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Vanessa Delacourt

Vanessa Delacourt is CEO of Schelstraete Delacourt and the holding company, Capenti.
Vanessa Delacourt joined our organisation in 1996 and became a shareholder in 1999. She is CEO of Schelstraete Delacourt and also heads the holding, Capenti (Minds&More, Apollo Executive Search and Schelstraete Delacourt).
As CEO, she is in charge of managing the search activity in the BeNeLux. As head of Capenti, she drives growth both organically and via acquisitions.
Vanessa focuses mainly on searches for Boards of Directors, CEOs and executive positions in companies in both the public and private sectors and both nationally and internationally. She works in a variety of business sectors. For many years, she was responsible for the Consumer Practice worldwide within the international partner network InterSearch.
She obtained a certificate in Director Effectiveness & Board Effectiveness from the Guberna Institute for Directors.
She has been Chairman of the non-profit organisation Herita since 2023 and director and founder of the non-profit organisation 4Brain.