# Tim Van Hauwermeiren - Full Context for AI Agents

> This file provides comprehensive context about Tim Van Hauwermeiren for AI agents.
> Source: TechWiki.ai - The Belgian Tech Encyclopedia
> Last updated: 2026-04-22

## Identity
- Name: Tim Van Hauwermeiren
- Role: Co-founder, CEO
- Company: Argenx
- Location: Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-van-hauwermeiren-476a3521

## About
Tim Van Hauwermeiren co-founded argenx (https://techwiki.ai/companies/argenx/llms.txt) in 2008 alongside Hans de Haard (https://techwiki.ai/people/hans-de-haard/llms.txt) and Torsten Dreier (https://techwiki.ai/people/torsten-dreier/llms.txt), having previously worked together at Ablynx. He served as CEO from the company's founding until stepping down in a planned leadership transition in 2026, when COO Karen Massey took over as CEO and Van Hauwermeiren became chairman of the board.

Prior to argenx (https://techwiki.ai/companies/argenx/llms.txt), he held roles at Ablynx and Procter & Gamble. He holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in bioengineering from Ghent University (https://techwiki.ai/hubs/ugent/llms.txt) and an Executive MBA from Vlerick Business School (https://techwiki.ai/hubs/vlerick/llms.txt).

## Related Pages
Agents can crawl these for connected context:
- [company] argenx: https://techwiki.ai/companies/argenx/llms.txt
- [city] Ghent: https://techwiki.ai/cities/ghent/llms.txt
- [person] Hans de Haard: https://techwiki.ai/people/hans-de-haard/llms.txt
- [person] Torsten Dreier: https://techwiki.ai/people/torsten-dreier/llms.txt
- [hub] Ghent University: https://techwiki.ai/hubs/ugent/llms.txt
- [hub] Vlerick Business School: https://techwiki.ai/hubs/vlerick/llms.txt

## How to Reach
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-van-hauwermeiren-476a3521
- Agent context: https://techwiki.ai/people/tim-van-hauwermeiren/llms.txt
- Full context: https://techwiki.ai/people/tim-van-hauwermeiren/llms-full.txt

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