Overview
Michael Thys is co-CEO of doqmind, a position he took up in April 2026. Before that he was general manager of ideeds from May 2023 to October 2025, and country manager for Belgium at Hiflow (Expedicar) from July 2020 to April 2023.
He spent fourteen years at the MENARINI Group, joining as an account manager in July 2006 and serving as a district sales manager from October 2012 until July 2020.
Thys played professional handball for VfL Handball Gummersbach GmbH during the 2004-2005 season. He was an elite coach and team coach in handball with the Vlaamse Handbalvereniging from 2005 to 2020, and a national coach and team coach in canoe polo with the Vlaamse Kano & Kajak Federatie from 2015 to 2019.
He studied at Ghent University from 2002 to 2006, obtaining a master's degree in physical education and sports management.
Career history
In the news
- Back from holidays and looking to upgrade your packaging artwork proces? I'm back as well, and available to help!
- Day 50 at DOQMIND. Not that I'm counting… okay, I'm counting 😅 Fifty days ago I stepped in as CEO, and if there's one thing my "Former Athlete" tag on this profile taught me, it's that the first weeks of any new season are for getting to know your team, your field, and the other players. So that's exactly what I did! (I did forget to take a team picture though at every opportunity 🙃) 🤝 Met an incredible number of new people - Ignace Cosaert Hans Vandamme Sander Dult Joren Zels Brecht Vermeersch Yannick Desmadryl Vincent
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