GOVERNANCE AND TEAM
The people keeping the right direction
BOARD AND ADVISORS
Guided by an experienced board
Leaders from finance, industry, telecoms and science guide In-Between International and the Cynthia® project.
BESSEL KOK · Chairman of the Board
Co-founder and former president of SWIFT banking network. Former CEO of Belgacom (Proximus).
REBEKA BAHADORANI · Member of the Board
Founder & CEO of In-Between International, built on one idea: take what we need from where it does no harm.
JEAN-MARIE SOLVAY · Member of the Board
Chairman of Solvac. President of the International Solvay Institutes. Board member of Innovation Fund and Secoya Technologies. Former Solvay board member (1991–2020).
BERTRAND KAN · Member of the Board
Former Chairman of Cellnex Telecom and of Síminn (Iceland). Former MD at Nomura and Morgan Stanley (Telecoms, Media & Tech).
ANDY BROWN · Member of the Board
Founder and President of MFHI Capital. Founder of The Vermilion Fund. Former CEO and Chairman of Health e(fx), acquired by Equifax.
MARIE-LAURE FAUCONNIER · Scientific Advisor
Professor at ULiège, Head of the Natural Molecules Chemistry Lab. Chemical and agricultural industry engineer.
EXECUTIVE TEAM
One team, two hubs: Brussels and Louisiana
BRUSSELS · BELGIUM · HEADQUARTERS
REBEKA BAHADORANI · Founder & CEO
“Sourcing from excess, preserving what matters.”
PHILIPPE DETHEUX · Head of P&G Affaires
25 years in Belgian politics, with expertise in European and international affairs. A key contributor to the Cynthia project since its inception.
GUILLAUME SIMON · Chief Business Officer
10 years of strategy consulting at Simon-Kucher in industrial B2B growth. Built and scaled the Brussels office to 20 people.
ANAHITA GIGNOUX · Logistics & Operations
20+ years in supply chain and large-scale projects (SAP, Otis, Tokheim). Leads sourcing, logistics and plant operational design.
UNITED STATES · CYNTHIA LOUISIANA LLC
MIKE HUVAL · President
PHILIPPE GUSTIN · Treasurer
RAFE ANTILL · Operations Supervisor
RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT
Recognized for our solution, supported on the ground
AWARDS
Distinguished
Belgium Startup Awards 2025 · Gold, Impact
EU Seal of Excellence 2025 · European Commission
Most Sustainable Company 2024 · Trends Impact Awards
hub.awards 2023 · Export award
Solar Impulse · Efficient Solution 2020
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IN THE PRESS
Forbes Belgium · N°7, Autumn 2025 (FR & NL)
Trends · August 2024 (FR · NL)
Lafourche Gazette · August 2024
The Courier & Daily Comet · July 2024
hub.brussels (FR · NL)
WIPO Green Technology Book · 2023
Proco Global · 3-part series, 2021
L'Echo · April 2021