PYLOS appoints Tom Deckers as Group CEO

Pylos is pleased to announce that Tom Deckers has been appointed as CEO of the Pylos group, effective March 9, 2015.
 
Tom Deckers joined Pylos in 2009 and has experience in a range of leadership positions in the company, first working as group CFO operating from Brussels and later as group COO from the Pylos offices in São Paulo, Brazil.
 
Since the company was founded in 2001 by Edward De Nève and Vincent Boutens it went through a transformation from a Belgian commercial real estate developer to a group that now spans 3 continents and 6 countries.
 
In a joint statement De Nève and Boutens add :
 
“As Pylos opens this new chapter we are confident that Tom is the right person to lead the group forward. Our entrepreneurial growth path has to be followed up by operational leadership to provide strategic clarity, ensure disciplined execution and deliver results. Both locally, on country level, as on group level we now have the skilled people in place to ensure sustainability and further growth of the group.”
 
De Nève and Boutens will continue to be part of the group’s board of directors. They will focus on the optimal use of their networks and experience to provide practical and strategic insight to the CEO.
 
“It is with great honor and humility that I accept this new role,” said Deckers, “I am grateful for the support and advice I have been given and will continue to receive from the two founders. I strongly believe in our people and our business model and am eager to start our new journey.”
 
Tom can be reached at tom.deckers@pylos.eu .