ProSeed’s top priority is its people. The company has formulated a core management team whose skills and experience are complemented by field-specific experts. The people of ProSeed come from diverse geographical and professional backgrounds and are committed to the success of the company, its portfolio, and its investors.

• Benjamin Van Oudenhove, Chairman

Benjamin Van Oudenhove, Chairman

Mr. Van Oudenhove is the co-founder and Chairman of ProSeed Capital Holdings. He was a member of the Brussels Bar and of the New York Bar. He was an intern at McKinsey & Co until December 31, 1999. He worked as a lawyer with the U.S. law firm Covington & Burling. Mr. Van Oudenhove received his basic law degree from the Catholic University of Namur (magna cum laude) (1994), the Sorbonne, Paris I (summa cum laude) (1996), and the Catholic University of Leuven (magna cum laude) (1997). He obtained his LL.M. degree at Harvard Law School (1998), where he was a Fulbright and Baker & Mckenzie fellow, and a member of the Harvard Law School Council. Mr. Van Oudenhove also took part in several programs on finance at London Guildhall University (cum laude) (1996) and the London School of Economics (1999).

Mr. Van Oudenhove is the current President of the Harvard Club of Belgium and serves as a board member in several companies and non-profit organizations.

Mr. Van Oudenhove speaks fluent Dutch, French and English and basic German.