Photographic portrait of Philippe Desombere
Digital transformation and innovation have become very real forces, reshaping financial institutions’ agenda at a speed never seen before.

Philippe Desombere

EY Financial Services Market Leader, Ernst & Young Bedrijfsrevisoren BCVBA

Dedicated to Financial Services. Focused on client satisfaction. Passionate about leading teams to success. Father of two.

Philippe is the Financial Services Organization Belgium Market Leader and also leads the Consulting services in EY Belgium for financial services.

He is an accredited auditor by the National Bank for financial institutions and has served as an external auditor for many multinational companies.

After one year at the Catholic University of Leuven as a Research Assistant and one year as a staff member of the Minister of Finance, he started at EY. Since then, he has had the opportunity to fill several roles within the EY organization, including GCSP, Audit Partner, Engagement Partner of transformation projects as well as Service Line Leader.

He holds a degree in Applied Economics and an MBA from the Catholic University of Leuven.

How Philippe is building a better working world

“I am convinced that Financial Services is the backbone of society and I am committed to supporting them together with EY teams in their transformation, be it digital, regulatory or other.

My purpose is to help them overcome the challenges they are facing, in order to contribute to a better financial world. Because when finance works better, it is society as a whole that ends up stronger.”

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