Overview
Dirk Avau is the founder and chief executive of IntellectEU, a company he started in January 2002. He is based in Halle.
Before founding IntellectEU, Avau was commercial director at Proximus from 1998 to 2002. He spent the preceding decade at IBM, where he was an account marketing manager from 1988 to 1998. He began his career at imec, working as a researcher there from 1984 to 1988.
Avau holds an M.Sc&E in physics from RUGent and KULeuven.
Career history
In the news
- Dirk Avau, Founder & CEO of IntellectEU NV, will attend Global Fund Summit 2026 in Luxembourg on October 29. Hosted by Clearstream, the summit brings together leaders from across the global fund industry to discuss key market developments, including private markets, tokenized funds, and the growing role of AI in asset management. If you're attending, connect with Dirk Avau to exchange perspectives and explore opportunities for collaboration.
- Meet the IntellectEU team at Sibos 2026. From September 28 to October 1, Hanna Zubko, Dirk Avau, Jonathan Mayeur, Gabriela Orellana, Hryhorii Vasylenko, Bruno Almeida, Eileena Lennox, Xavier Heyvaert, Anastasiia Vitmer, and Robin Davies will be in Miami for Sibos 2026. You’ll find us at Booth H035, where we’ll be talking about how financial institutions can modernize payment infrastructure and move digital finance initiatives forward. Our conversations will span the Catalyst Product Suite, supporting financial integration,
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