre-knaepen/llms-full.txt

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